Job overview

Locum Consultant: General internal Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology – fixed term 1 year 

We are looking for two enthusiastic colleagues to join our dynamic service within Barts Health NHS Trust. This reflects one new post and one replacement post based at Newham University Hospital for a maximum of 10 PAs (programmed activities) for one year with an expectation that the roles will be advertised as substantive posts at the end of this period. Newham University Hospital (NUH) is a district general hospital with a major undergraduate teaching role, serving one of the youngest and most ethnically diverse populations in the UK. The hospital serves a multicultural population of 355 000 with a high prevalence of diabetes (8.5%). There is a purpose- built diabetes centre located in East Ham with diabetes outpatient facilities co located with the community Type 2 Diabetes Specialist Nurse service provided by the East London Foundation Trust and onsite podiatry and X ray.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the award- winning Diabetes and Endocrinology team at a time of significant investment and service expansion. The post includes general medicine, endocrinology and diabetes management in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Full details of the post are available within the job description.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

·         Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes and subspecialty clinics (eg foot / antenatal / young adult diabetes)

·         Endocrinology outpatient clinics

·         Outpatient investigation and management of common endocrine disorders

·         Inpatient management of endocrine and diabetes emergencies

·         Management of common GIM emergencies and conditions

·         Leading and supervising the inpatient ward rounds

Risk and Governance

·         Commitment to engagement in regular audit, quality improvement and departmental Governance processes

Education and Training

·         Engagement in clinical and educational supervision of trainees if appropriate (as this is a locum post), teaching medical students attached to the team and providing adhoc teaching and training for other members of the MDT and department

Personal development

·         Commitment to maintaining personal CPD

·         Engagement with Trust requirements for appraisal and revalidation

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.