Consultant in Diabetes, Obesity, Endocrinology & GIM

The department of diabetes and endocrinology is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician to join a comprehensive, forward-thinking team in a full-time (10 PA) capacity. This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment. The department of diabetes and endocrinology provides inpatient and outpatient (including community services in Lambeth and Southwark) across all out hospital sites including GSTT and RBHH. This post will be based across the hospital and community sites, and includes specialist diabetes, endocrinology, obesity and GIM. This post will have key contributions to obesity medicine, specialist diabetes and endocrinology services at the Trust and support our delivery of community services and provision of services at RBHH., The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out on Guy's & St Thomas' sites, including RBHH and community sites and includes on-call commitments. This is an outline programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Leads/Director within 3 months of your start date. The post-holder will have a commitments to our continuously developing obesity services, transition and general endocrinology and specialist diabetes services, across the Trust sites. There is a commitment to GIM including inpatient medicine and the acute unselected medical take., You must be fully registered with the GMC, hold License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage. The post holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years) and therefore 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. The successful appointee will be expected to work as required across all of the Trust sites. The job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out on Guys & St Thomas sites, including RBHH and community sites and includes on-call commitments. This is an outline programme (subject to refining) and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Lead/ Director within 3 months of your start date.

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT
• MRCP(UK) by examination or equivalent
Desirable
• Higher degree, research MD or PhD, relevant to this post
Clinical experience Essential
• Experience of working in obesity, diabetes and endocrinology.
• Evidence of contribution to the development of clinical pathways and guidelines in diabetes and endocrinology.
• Evidence of a good understanding of clinical governance.
• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• Evidence of ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
• Clinical experience at Consultant level.
• Experience of working in tier 3 obesity services, and transition, young persons diabetes and endocrinology.
• Practical experience in the delivery of integrated diabetes care.
Clinical skills Essential
• Ability to design and shape diabetes and endocrine care provision.
• Ability to chair multi-disciplinary meetings
Desirable
• Good working knowledge of diabetes inpatient working across intermediate, secondary and tertiary care
Audit Management Essential
• Good track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required.
Desirable
• Evidence of leadership and management relating to diabetes and endocrinology.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in designing and implementing quality improvement projects
Research, Teaching Skill and experience Essential
• A track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
• Evidence of original research and publication relevant to role
• Established area of research interest
• GCP certificate within 2 years
  
  The Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology is part of the SAMS Directorate, which sits within the Integrated and Specialist Medicine Clinical Group. Relevant specialities alongside Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology include Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease, lipids, nutrition and dietetics, neurofibromatosis, neurology, neurophysiology, ophthalmology, pain medicine and INPUT, diabetic eye screening programme, Gassiot House, Guy's OPD, Gracefield Gardens.
The Diabetes and Endocrinology Department is an important element of local and tertiary medical services. It treats 20,000 patients each year (including 3000 new patients) including many tertiary referrals for diabetes, lipid, obesity, metabolic and endocrine disorders. The clinics are accommodated in modern purpose-built Day Centres on both the Guy's and St. Thomas' sites. There is a well-developed local diabetes network group, active integrated diabetes intermediate care teams, rapid access clinics, community-based diabetes clinics and obesity clinics. Within Kings Health Partners diabetes and endocrinology sits within the Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity (IDEO) facilitating the closer collaboration and partnership with colleagues and organisations across South London.