Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 6.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 184-KC6417718
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Musgrove Park Hospital
- Town
- Taunton
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Diabetes/Endocrinology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
In summary the post holder will contribute to the following clinical services:
• Hospital based diabetes clinics, including transition clinics.
• Endocrine Clinics
• General Paediatric Clinic
• Support to the new SPLASH service.
• Ward consults for patients with diabetes
• Supervision of junior doctors.
• The care and support of other team members and colleagues.
• SPA activity
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We really value the impact that you as a Consultant will have on our patients and services; we therefore may be able to offer a benefits package (subject to criteria) which includes:
- Welcome to Somerset Foundation Trust payment
- Relocation Assistance
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide multidisciplinary team clinics for general diabetes care, dedicated appointments for those using insulin pumps, and once per month evening clinics for the transition age group – jointly with a transition PDSN and members of the adult diabetes team.
They will attend the diabetes team’s multidisciplinary business meeting and also a clinically focused patient review meeting 1-2 times per month. The post holder will be expected to contribute to quality improvement work and some management roles within the diabetes team, and to deliver departmental teaching in diabetes to ward staff.
The post-holder will be expected to have, or potentially develop, a specialist knowledge of endocrinology – working alongside Tertiary specialists in a shared care model as well as having an independent caseload of children & young people with a range of endocrinological conditions.
The post holder will also provide medical input into SPLASH clinics - a commissioned service for pre-school children with severe obesity.
The post holder will provide general paediatric clinics.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • To have achieved a CCT OR Can provide evidence that he/she is within 6 months of the CCT date at the time of interview, and is expected to achieve CCT
- MRCPCH
- APLS
Experience
Essential criteria
- A least 12 months experience of working in diabetes
- At least 6 month experience working in endocrinology
- Expertise in General Paediatrics
Desirable criteria
- SPIN in diabetes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Willingness to take a lead in developing/managing a clinical area
- Well experienced in teaching and training
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Certificate in GCP
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Whiteford
- Job title
- Consultant paediatrician and CSL
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01823 342214
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