Clinical Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology (ST3+ equivalent)

Employer heading Clinical Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology (ST3+ equivalent) NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04) Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job Overview 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. Working for our organisation 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 Detailed Job Description And Main 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 criteria 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 criteria 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 criteria 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 criteria 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 criteria Experience with audit Evidence of leadership / project management Evidence of having implemented change Teaching Essential criteria Experience of supervising junior staff. Ability to teach clinical skills. Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting. Desirable criteria Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students, foundation doctors and nurses Contribution to Departmental training sessions. Clinical Governance, Audit and Research Essential criteria Experience of audit projects. Desirable criteria Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change. Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Documents to download Job description (PDF, 694.5KB) Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB) Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Apply online now Further details / informal visits contact Name Victoria Cowan Job title HR Advisor Email address victoria.cowan2@nhs.net Show more Show less