Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 121,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a consultant physician on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support patient care across three inpatient wards and outpatient diabetes/endocrinology services at our purpose-built centre.

The post includes general medical duties, with diabetes and endocrinology clinics, weight management, and participation in teaching, audits, and research. A comprehensive academic environment with opportunities for clinical trials is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.
• Understanding NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance.
• Proven track record in audit and research; publication of audit and research results.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general medical services and specialist diabetes/endocrinology care.
• Attend weekly diabetes, endocrine and weight management clinics; participate in other specialist clinics as required.
• Contribute to teaching and supervision of trainees; engage in audit and revalidation activities.

Skills

Teaching & Training

Clinical Governance

Audit & Research

Education

MBChB or MBBS

MRCP (UK)

Full GMC registration and licence to practise

Job description

The role is for 12 months as a fixed term contract and will be supporting the delivery of patient care across our three inpatient wards along with outpatient clinic delivery in our purpose built centre. The Diabetes and Endocrinology Directorate at Aintree University Hospital provides comprehensive care to a local population of approximately 330,000 residents. Owing to the specialist expertise of the consultant team, the service also receives referrals from a broader catchment area, including the North West of England and North Wales. In addition to managing a wide spectrum of diabetes cases, the consultant team delivers essential services in endocrinology, weight management, and maintains a substantial commitment to general internal medicine. The directorate maintains strong academic and research links, particularly with the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, which supports ongoing research into diabetes and obesity. A dedicated clinical base is located at Aintree under the leadership of Professor John Wilding, Professor of Medicine. The Clinical Sciences Centre hosts well equipped clinical physiology laboratories suited for a wide range of metabolic and vascular studies in obesity and diabetes, alongside molecular and tissue culture laboratories for translational research. Main duties of the job The appointee, alongside their colleagues, will contribute to the delivery of general medical services, as well as specialist services in diabetes, endocrinology, and weight management. The fixed clinical sessions will include at least one weekly diabetes clinic (hospital or community), weekly endocrine clinics, weight management or bariatric clinics, and specialist clinics based on service requirements. There will also be community diabetes clinic weeks. These sessions will be agreed upon with the postholder after appointment, ensuring alignment with both their specialist interests and the service's needs. The role is a 9.5 - 10.5 PA job plan. During periods of ward cover, the appointee will participate in the general medical on-call rota, as well as the specialty rota. The job plan includes core SPA to allow time for audit, mortality reviews, appraisal, and revalidation activities. An additional 0.5 SPA may be allocated within the job plan for a specific departmental role. Extra DCC PAs may be available upon mutual agreement to meet the needs of the department or organisation. Teaching and supervision of trainees will be an essential aspect of the role. The appointee will receive Level 2 training to become an Educational/Clinical Supervisor, provided they have not already completed this training. The three academic consultants work alongside the NHS consultants within this department and offer the opportunity to be involved in clinical research and research trials. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. Our statement on modern slavery We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Qualifications

• MBChB or MBBS
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise (or eligible for)
• MRCP (UK)

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
• Higher degree (MD or PhD)
• Eligible for specialist register in Diab & Endo/GIM, High clinical standard for independent Consultant practice, Understanding of GMC's Good Medical Practice guidelines
• Post CCT fellowship in diabetes & endocrinology
• Subspecialty interest in diabetes or related areas

Teaching & TrainingEssential criteria

• Experience teaching medical, nursing, and allied health professionals & Training

Desirable criteria

• PGCE or evidence of education delivery
• Train the Trainer qualification
• Experience of UG & PG teaching

Clinical GovernanceEssential criteria

• Understanding of NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients., Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit and research. Proven track record in audit and research. Publication of audit and research results, Research involvement with publications, participate in management activities, understanding of management and the specific management issues within an NHS Foundation Trust. Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict
• Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to lead and manage conflict

Desirable criteria

• Support and development of trainee medical staff
• Committed to the delivery of operational targets, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Ward rounds on block ward months on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday Board Rounds on Tuesdays and Thursdays Outpatient clinics for specific conditions such as Diabetes, Endocrinology, Weight Management and Podiatry. Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.