HealthJobsUK

Job overview

This is a Fixed Term position for 12 months to cover a career break.

The Diabetes/endocrine department is a consultant led service focussed around providing inpatient and outpatient care for diabetes and endocrinology patients.

The post holder will be primarily based on the St Peters Hospital site but will work across both sites and be a full member of the General and Specialist Medicine Division with shared responsibility of the organisation and operation of the diabetes and endocrine service.

The post older will be accountable to the Divisional Medical Director.

The post holder will contribute to the GIM on-call rota, provide ward cover and outpatient clinics.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• work as defined at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals.
• be expected to share equally in the workload of the department.
• be encouraged to undertake research and develop special interests within the limits of clinical and laboratory service workload.
• undertake continuing medical education and in doing so will utilise the study leave entitlement which will be appropriately funded.
• participate in clinical audit activities of the department and hospitals, and as appropriate ensure that proper records are completed for this purpose.
• participate in the professional training of staff in the department, both medical and non-medical and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff including undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff, as well as education and supervision of the junior medical staff.  It is expected that you will be suitably trained to undertake these roles in line with GMC and KSS Deanery guidelines.
• participate as required in departmental staff appraisal.
• adopt a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and in partnership with other consultant colleagues working in the speciality for the proper function of the department.
• undertake any other duties appropriate for a consultant.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

 We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.