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Diabetes and Endocrinology FY2 Doctor
Grade
SHO (Foundation Year 2) - MT02
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (FTC -12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
220-EIM-MED-7346375
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Whittington Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,439 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2025 23:59

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Trust Doctor (FY2 Level) in Diabetes and Endocrinology

SHO (Foundation Year 2) - MT02

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Job overview

 

Post Summary

 

This is a stand alone FY2 equivalent post which has become available due to an unexpected FY2 rotational vacancy. It is particularly suitable for a doctor seeking to complete their Foundation training and will facilitate the achievements required for a CREST form to enter Core Training in Medicine or those seeking further experience in Endocrinology & Diabetes Mellitus. This is a 4-month (with possibility of extending to 8 or 12 months) post, based on the Endocrinology & Diabetes Inpatient Ward and includes speciality outpatient clinics. This post will enable you to further develop clinical knowledge across the general internal medicine curriculum, specialist knowledge in general endocrinology & diabetes mellitus management in the acute and outpatient settings, and give you the opportunity to practice many procedures and skills.

 

The working hours daily will be 0900 to 1700 with no on calls.

 

You will work within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.  Your training will mirror that given to doctors in formal training programmes and you will be allocated a Consultant Supervisor to support your career development. You will be encouraged to grow as a clinician and participate in governance including mortality reviews, QIPs, departmental and trust-wide educational activities. Previous clinical fellows have gone on to training across a spectrum of programmes including IMT, GP training and others.

 

Main duties of the job

Duties of the Posts

 

In-Patient Ward Cover

Victoria Ward

This is a 25 bed ward on the 5th floor shared equally between the Endocrinology & Diabetes and the Gastroenterology Teams.  The is Endocrinology & Diabetes patients are looked after by 1 Consultant, 1 registrar, 2 FY1s, and 1 GP trainee with daily senior ward rounds.

 

Wider team staffing includes dedicated and highly trained nursing, nursing assistant, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, diabetes and endocrinology specialist nursing, podiatry and tissue viability, MDT team, pharmacy and a full complement of support staff.

 

Outpatient Clinics

These are based in the outpatients’ department and are either general endocrinology or general diabetes clinics, with either face to face or telephone reviews.

 

Development Opportunities

 

The Endocrinology & Diabetes Department is a friendly and dynamic environment, rich in learning opportunities in clinical experience, procedures and developing communication skills. You will have the opportunity to participate in training, including teaching sessions, clinical supervision and quality improvement projects and mortality reviews. The Whittington Hospital is well recognised for quality in teaching and education, and you will participate in medical student bedside and clinical teaching. You can participate in educational and personal development opportunities across the entire hospital, including quality improvement and audit projects.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health was launched on 1 April 2011 as a new organisation comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. 

The Whittington Hospital and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award wining organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people. The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,000 staff. The organisation delivers healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has

420 beds, but also from a variety of other venues and through visits to people’s homes. We want to ensure that all our patients and service users receive treatment and care in the most appropriate environment for their health needs. 

Whittington Health as an Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) offers greater opportunities to work across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. By integrating our hospital and community teams, we aim to improve the quality of care to our patients and service users whilst reducing costs by working closely together. 

Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care. In May 2011,  Haringey’s children’s services also joined Whittington Health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the main responsibilities of the job listed above, as well as the person specification attached.

Person specification

GMC status

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the GMC with a license to practice

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Currently valid ALS

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Completed 1 year of Foundation 1 training including at least 2 months in an Acute Medicine department or 4 months of any general medical speciality including General Medical on calls.
  • Previous experience of working as a doctor in the NHS (minimum 4 months)

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates a flexible, intelligent, analytical approach to problem solving
  • Possesses good organisational skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Possesses good communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Artemis Vogazianou
Job title
Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetes
Email address
[email protected]

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Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
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