Locum Consultant Diabetologist
| Posting date: | 17 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £105,504.00 to £139,882.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £105504.00 - £139882.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Sidcup, DA14 6LT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9197-25-0371 |
Summary
The 10 PA contract will comprise 7.5 direct clinical programmed activities and 2.5 supportingprogrammed activities.The supporting programmed activities will include 1.5 PA for revalidation includingparticipation in morbidity & mortality reviews, in the departmental clinical governanceprogramme and in mandatory training. It is anticipated that a further 1 SPA will be allocatedfor teaching and training activities including educational supervision, plus development of thecommunity service. The Community role is envisaged as follows:- To provide clinical leadership for a borough based multidisciplinary team includingDSNs, podiatrists, dietitian and psychologist.- To deliver Consultant led community diabetes clinics (type 1 and complex type 2),provide clinical support to the DSNs, podiatrists, dietitian and psychologist.- Using Practice data, work with Practices to risk stratify their patients with diabetesand deliver MDTs to agree a management plan- Offer advice and guidance either by telephone or email- To have the opportunity and flexibility to develop this role and service so that it meetsthe needs of the local community and system partners- To test and explore innovation within the service, for example, the use of digital andremote monitoring The acute role would be to facilitate continuity and a high quality of diabetes care for patientswith established or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes admitted to the hospital, during theirstay and on discharge. We envisage that they will undertake type 2 diabetes and possiblymore specialist clinics of their choice. Colleagues will continue to also provide T2DMcommunity clinics to facilitate team working. There will be considerable flexibility within therole to maintain and develop clinical skills. On Call Commitment:There may be opportunities to undertake inpatient diabetes/endocrine reviews, preoperative assessments, endocrinology clinics or engage in the on call rota depending on theappointees interests. If applicants which to join the on-call rota there will be consideration fortime off in lieu.CPD/SPACPD is counted within SPA time (see trust regulations). Attendance at internal meetings(non DCC) counts as SPA and is also often CPD, the clinician will have to make a choice ofwhat to attend within department and discuss with the CD where attendance is vital as partof smooth working of the department. SPA in this post is 2.5 PAs per week. Professional leaveMust be agreed with the CD/DD and is discretionary according to the activity. No clinicsshould be cancelled for professional leave.Diabetes and Endocrinology Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich) andQueen Marys Hospital (Sidcup) Medical Staff: Dr Jennifer Tremble Consultant D&E and General/Acute Medicine, Clinical Lead for D &E, QEH MedicineDr Debbie-Ann Charles Consultant D&E and General Medicine, QEHDr Iffy Chika Consultant D&E and General Medicine, QEHDr Valmiki Salema Consultant D&E QEH and Community servicesDr Serife Mehmet Consultant D&E and General Medicine, QMHDr Sharaf Ibrahim Consultant D&E and General Medicine, QMH Within the QEH Medicine Division, Diabetes and Endocrine outpatient clinics are deliveredacross two sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup.All inpatient work is delivered at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where there is a busy EmergencyDepartment. There are no inpatients at Queen Marys Hospital.There are diabetes day centres on both sites where nurse/dietetic and podiatry clinics areheld. At QEH Consultant diabetes clinics are largely in the main outpatients departmentalthough many of these are currently running virtually. Two of the Consultants currentlyundertake T2DM community clinics alternate weeks within the hospital supported byCommunity nurses, dietitians and a psychologist. There is a lead Diabetes nurse based at QEH and a second DAFNE and pump trainednurse. There is a part time band 7 nurse supporting inpatient diabetes and a newlyappointed band 6 nurse and HCA. At QMH there are two band 7 nurses. There is a DAFNEtrained T1DM dietitian and a newly appointed inpatient diabetes dietitian. There is a pump service on both sites. Transition clinics take place quarterly on both sites.There is a separate antenatal clinic for Bexley and Greenwich patients both held currentlyas a result of COVID at QMH all deliveries are at QEH. There is a specialist foot roundlead by the inpatient podiatrist supported by Vascular surgeons from St Thomas, adiabetologist, microbiologist and pharmacist. There are also foot services at QMH supportedby the diabetologist and vascular surgeons. There is a satellite dialysis unit at QEH,supported by the renal team from Kings College Hospital, and another at QMH, supportedby the renal team from Guys and St Thomas.