Locum Consultant Diabetes and Endocrinology

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Locum Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovative services, including a prestigious multidisciplinary foot service and a dedicated diabetes pathway. The successful candidate will collaborate with a passionate team to enhance patient care and contribute to ongoing service development. This is an exciting chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and progressive healthcare setting, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions will help shape the future of diabetes care.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology is essential.
• Enthusiasm for service development and teaching is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support existing teams in progressive service areas.
• Involvement in a well-established Insulin Pump Service.

Skills

Service Development

Communication Skills

Teaching

Presentation Skills

Commitment to Special Interests

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Full registration with GMC

MD/PhD

Job description

Job summary

Locum Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology

The Trust seeks to appoint one Locum Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology and General medicine. The post would be suitable for a candidate wishing to work a maximum of 8 programmed activities (PA), and this opportunity has arisen as a new post created to deal with capacity and quality challenges.

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

Main duties of the job

Within the department, there are multiple areas of development being undertaken. One of which is a well-established Insulin Pump Service which has been recently commissioned to increase its provision of pumps available to be started per year. In addition, the Department has also been successful in it's application to become a Young Person with Diabetes Pilot Site whereby a new and dedicated service, clinical pathway and accompanying expansion in establishment has recently launched. The department was also successful in being awarded funding to set up and operate a Disordered Eating Service which is in the process of commencement. Lastly, there is a highly prestigious Multidisciplinary Medical and Vascular Foot Service, having won a QIC Award, with Vascular, Orthopaedic, Diabetes, Podiatry and Amputation Nurse Specialist involvement. The Diabetes Team also specialise in operating a Cystic Fibrosis service, in addition to a Monogenic Diabetes Service. The Endocrine department is nationally acclaimed, having received Paget's Association Centre of Excellence status and is commissioned as a regional specialist centre for calcium and metabolic bone disorders. We are also the tertiary referral centre for adrenal service and are supported by an enthusiastic Endocrine nurse team.

The successful applicants will be encouraged to work with the existing team to provide support within these supportive and progressive areas of service.

About us

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of acute clinical services through the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and its 1,200 beds, in addition to operating services at the Cromer and District Hospital. The organisation comprises of 7,500 staff who support the treatment of more than one million patients per year: including residents from Norfolk, neighbouring counties and further afield. Our patients are referred to our organisation by around 110 local GP Practices in addition to other Acute Hospitals and Primary Care Trusts around the country.

As a University Teaching Hospital, we are dedicated to developing our Research and Development Strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia. Moreover, we also work closely with our partners on the Norwich Research Park and Norwich Radiology Academy to take forward our ambitious targets for research and development

Job description
Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and full advert please read the attached document which gives main responsibilities of this post

Applicants should be able to demonstrate extensive experience in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC and License to Practice

Desirable

• MD/PhD

Experience
Essential

• Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty.

Desirable

• Ongoing experience in research and clinical audit.

Skills
Essential

• Enthusiasm for service development and teaching of undergraduates and junior medical and nursing staff
• Good communicator.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
• Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest eg diabetic foot disease, metabolic bone disease, monogenic diabetes and in-patient diabetes

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