Consultant Physician (Special Interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology)

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established and dynamic trust is seeking a full-time Consultant Physician specializing in Diabetes and Endocrinology to join a dedicated team. The role includes outpatient services, inpatient care, and educational supervision within a diverse and inclusive environment. This opportunity offers a chance to develop specialized interests and contribute to a significant range of medical services, ensuring high standards of patient care and support for junior medical staff.

Benefits

Support for work-life balance

Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Qualifications

• Wide experience in general and specialist diabetes and endocrinology.
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practice.
• Ability to work within NHS performance framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide general and specialist outpatient services in Diabetes and Endocrinology.
• Contribute to Acute Medicine on-call and General Medical inpatients.
• Educational supervision for junior doctors.

Skills

Clinical opinion

Management skills

Teaching skills

Education

Medical Degree

MRCP or Equivalent

Higher Medical degree (MD or PhD)

Job description

Consultant Physician (Special Interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology)

Applications are invited for a full time consultant post in Diabetes& Endocrinology. The successful candidate will join a team of 7 consultantsat Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, and may have commitments at any of our 3sites.

The multidisciplinary team at Mid Yorkshire is dynamic andconsists of Consultants, doctors in specialty training posts, Diabetes NurseConsultant, Diabetes Nurse Specialists, Endocrine Nurse Specialists, researchnurses, podiatrists and dieticians. In addition to general diabetes &endocrine services, there are a range of speciality services including,diabetes and endocrine antenatal services, diabetes foot services, insulin pumpclinics, young adult clinic, transition clinics, weight management services,radio-iodine treatment.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity todevelop their own specialist interest, contributing to the range of servicescurrently provided at Mid Yorkshire.

Our consultants also staff an inpatient Diabetes &Endocrinology ward on a rotational basis.

The post holder will join the out of hours Acute GeneralMedicine Rota, this involves evening (1in 16) or weekend (1 in 8) ward roundson the acute medical unit at Pinderfields hospital and on call based from home(1.5 PAs).

Main duties of the job

The mainduties of the post will include:

A range of general and specialist outpatient services inDiabetes and Endocrinology

Contribution to Acute Medicine on call and General Medicalinpatients

Diabetes & Endocrinology outpatient clinics, MDT meetingsand supporting Diabetes inpatient team.

Administrative duties to support outpatient and inpatientwork (office space and secretarial support will be provided)

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with theTrust Framework with at least 1.5 SPA (core) and such additional PAs (DCC orSPA) offered according to roles and duties commissioned.

On-Call duties for general medicine currently assessed as1.5 PA (1:14 weekdays, 1:8 weekends)

Educational supervision for junior doctors ( from FY1 toSpecialist Registrar). These will be additional SPA and job planned as 0.25 PAper trainee (1 hour/ week).

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Job responsibilities

This substantive post is offered ona full-time (10 PA) basis although less than full-time applications will beconsidered. Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields site, althoughall our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all ourthree sites including Pontefract and Dewsbury Hospitals.)

The mainduties of the post will include:

A range of general and specialist outpatient services inDiabetes and Endocrinology

Contribution to Acute Medicine on call and General Medicalinpatients

Diabetes & Endocrinology outpatient clinics, MDT meetingsand supporting Diabetes inpatient team.

Administrative duties to support outpatient and inpatientwork (office space and secretarial support will be provided)

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with theTrust Framework with at least 1.5 SPA (core) and such additional PAs (DCC orSPA) offered according to roles and duties commissioned.

On-Call duties for general medicine currently assessed as1.5 PA (1:14 weekdays, 1:8 weekends)

Educational supervision for junior doctors ( from FY1 toSpecialist Registrar). These will be additional SPA and job planned as 0.25 PAper trainee (1 hour/ week).

Consultantspresently work on a 1:6 rotational basis on Gate 32 which is the SpecialistDiabetes & Endocrine ward at Pinderfields Hospital, the 2 timetables belowreflect the work patterns when on or off the specialist ward. With theappointment to this post/s the ward rotational frequency will change to 1:8.

When onward cover, you are expected to do daily ward rounds on Gate 32 and provideconsultant supervision to Gate 32 A Medical outliers (this is primarily a ENT,Maxfax and orthopaedic ward). The workload is variable and usually not morethan 5 patients.

Gate 32has 23 beds including 3 bays and 8 side rooms. A morning handover occurs withthe team, nursing staff and therapist and the consultant on the ward. There areusually 3-4 junior doctors who are from FY1-2 level, trust grade registrars,IMT and specialist registrar level supporting Gate 32. You will support andadvise registrars and nurses to provide a speciality in reach services asneeded to gate 12 ( Medical Admissions Unit ) and other wards in the hospital.Referrals are made via the Alertive App and consultants on the ward have aconsultant and consultant function to contact consultant colleagues from otherspecialities for advice. We use PPM+ which is an electronic notes systemallowing easily review of notes and management plans as well as E-meds forelectronic prescribing.

