Locum Consultant Diabetologist

NHS; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to recruit one full time Consultant Diabetologist to cover Maternity leave for 12 months, to develop our local community diabetes services.

They will be based within Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and spend 50% of their time working in the community across the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley.

The service will aim to deliver community diabetes clinics, virtual clinics, and primary care MDTs, which involve discussion of complex care patients who have diabetes and other care needs within the multidisciplinary team, with the aim of delivering patient-centred care. The service will work closely with primary care to improve the quality of care across the Bexley and Greenwich system.

There will also be the opportunity to support any additional specialist interest post holders may have within the acute component of the role. The acute hospital-based role can be designed around a post holder's interests to support our existing services in outpatient Type 1 diabetes clinics, pre-conception clinics, gestational diabetes and inpatient diabetes. Alternatively, there is the opportunity to deliver some general medicine work (e.g. acute medicine on-call) or endocrinology clinics.

Main duties of the job

The 10 PA contract will comprise 7.5 direct clinical programmed activities and 2.5 supporting programmed activities.

The supporting programmed activities will include 1.5 PA for revalidation including participation in morbidity & mortality reviews, in the departmental clinical governance programme and in mandatory training. It is anticipated that a further 1 SPA will be allocated for teaching and training activities including educational supervision, plus development of the community service.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development.
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability.
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability.
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development.
5. Making equalities mainstream.

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

197-AA5880A

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, DA14 6LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Community role is envisaged as follows:

• To provide clinical leadership for a borough based multidisciplinary team including DSNs, podiatrists, dietitian and psychologist.
• To deliver Consultant led community diabetes clinics (type 1 and complex type 2), provide clinical support to the DSNs, podiatrists, dietitian and psychologist.
• Using Practice data, work with Practices to risk stratify their patients with diabetes and deliver MDTs to agree a management plan.
• Offer advice and guidance either by telephone or email.
• To have the opportunity and flexibility to develop this role and service so that it meets the needs of the local community and system partners.
• To test and explore innovation within the service, for example, the use of digital and remote monitoring.

The acute role would be to facilitate continuity and a high quality of diabetes care for patients with established or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes admitted to the hospital, during their stay and on discharge. We envisage that they will undertake type 2 diabetes and possibly more specialist clinics of their choice. Colleagues will continue to also provide T2DM community clinics to facilitate team working. There will be considerable flexibility within the role to maintain and develop clinical skills.

On Call Commitment: There may be opportunities to undertake inpatient diabetes/endocrine reviews, preoperative assessments, endocrinology clinics or engage in the on call rota depending on the appointee's interests. If applicants wish to join the on-call rota there will be consideration for time off in lieu.

CPD/SPA: CPD is counted within SPA time (see trust regulations). Attendance at internal meetings (non DCC) counts as SPA and is also often CPD, the clinician will have to make a choice of what to attend within department and discuss with the CD where attendance is vital as part of smooth working of the department.

SPA in this post is 2.5 PAs per week.

Professional leave

Must be agreed with the CD/DD and is discretionary according to the activity. No clinics should be cancelled for professional leave.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice.
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
• To be on the GMC Specialist Register for diabetes, endocrinology and ideally general medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.

Desirable

• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD.
• The Specialty Examination in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Broad based training and wide experience of diabetes type 1 type 2 in the hospital and community.
• Depending on the interests of the candidate evidence of experience in specialist diabetes, General/Acute Medicine and Endocrinology.
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment.

Desirable

• Previous consultant-level experience of working in diabetes within a multidisciplinary team.

Clinical Audit

Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk.
• Understanding of NHS systems and audit processes.
• Evidence of service improvement projects and audits.

Desirable

• Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care.
• Involvement and/or experience in risk processes such as Serious Incident reviews and patient safety systems.

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Experience and interest in undergraduate teaching.
• Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching for both under/postgraduate students and nursing/midwifery staff.
• Educational supervision accreditation.

Desirable

• An understanding of current issues in medical education and training.
• Previous experience in trainee supervision.
• Presentations at National or International meetings.
• Publications in peer reviewed journals.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Understands the management structure of the NHS Evidence of risk management.

Desirable

• Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties.

IT skills

Essential

• Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. MS Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint.
• Ability to use patient information systems.

Other Attributes

Essential

• Effective communicator - verbal and written.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of leadership. Organisational ability.
• Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
• Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Credibility and integrity.
• A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives.
• Ability to establish good professional relationships with others.
• Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures.
• Ability to engage in and lead change management.

Desirable

• Has experience of committee work and prepared to undertake committee work.
• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital, Frognal Avenue, Sidcup, DA14 6LT

Employer's website

https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/