Locum Consultant Physician Diabetes & EndocrinologyNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology (D&E) Service within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) as a Locum Consultant Physician in Diabetes & Endocrinology.

The successful candidate will be based at the Royal Gwent Hospital, with opportunities to provide specialist inpatient support and clinical leadership through in-reach services at The Grange University Hospital (GUH) and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF).

The role offers a varied and rewarding clinical workload, including delivering specialist D&E outpatient clinics across ABUHB acute hospital sites and community settings. The post holder will work as part of a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality patient care across both inpatient and outpatient services.

The successful candidate will contribute to the Diabetes Inpatient Care and Education (DICE) rota at GUH on a 1 in 10-week basis. During this week, inpatient diabetes care responsibilities will replace scheduled outpatient clinic commitments.

You will be joining a well-established and supportive department comprising of 10 Consultants and 2 speciality doctors, providing excellent opportunities for peer support, service development, teaching, and innovation within a progressive and patient-focused service.

This post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic clinician to contribute to the continued development of D&E services across one of the largest health boards in Wales.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• To support the development and delivery of Diabetes and Endocrinology services and take part in the delivery of a comprehensive acute medicine service
• To share the responsibility for acute +/- general medicine patients admitted to acute medicine wards
• To participate and lead in the acute medical take
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's agreed objectives
• All clinical staff are accountable and responsible for their own clinical competence and should limit their actions to those for which they are deemed competent. Clinical staff are also required to comply with the requirements of their professional organisations regarding supervision

Teaching/Training

• To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of Shape of Training (SoT) and related requirements
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
• To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, SpRs, STs and other staff as appropriate
• Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff

Strategic

• Use their clinical expertise to play an essential part in the provision of strategic planning, implementation, deliveryand evaluation of existing and services within the Directorates

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description for a detailed break down of the job plan and main responsibilities.

This position involves Regulated Activity withadults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

• Enhanced check with barred list information, including
• an adults barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy which opened in October 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.