TheDiabetes and Endocrine team are an established multidisciplinary teamconsisting of Consultants in Diabetes & Endocrinology, a Nurse Consultantin Diabetes, Diabetes Matron, Specialist Diabetes Nurses , Endocrine Nurses,Clinical Assistant in Endocrinology, Specialist Dieticians, ClinicalPsychologists, Specialist Podiatrists and Research nurses. There are closelinks with paediatrics, vascular, adrenal, obstetric and thyroid surgerydepartments within the trust. Additionally, we have a close links with theThyroid Cancer MDT, Pituitary andEndocrine Surgery Teams at Leeds and Sheffield University Hospitals as well asregional NET centres at Leeds and Sheffield.

We havean established Tier 3 and Tier 4 weight management services serving the localcommunity. There is an established MDT comprising bariatric surgeons, Bariatricphysician, psychology, physiotherapy and dieticians.

TheConsultants undertake a range of specialty clinics, which include MDT Diabeticfoot, lipid clinics, bone and metabolism, antenatal diabetes, insulin pump andyoung adults besides for transitional diabetes and Endocrine clinics withPaediatrics. There is a large andgrowing population of patients on hybrid closed-loop insulin pump therapy. Additionally, since 2009 we have awell-established primary care diabetes integrated service which providessupport and guidance for local GPs and practice nurses through joint specialistclinics, case note reviews and formal education sessions. We also provide specialty support to HMPWakefield on a sessional basis.

Theconsultants also provide a e-consultation service, for advice and guidance withan in-built triage service to organise tests and outpatient appointments asfelt appropriate.

Additionally, for the first three years following appointment, all newsubstantive appointments will provide consultant input to a General Medicineward (Gate 44) to enable the successful applicant to be part of the teamdelivering inpatient care to General Medical inpatients. This ward will bestaffed on a rotational basis by newly appointed dual-accredited physiciansfrom Group 1 specialties. These consultants will work a consultant of the weekmodel of care on a one-in-eight rota, providing a daily consultant ward round(4-hour duration). They will be supported by a team of residents. The ward willhave 2-3 consultants each week doing a daily ward round, the consultants willchange every week.

On callduties are for Acute General Medicine and based on the Acute medical Unit (Gate 12) at Pinderfields Hospital. Resident on call duties consist of wardround 9am -5pm weekends and on call on either Saturday or Sunday evening(provide on call phone support 1700 -0900 and return if needed Category A5%). When on call you on weekends, you are rostered with another GIM/Acutephysician. Respiratory, Cardiology and Elderly Medicine have their ownspeciality takes for admissions. You are supported by a team of junior doctorsincluding Specialist Registrars, IMT, FY1-2 and Physicians Associates. Aftercompleting a full weekend, you will have 2 days off as rest days on the Mondayand Tuesday the following week.

Weekdayevening ward rounds on call are 1700-2100 and same overnight support as perweekends. You do not get time off the following day after a weekday evening oncall.

On callsfor medicine attract a 1.5PA allocation and Category A at 5% on callsupplement.

Thedepartment also provides a popular undergraduate placement for 5thYear Medical Students from Leeds University School of Medicine. You would beexpected to participate in medical student teaching as well as completing theirassessments.

We have anumber of residents in the team including Speciality trainees, Trust GradeRegistrars, IMT, Gateway and FY1-2 doctors. There is an expectation that theconsultants will provide clinical supervision to these doctors, as well asEducational Supervision for trainees. Newly appointed consultants will beexpected to complete locally available training to become EducationalSupervisors.

Person Specification

Experience

• Wide experience in general and specialist diabetes and endocrinology and general internal medicine
• Comprehensive technical competence in Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Able to provide sound clinical opinion on all diabetes and endocrine problems
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients within general medical practice
• Ability to be the responsible physician for the Acute Medical take and ward patients.
• Wide experience of NHS procedures and practice
• Teaching skills
• Sufficient experience at Senior level to be placed on the Specialist Register

GMC Registration

• Please state full GMC number
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• GMC Full Registration with licence to practise
• MRCP or Equivalent
• BSc (or equivalent)
• Higher Medical degree (MD or PhD)
• On the Specialist Register in Diabetes & Endocrinology and general internal medicine

Management Skills

• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Able to manage and lead a service and junior staff.
• Ability to work within the trust and NHS performance framework and targets.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Head of Service Diabetes & Endocrinology