Specialty Doctor - Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust invites applications for a Specialty Doctor in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine. The role supports a multidisciplinary diabetes team and acute medical services, with opportunities to participate in clinics and ward-based care.

The post involves acute unselected medical takes, teaching junior colleagues, and contributing to clinical governance and service improvement within the Trust.

Responsabilités

• Partake in acute unselected medical takes and clerk acutely ill patients.
• Support junior doctors in managing emergency admission patients.
• Participate in departmental and Trust governance, audits, CPD, and appraisal processes.

Description du poste

Specialty Doctor - Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine

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Company: Southend University Hospital NHS Trust

A Vacancy at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited for a new post for a Specialty Doctor Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine.

The Endocrinology Team currently consists of three Consultants (Lead Dr Rehman Khan), and one Acute Physician with interest in Endocrinology. The junior clinical team comprises two Specialist Registrars, two Trust grade doctors, one CMT trainee and two FY1 trainees. There is a Diabetes Specialist Nurse team consisting of four FTE and support staff.

The team runs a full range of diabetic clinics including weekly diabetic and endocrine antenatal clinics, 4 diabetes foot clinics per week, 3 Endocrine weekly clinics, a transition diabetes clinic (jointly with paediatrics), a monthly thyroid cancer clinic, insulin pump clinics (lead Dr Choo-Kang). Additionally, three weekly diabetic clinic are run with community diabetes service for general diabetes care. The community diabetes service is supported by regular Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings (3 consultants, 6 DSNs and specialist diabetes dietician) to discuss complex and challenging cases and to agree consensus management plans.

A twice monthly endocrine MDT meeting is held (endocrinologists, surgeons, pathologist and radiologists) to discuss appropriate cases.

There is a designated Diabetes and Endocrinology ward where patients with complications such as Diabetic foot disease, Cushing’s disease, diabetic emergencies and other complications are admitted.

You will partake in acute unselected medical takes and clerk acutely ill patients and support junior doctors to manage such emergency admission patients

You will participate in departmental and Trust clinical governance and audit meetings, participate in CPD activity, engage in the appraisal process and maintain professionalism at all times.

You will actively participate in various Trust wide teaching and training events to junior doctors, medical students and allied health professionals.

You will participate in other duties as deemed necessary and directed by designated consultant for the care of the patient.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

This advert closes on Friday 16 Oct 2026