At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to provide top-notch diabetes and endocrinology care.
- Company: Wirral University Teaching Hospital, a leading NHS Trust with a friendly culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Exciting opportunities for research and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your medical career.
- Qualifications: Medical qualification and experience in diabetes and endocrinology required.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) is excited to be recruiting 1 WTE post in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The post holder will participate in the on/off ward model on our diabetes and endocrinology ward and support the establishment of a fully integrated insulin pump service including transition, young persons, pregnancy, podiatry and adult teams.
The post holder will join an enthusiastic team of 4.6WTE Consultants, 0.8WTE Associate Specialist, and a team of experienced diabetes specialist nurses, dieticians, and multidisciplinary diabetes pregnancy and foot teams. We have a weekly medical disorder in pregnancy clinic and our young person's diabetes service took part in the Seamless Transition Project. We are the leading provider for Transgender Endocrinology in the region. There are opportunities to expand links with the Ophthalmology consultants in thyroid eye clinics and develop any interest in bone endocrinology. We have close links with the Walton Joint Pituitary Team and the Liverpool University Hospitals Endocrine Surgical Teams as well as having our own monthly thyroid/parathyroid MDT with WUTH ENT colleagues and monthly radiology MDT. WUTH is a digital exemplar using the Cerner PAS with both DKA and VRIII protocols recently upgraded to paperless.
Whilst not essential, ideal candidates would help develop our research capability as the Trust enters an exciting expansion in research and innovation. We encourage applicants with a range of subspecialty interests.
Main duties of the job
- To at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
- To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with the Clinical Service Lead.
- To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
- On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction.
- To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
- To be responsible for the Clinical Management of all patients under your care.
- To work flexibly with colleagues to meet the needs of the service and achieve trust and national targets.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of 337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Person Specification
- Qualifications and Training
- Essential: Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC.
- Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST/CESR in diabetes and endocrinology or equivalent.
- Appropriate higher medical qualification such as MRCP.
- Desirable: MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research.
- Clinical Experience
- Essential: High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the speciality.
- Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the speciality.
- Desirable: Recent experience in insulin pump clinics.
- Management & Administrative Experience
- Essential: Audit/Research.
- Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST.
- Supervision of post graduate trainees.
- Personal time management skills.
- Clinical Governance.
- Ability to organise in patient and out patient waiting lists.
- Desirable: Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development.
- Teaching Experience
- Essential: Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
- Desirable: Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups.
- Teaching qualifications.
- Research Experience
- Essential: Ability to contribute to change management.
- Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems.
- Ability to critically review research.
- Desirable: Publications in peer review journals.
- Personal Attributes
- Essential: Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service.
- Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Enquiring, critical approach to work.
- Ability to communicate with patients and relatives.
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels.
- Willingness to work flexibly with consultant colleagues and management to maintain and develop a comprehensive service.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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