A 12-month locum consultant physician post with a special interest in diabetes and endocrinology, in the Cardiovascular Clinical Unit within Medicine at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The work spans antenatal and inpatient care, urgent diabetic foot care, pituitary, adrenal and parathyroid disease, young adult transition and community clinics. Clinics run across two sites, with a large insulin pump and glucose monitoring caseload. Royal College of Physicians membership or fellowship and GMC registration are required, or GMC eligibility within six months of interview.
What the job involves
- Diabetes and endocrine care across antenatal, inpatient and intermediate care
- Urgent and planned diabetic foot care through the multidisciplinary foot team
- Managing a large caseload of insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring patients
- Engaging across the ICB on adopting hybrid closed loop technology
- Pituitary tumour care within the Sussex Pituitary Tumour Network, including a bi-weekly MDT and monthly combined pituitary clinic
- Adrenal disease care, including a bi-weekly MDT
- Parathyroid disease care, including MDT meetings
- Diabetes and renal disease care
- Young adult and transition diabetes clinic
- Community diabetes clinics
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- Membership or fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians
- Name on the Specialist Register by start date, or CCT in Diabetes and Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine within 6 months of interview
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration with licence to practise, or eligible within six months of interview
Experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of diabetes and endocrinology, with a specialist interest culminating in a CCT
- Evidence of participation in management
- Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including clinical governance and appraisal
Skills & knowledge
- Thorough understanding of the principles of medical audit
- Understanding of the role of research
- Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups
Nice to have
- MD or equivalent
- Experience of risk factor assessment in diabetes
- Management course and/or qualifications
- Knowledge of the structure of the health service
- Completion and/or publication of audit projects
- Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies or reviews
- Ability to lead a clinical research project
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
