Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

We are seeking to strengthen our award winning Diabetes and Endocrinology team. The role has opportunities to work in the new MMUH hospital as well as community settings. We are looking for enthusiastic forward thinking Drs who can contribute to the delivery of excellent care to our patients but also who are willing to help us build an outstanding service that can be at the fore-front of Diabetic and Endocrinology care long into the future.

The Diabetes & Endocrinology services sits within the ambitious and welcoming Primary Care, Community and Therapies group which has direct and indirect links with place and primary care colleagues empowering clinicians to work proactively together to impact health inequalities for our population.We have a broad MDT including nurses, dietetics, support workers and operational and administrative colleagues. We provide a number of specialist services across paediatrics, adults, antenatal, endocrinology.

Main duties of the job

The post will enable the successful applicant to develop sub-specialty interests to complement the existing consultant staff, as well as contributing to the delivery of both general Diabetes/Endocrine clinics and existing specialist areas such as ANC and Pump services.

The appointee will take equal responsibility with existing Consultants for the proper functioning of the clinical service, working with clinical and managerial colleagues towards achieving and maintaining national maximum waiting times and developing clinical pathways in line with the maximum 18-week patient pathway guarantee whilst aslo developing new services. There will be a commitment to General Medical on-call as part of this post, which at present is 1 in 8 split weekend / and 1 in 27 weekday nights.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting time to join the Trust and the successful candidate will be able to shape the future model of diabetes and endocrinology care. Experienced candidates who are interested in becoming the service lead for the Diabetic and Endocrinology service are welcome to apply as are more junior candidates who wish to focus on developing their clinical expertise. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an interest in service development to support the roll out of new diabetic technologies.

The patients we serve need your help. We have high levels of deprivation and a high prevalence of Diabetic and Endocrine diseases. They deserve the best care and we believe you can help us continue to provide it for them. Our brand new hospital is one part of a huge regeneration programme in the locality and we want you to be a part of creating the amazing services that our patients require.

Research

The University of Birmingham would like to support research by offering two protected research PAs to recently appointed (within 18 months) consultants. Sessions will be prioritised for those with a commitment to research and an interest in an area of research that maps to University of Birmingham strengths. Support will be assessed on a competitive basis.

At the University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.

A bespoke mentoring/training programme along with a £5k training/consumables budget will be provided. Assuming good progress is made the Research PAs will be for 3 years. In keeping with our track-record of supporting the development of colleagues, we anticipate that the appointees will be able to raise research funding to support their research time beyond the 3-year period.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Group Director Dr Simon Mitchell, Tel: or email

Person Specification Qualifications:

• oEntry on the Specialist Register in Diabetes and Endocrinology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
• oMRCP or equivalent
• oHigher Degree

Clinical Experience:

• oClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Diabetes and Endocrinology
• o Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
• o Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
• oSpecial interest that complements the existing consultants

Management and Administrative Experience:

• oAbility to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• o Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
• o Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.

Clinical Effectiveness

• oExperience of conducting clinical audit
• o Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decisionmaking

Teaching and Training experience:

• oAbility to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
• o The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.
• oFormal training in teaching

Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:

• oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• o An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
• oPublications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
• o Evidence of having undertaken original research
• o Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Diabetes and Endocrinology

Other Requirements:

• oFull GMC Registration with Licence to Practise

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.