Consultant in Diabetes

The Diabetes and Endocrinology service is looking to appoint a highly motivated and dynamic Consultant colleague to join our team at Bolton. The consultants in our current team have varied sub-specialty interests including young persons, insulin pumps, anti-natal and diabetic foot pathways.

This truly is an exciting time to join Bolton. The Trust, in partnership with the University of Bolton, is building a large School of Medicine on the hospital site and development of the Community Diagnostic Centre.

This creates a rare opportunity to become involved with these changes and part of the new future of the site. We are proud that our staff have told us that Bolton is a great place to work in Greater Manchester. One of the first things you will realise when you join us is the community feel and the supportive and nurturing culture.

The service is looking for someone with sub-special interests in diabetic foot, young persons to lead and support developments in these areas. Other personal sub-speciality interests are welcome for discussion and development. Please contact Dr Simmi Krishnan via the details below to discuss these opportunities.

As the post holder, you would join the Integrated Diabetes & Endocrinology Service in Bolton.

The Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultants provide care for Ward A4, which is the D&E specialist ward at Royal Bolton Hospital. They are assisted by 2 specialty registrars and a number of junior doctors. The post holder will work within the Integrated Community Services Division.

A full range of multidisciplinary clinics and specialty diabetes clinics are established. These include diabetes foot ulcer, young people, pump, antenatal and pre-pregnancy clinics.

The post-holder should have a keen interest in these specialties as they would be expected to play a significant part in the development and improvement of these sub-specialty units.

Patient education is an area we are excited to redesign - the post holder will participate in the development and implementation of this.

There are regular specialty team clinical governance and educational meetings to examine practice and maintain quality and co-ordinate care.

The post holder will be required to participate in the Postgraduate Education programme. Contribution to Research programmes and regular clinical audit involvement is essential. Collaborative projects with academic centres in Manchester and local research on patient education and care delivery will be encouraged.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton our patients and people are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence formaternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.

PROVISIONAL JOB PLAN INPATIENTS

As one of our Consultants you would provide care for inpatients enabling the remaining consultants to cover clinics. When based on the ward the physician (working on a 1:4 rota) would be expected to be responsible for co-ordinating the care for patients on our Diabetes & Endocrine and General Medicine ward as well as cover for in-patient diabetes and endocrine care.

OUTPATIENTS

1. Consultation for 13 patients (3 new + 10 FU ) in endocrine clinics
2. Consultation for 7 (2 new + 5 FU) in diabetes clinics including antenatal speciality
3. Participate in departmental team rota for Advice & guidance, triage of inpatient and outpatient referrals.

REMAINING PA’S

The job plan will also include PA’s for inpatient/ward cover (pro-rata), supporting professional activities, on-call and evening ambulatory care cover plus teaching & supervision.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES/ADMINISTRATION

You would be expected to share the diabetes, endocrinology and general medical duties working collaboratively with your other Consultant colleagues.

As part of the general medical duties you will be expected to rotate on to the ward 1:4 (currently one month in four) and to participate in the acute general medica