About this role
Job summary
Applications are warmly invited from energetic and enthusiastic candidates to join our team at Heartlands Hospital. The successful candidate will join a friendly, dynamic consultant team who strive to be regional leaders in the delivery of high quality, compassionate, patient-centred, multi-disciplinary care in EDM, including teaching, training, and research. The successful candidate would be contributing to both EDM in-patients' and outpatients' activities.
EDM department at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital is dedicated to delivering comprehensive diabetes and endocrinology services locally and regionally, including pancreas and islet transplant, neuropathy, MODY, tier 3 weight management and sub-specialist endocrine services with close links and access to specialist services at QEH. Sub-speciality interests are encouraged, but not required for these posts.
A full range of associated healthcare professionals are on site in a purpose-built Diabetes Centre, including dietitian, podiatrists, diabetes specialist nurses, and endocrine specialist nurses, supporting MDT working pattern. The post holder will be expected to engage with the multidisciplinary team and will have the opportunity to take part in one of the sub-specialist clinics or to develop a subspecialty interest of their own.
Main duties of the job
Our New Consultant colleagues will join us providing care across our service. Inpatient duties are covered by 2 duty colleagues, resulting in an approximately 1:4 inpatient commitment. Out-of-hours working is undertaken 1:8, including weekend (resident) sessions.
The post holders will provide EDM Out-Patient Clinics plus other Direct Clinical Care.
A shared office, equipped with a computer and telephone, will be provided, and will be supported by appropriate secretarial time.
The department trains the full range of junior doctors and makes a large contribution to undergraduate education. The post holders would be expected to contribute to these activities. Please note that due to the changing needs of the service the post holders may be required to adopt a flexible approach together with the other consultant members of the EDM team.
Our unit is research active, with participation in a wide selection of topic areas. Educational and Clinical supervision is supported by all departmental colleagues. Participation in our weekly educational meetings is expected, as part of our commitment to excellence in patient care.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
Desirable
- Higher degree (eg MD or PhD)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in Endocrinology or Diabetes and general internal medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of EDM problems.
- An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
Desirable
- Specialist interest and substantial training and experience in Endocrinology or Diabetic medicine
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient/inpatient priorities in accordance with Trust requirements
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- Experience of audit
- Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
- Understanding of Training system and active participation in training structures/trainee supervision
- Experience of and willingness to teach medical students
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Ability to work effectively in a team & with colleagues from a wide range of professional and organisational backgrounds
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Ability to understand patient and carer/family requirements
- Ability to persuade and influence
- Good presentational skills including complex clinical & managerial information to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to maintain composure and set high standards of behaviour when under pressure
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work effectively with those who may express strong opposing views
- Good IT skills
Desirable
- Formal audit publication
- Evidence of innovation in the workplace
- Time Management Skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate students/ research
- Research Proposal Experience
- Research Grant success
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Good knowledge of wider health debate & NHS structures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)