Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

NHS Jobs; Blackburn; Sur place; GBP 95 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology to join our multidisciplinary team. The post involves 10 programmed activities with a split between wards, clinics, and on-call duties within East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, contributing to a broad diabetes service across hospital and community sites.

The department is a teaching hospital with a strong emphasis on clinical trials, education, and multidisciplinary care with diabetes

Qualifications

• Medical qualification and eligibility for Consultant level in Diabetes and Endocrinology.

Responsabilités

• Work 10 programmed activities across wards and clinics.
• Cover emergency duties rota for general internal medicine on a 1:21 rota.
• Contribute to expanding diabetes inpatient and community services and lead clinic development.

Description du poste

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Consultant in Diabetes Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine The post holder will work 10 programmed activities for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The job plan works on a 6 week cycle. Weeks 1 and 2 are wards and clinic and then weeks 3 to 6 are clinics only. There is a commitment to the emergency duties rota for general (internal) medicine including out of hours on call on a 1:21 rota.The department of Diabetes and Endocrinology provides a comprehensive service including a range of diabetes sub-specialty services on the two main hospital sites, two community hospital sites, and a number of other community sites. The service is supported by a team of 12 Diabetes Specialist Nurses along with Diabetes Specialist Dieticians and Podiatrists as well as a Diabetes Specialist Midwife. There is also a very active Clinical Trials Department supported by research nurses, admin and a medical team. Having been successful in our bid for national funding we are working to further expand the diabetes inpatient nursing and podiatry teams as well as increasing patient education in the community.We are a Teaching Hospital and also a Royal College of Physicians Future Hospital site. The Trust was established in 2003 and is a major acute Trust located in Lancashire, in the heart of the North West of England. The Trust employs 7,000 staff, some of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. We treat nearly three quarters of a million patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures using state-of-the-art facilities.Subsequent to a vision to improve clinical leadership and access to Consultant and Diabetes Specialist Nurse led services across the East Lancashire Health Economy we are developing a fully integrated diabetes service. Commitment to clinics off the main hospital sites will increase. The philosophy of the department is the prompt and effective implementation of evidence and national guidance into practice. The department is also recognised for its strength in clinical trials activities.The successful candidate would be encouraged to take on specific SPA roles as part of their 1.5 SPA per week.

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust