Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology/GIM

Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology/GIM Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

There is an exciting opportunity for a full time Consultant in Diabetes/Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine to join the existing team working across WTWA Hospitals.

The successful candidate will join 7 Consultant Diabetes/Endocrinologists who work across WTWA. We are well supported by middle grade doctors including specialist trainees and specialty doctors. The diabetes/endocrinology aspect of this post will be primarily based at Wythenshawe, Withington, and Trafford with the option of clinics at Altrincham based on the successful candidate's preferences and the needs of the service. The Diabetes and Endocrinology service provides the full spectrum of secondary and tertiary services.

We are keen to attract candidates interested in innovative ways to move the specialist services forward and also keen to recruit a colleague who will contribute to the wider hospital, including but not limited to supporting management and training (both undergraduate and postgraduate) activities. There are regular multidisciplinary team meetings.

Main duties of the job

This appointment will be made in accordance with the 2023 Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions. The Job Description indicates the main duties of the post which may be reviewed in light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder.

This is a full-time 10 PA post. Offers of less than full-time work or job shares would also be considered.

The multidisciplinary team includes specialist nurses, psychologists, and specialist podiatry.

Apart from the outpatient activity, the successful candidate would spend over a third of their weekday job plan delivering consultant-led care on a newly developed Medical Specialties Ward. This is a 23-bedded ward caring for patients with a variety of presenting conditions. They will manage the patients with 2 other consultants with specialist interests in other disciplines, i.e., renal. It is expected they provide teaching and supervision to the juniors on the ward and lead on service delivery, improvement, and relevant QIP.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. To be even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification Qualifications

• Certificate of completion of Specialist Training in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine
• Attendance at appropriate professional courses

Professional Interests

• Commitment to CPD
• Membership of appropriate professional society(s). Knowledge of up-to-date literature

Professional Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent
• Full Registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCP or equivalent
• Teaching qualification e.g., PG Cert in Ed ED

Clinical Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of diabetes, endocrinology and medicine. Willingness to develop skills as appropriate to the service needs
• Specialist interests in aspects of diabetes and endocrinology

Research/Publications

• Evidence of recent and current research with relevant publications

Personal Skills

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and their relatives, and with other members of the multidisciplinary team. Experience of supervising general diabetes and endocrinology work with junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines
• Ability to work and make patient management decisions on own initiative, while seeking appropriate guidance from colleagues when required
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues both medical and other disciplines
• Enthusiasm for improving the service
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and relevant staff in other disciplines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Diabetes/Endocrinology, Specialty Lead