consultant Nottingham, England
Job description
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the consistently top-performing Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrine centres in the UK, as a Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrine Consultant (10 PA). You will join 4 existing Consultants (3 WTE NHS, 1 WTE NHS/University) and 1 Associate Specialist in Paediatric Diabetes, Safeguarding and General Paediatrics (0.5 WTE) and the accompanying multi-disciplinary team, to provide specialist paediatric diabetes and endocrine services for the children and young people of Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands region.
We host the regional trauma centre and all major tertiary paediatric specialities (including Tier 3 obesity services), with the exception of paediatric cardiac surgery. We have an extensive research portfolio in paediatric diabetes and endocrinology and excellent links with the adult diabetes and endocrinology services and the University of Nottingham.
For further information, please contact Dr Louise Denvir, Service Lead for paediatric endocrinology and diabetes ([email protected], telephone 0115 924 9924 x 82336) or Dr Sophie Wilne, Clinical Director, Nottingham Children’s Hospital ([email protected], telephone 0115 924 9924 x 84746).
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) was established in 2006 and we are one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham.
NUH are, by any measure, a large, complex, person-centred organisation. With over 17,000 employees from a wide range of professional backgrounds, they are one of the region’s largest employers.
NUH has an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of their patient care and for their research, education and innovation. They have strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University. This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for their students, as well as being a major research organisation.
For information about the Trust, including business plans, annual reports, and services, visit their website.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have various staff benefits. Some of the benefits of working for NUH include;
- Access to the Staff Wellbeing programme including our 24hour staff advice and emotional support service, financial advice service, a staff physiotherapy service and staff support networks
- Access to Spiritual and Pastoral Care Services
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Cycle to work and travel passes
- NHS discounts
- Flexible working
Details of these and other benefits can be found on our intranet pages which you will have access when you commence with Team NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Professional registration
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register for Paediatric Endocrinology or be within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of the interview
Qualifications/Development
Essential criteria
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree- PhD, MD or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Has completed specialist training in Paediatrics and Paediatric Endocrinology as specified by the RCPCH Endocrinology and Diabetes CSAC, or training assessed to be equivalent by the GMC.
- Experience and specialist training in insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring/flash glucose monitoring and hybrid closed loop systems
- Experience and training in management of children of all acute and chronic endocrine and diabetes disorders
- Awareness and experience of child protection processes
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric Endocrine Fellowship
- Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work within a team
Desirable criteria
- Specific training in clinical management
Personal Skills/Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Able to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Able to take overall responsibility for patients
- Computing and IT skills commensurate with a senior clinician role.
- Commitment to continuing professional development
Teaching, Audit & Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
- Ability to interpret and apply research findings
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a co-investigator or Principal Investigator
- Original research publications
- Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Practical Requirements
Desirable criteria
- Full UK Driving licence
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
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Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
