Locum Consultant in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our dynamic service at Newham University Hospital, within Barts Health NHS Trust.

Newham University Hospital (NUH) is a district general hospital with a major undergraduate teaching role, serving one of the youngest and most ethnically diverse populations in the UK. The hospital sits within a multicultural borough with a population of 355 000, with an average age of 32 years and a high prevalence of diabetes (8.5%). The service benefits from a purpose built diabetes centre located in East Ham with diabetes outpatient facilities co located with the community Type 2 Diabetes Specialist Nurse service provided by the East London Foundation Trust and onsite podiatry and X ray.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join the award winning Diabetes and Endocrinology team at a time of significant investment and service expansion. The post includes general medicine, endocrinology and diabetes management in the inpatient and outpatient setting. The exact job plan may be tailored to the interests and experience of the successful candidate.

We are a friendly and supportive team comprising with these post 6 consultants in diabetes/endocrinology based at NUH, and three associate specialists. The resident team consists of two diabetes and endocrine specialist registrars, one maternal medicine specialist registrar, one neurology specialist registrar (rotating through GIM), one IMT3 trainee, three IMT1s, one GPVTS trainee and four FY1 doctors. The team support regular teaching sessions, Xray meeting and subspecialty MDT meetings.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

1. Main duties, responsibilities

• Clinical
• Diabetes clinics (eg Type 2 / Type 1 / foot / antenatal / young adult diabetes)
• Diabetes MDT meetings with primary care
• Endocrinology outpatient clinics
• Outpatient investigation and management of common endocrine disorders
• Inpatient management of endocrine and diabetes emergencies
• Management of common GIM emergencies and conditions
• Leading and supervising the inpatient ward rounds
• Risk and Governance
• Commitment to engagement in regular audit, quality improvement and departmental Governance processes
• Education and Training

Engagement in clinical and educational supervision of trainees if appropriate (as this is a locum post), teaching medical students attached to the team and providing adhoc teaching and training for other members of the MDT and department

Teaching and supervision for Type 2 Diabetes nurse team (ELFT)

Personal development

Commitment to maintaining personal CPD

Engagement with Trust requirements for appraisal and revalidation

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Registration with the GMC and visa in place to commence work
• Experience of working in acute inpatient general medicine in a UK setting
• Extensive Diabetes and Endocrine experience in the inpatient and outpatient setting

Desirable

• Previous experience of working at consultant level in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the UK

Skills

Essential

• Able to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Communication skills, verbal and written Interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Motivational interviewing skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist Diabetes and Endocrine knowledge (Post CCT)
• Excellent General Medical Knowledge

Desirable

• Foot care
• Insulin pump therapy Antenatal Diabetes care
• Complex type 2 diabetes

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP (or equivalent)
• MBBS (or equivalent)
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within 6 months at time of application

Desirable

• PhD / MD
• Teaching qualification