Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology

The post is a replacement post based at Warrington Hospital working across Warrington and Halton sites offered on a permanent basis. Applications are invited for a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology who holds MB ChB or equivalent qualifications, MRCP, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.

The appointee will support the development of our services and will contribute to weekday cover to A2 Medical Ward, outpatients for new and follow up patients in Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinics, take part in the consultant of the day rota answering advice and guidance requests for the community..

There is also a commitment to carry out some weekday afternoon acute medicine sessions and 1:8 weekends supporting medical admissions

The post holder will join a team of 6 diabetes and endocrine consultants to provide weekday cover to A2 medical ward. They will carry out some weekday afternoon sessions and around 1:8 weekends supporting medical admission. This is remunerated in addition to the standard 10 PA's.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

There will be clinics for new and follow up patients in diabetes and general endocrinology clinics.

The appointee will take part in the consultant of the week rota which involves answering advice and guidance requests for the community, triaging and starting initial investigations for new referrals, supporting the diabetes nurse inpatient team and seeing any ward referrals. The diabetes & endocrinology registrar will assist with ward reviews if available.

The appointee will be expected to attend and be actively involved in MDT meetings and directorate clinical governance activity across Diabetes and Endocrinology Services.

It is expected the post holder will gain educational supervisor status for the GMC register.

As diabetes related technology is the way forward the appointee would be expected to gain competency with insulin pumps, hybrid closed loop devices and continuous glucose monitor analysis.

The appointee will actively participate in the quality improvement agenda adopting an initiative of choice to lead on.

Provide active teaching and supervision to medical trainees and undergraduates based on A2, in diabetes and endocrinology rotations and in allied sub-speciality if applicable.