Consultant in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultant

Overview

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement. Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation.

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours. We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities. As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance.

As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week. Applications are invited for the position of Consultant Physician in General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology. This is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and visionary department and have an opportunity to participate in the continuing development and success of the service. The candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of seven other existing full‑time consultants in order to provide a complete and high‑quality Diabetes, Endocrine and General Medicine service.

We have a strong tradition for team working with a multidisciplinary approach utilising the skills of specialist nurses, dietitians and podiatrists. There are close links between the hospital and community diabetes services. There is a full range of specialist diabetes clinics including Antenatal, Foot, Renal, Type 1, Complication and Young Persons as well as Endocrine/ Bone and bariatric clinics with regular MDT meetings.

The department has a very active and expanding research portfolio involving both multinational commercial clinical trial work and investigator‑initiated trials in various aspects of diabetes and endocrinology as well as research related to diabetes education and patient management strategies. The department has an excellent record of recruitment to clinical trials and has been the highest recruiter, nationally, for various trials.

• Care of general medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners and ED, including on call and post take ward rounds as directed by the Clinical Director
• Ward rounds for inpatients
• Review and advise on the management of inpatients referred by other specialists within the hospital
• Specialist and General Medical Outpatient clinics
• Close liaison with primary care to further develop diabetes care in the community
• Teaching of medical students and doctors in training
• Audit, CPD, Clinical Governance and Annual Appraisal
• Development and promotion of evidence based practice and guidelines
• Multidisciplinary team working and leadership
• Relevant participation in management
• Research activity
• Other appropriate duties and responsibilities, Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role,…