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Job summary

Main area
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Locum: 2 years
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
214-MED24-6323326-A
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hopistal
Town
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology

Locum Consultant

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

Successful candidates will join a Diabetics and Endocrinology Department at a time of rapid growth and service development across the whole local health system including primary care, secondary care and community care.

The successful candidates will be a ‘generalist with a special interest model’ of placing ward based acute and sub-acute ward based general internal medicine as a core function while maintaining a specialty interest. The candidate will be welcomed into a well organised department providing a wide range of services in ward based General Internal Medicine and specialty and sub-specialty level services in Diabetes and Endocrinology. We work collaboratively and supportively together and are always looking to improve the care for our patients.

Main duties of the job

  1. To provide a safe, effective and efficient service to enable the best possible care to patients.
  2. To perform administrative duties including those associated with the care of patients, the day-to-day running of the department, coding and mandatory returns, as well as the collection of other data as required by the Commissioners for performance management.
  3. To participate in the development of the service, working to the service specifications and providing input into strategy and planning to the Service Director and management team as required.
  4. To carry out all duties at the highest possible standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within that area of work.
  5. To cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absence, on a reciprocal basis.
  6. Any other duties that may be required from time to time

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journals Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated Kings Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last six years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Membership of Royal College of Physicians or show evidence of equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree: MD or PhD
  • Entry on specialist registrar with CCT in Diabetes

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
  • Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
Desirable criteria
  • Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology Fellowship

Teaching

Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research

Essential criteria
  • Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Other

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
  • Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Communication skills – to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
  • Leadership skills appropriate to participating in and leading a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ashok Poduval
Job title
Head of Service - Diabetes & Endocrine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07853920513
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