Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrine

Job overview

This post will be responsible for the continued delivery and further development of an already established Diabetes and Endocrinology service for patients living within the catchment area of the Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust and surrounding areas. The post holder will be expected to work cross site, and as service models change, the base site may change.

On-call is classed as Category A and is a 1:8 weekday, 1 in 8 weekend rota, which attracts a 5% on call availability Supplement. Post-take ward rounds are included as part of the job planned activities.

Main duties of the job

• Strengthening the delivery of a high quality Diabetes and Endocrinology service across the hospital and community.
• Forging links between emergency medicine and acute medicine for acute patients.
• Maintaining excellent services for acute take patients and medical inpatients
• Liaising and developing working policies with relevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff. Integrating primary and secondary care.
• Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on community management where appropriate.
• Developing the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff in the hospital and community.
• Maintaining close links with diabetes and endocrinology colleagues across all sites.
• “Hands on” clinical involvement as a Consultant Physician including participation in the medical on-call rota with other physicians.
• Continued care of medical inpatients
• You will contribute to the management process within the Division and across the Trust. Assuming roles of responsibility in audit, Governance, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training.
• Participation in Medical Audit on a regular basis and contribute to its development in the department and across DBTH.
• Contribution to the operational performance and efficiency of the Division including effective use of resources.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details.  Pleas ensure you read both documents carefully.  Please note if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.