About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.The Newcastle Diabetes and Endocrinology team seeks a medical doctor for a full-time clinical fellow post exclusively devoted to the specialty, with no core inpatient or ward cover requirements. This post has become available after specific funding has been acquired from the directorate.
The post is unique in that it is designed specifically to maximise exposure to the specialty through regular attendance and participation in outpatient clinics, as well as specialty-specific inpatient exposure (e.g. diabetes in-reach ward rounds and Endocrinology Programmed Investigation Unit activity). There is a wide variety of subspecialty clinics and clinical activities available with the post having the flexibility to allow the medical doctor the choice to develop his/her own subspecialty interests. If desired, there is the option for out-of-hours ward cover on-calls to acquire banding for salary purposes.
Main duties of the job
Newcastle has a high-profile Diabetes service with national recognition of clinical excellence and a nationally and internationally celebrated research programme.
Inpatient diabetes is located at both the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospitals while the Diabetes Centre is located at the Freeman Hospital and provides high quality outpatient care alongside support and liaison with colleagues in primary care.
Specialty clinics include the full range of diabetes care as well as interests in islet cell transplantation, diabetes technology, immunotherapy, diabetic kidney disease, cystic fibrosis alongside groundbreaking clinical research in the treatment and prevention of Type II diabetes. We are the regional centre for kidney pancreas transplantation and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), and a national leading centre for islet cell transplantation. We also do ground-breaking clinical research in the treatment and prevention of Type II diabetes.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
The Endocrinology department is located at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and specialises in all aspects of clinical endocrinology including thyroid cancer, neuroendocrine tumours, thyroid eye disease, endocrine genetic conditions and pituitary disease.
Endocrinology is par excellence a multidisciplinary clinical field, and combined endocrinology clinics are held weekly to monthly with ophthalmologists (thyroid eye disease), paediatric neuro-oncologists (late effects of childhood cancer therapies), geneticists (monogenic endocrine conditions), neurosurgery/ENT surgeons (pituitary tumours), thyroid surgeons and oncologists (thyroid cancer), hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeons (gastrointestinal and pancreatic NET tumours), adrenal surgeons (paragangliomas and phaeochromocytomas) and paediatric endocrinologists (adolescent endocrine transition).
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification. Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months (or within 6 months for non-EEA applicants).
Desirable
MRCP or equivalent. Other relevant qualifications (ALS, ATLS, NLS, PALS). Distinctions. Scholarships, prizes, BSc (or equivalent). NHS paid work experience.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge Essential
Good history & examination skills. Able to formulate a working diagnosis. Able to order appropriate investigations. Image interpretation relevant to practice. Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
Management and Administration Experience Essential
Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce. Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues. An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
Experience with audit Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change
Teaching Essential
Experience of supervising junior staff. Ability to teach clinical skills. Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting.
Desirable
Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students, foundation doctors and nurses Contribution to Departmental training sessions.
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential
Experience of audit projects.
Desirable
Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change.
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 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)