Specialty Doctor - Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Technical Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Puts patients first by being helpful, caring and respectful

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable competency to manage conditions related to older people
• 4 years post FY2, 2 yrs in specialty

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC Registered

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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