Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Endocrinology CHI

Job title:

Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Paediatric Endocrinology CHI

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

Applications are invited for this post, based at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH), for the clinical management of children with congenital hyperinsulinism and paediatric endocrine disorders. The Paediatric Endocrinology service at RMCH, is the largest paediatric endocrine service in the UK. The service includes nationally commissioned Congenital Hyperinsulinism and Hypophosphatasia services. The Fellowship post is for fixed term for up to 2 years. The fellow has the opportunity to undertake research up to 2 days per week and most previous fellows have completed a higher degree with the University of Manchester.The Fellow will gain clinical experience in paediatric endocrinology and congenital hyperinsulinsim. He/she will play a key role in the management of endocrine patients, with responsibility for inpatient and outpatient care. In addition, the post holder will be expected to participate in quality improvement projects (QIP), audit and endocrine research.Each doctor will have a named Educational Supervisor Study / exam leave together with financial support available for suitable study courses on request.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be based at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital as a member of the paediatric endocrine team. He/she will be involved in the care of CHI and other endocrine patients both as an in and outpatients. The post holder will be expected to receive and undertake daytime telephone calls to and from other centres specifically in relation to advice for the care of children with CHI, including new referrals. This will be done in conjunction with the consultant on-call. He/she will liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team which include 2 CHI specialist nurses, dietitians, speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists, surgeons, NORCHI administrator, nuclear medicine, radiologists and histopathologists. Other duties include supervision of ST1-3 on the ward and day case unit and clinical administrative duties.Opportunities will exist for flexibility in the weekly timetable (see below) and to develop protocol-driven care pathways and participate in governance activity to improve the quality of the service.About usMFT 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. What’s more, 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 description
Job responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll 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. Whilst 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 MattersMFT 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person Specification
Training
Essential

• Previous appointments which provided professional training in a related medical specialty ST3 level or above

Professional Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• MRCPCH
• APLS

Clinical Experience
Desirable

• Previous experience paediatric endocrinology

Management/ Audit
Desirable

• Experience of participation in clinical audit

Teaching
Desirable

• Experience of teaching medical and other staff

Research Publications
Desirable

• Evidence of recent and current research with relevant publications

Professional Interests
Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional society(ies).
• Knowledge of the up-to-date literature

Personal Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines

Teamwork
Essential

• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues both medical and other disciplines

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Expected salary

£61825 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:16:04 GMT

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