Consultant in Paediatric Neuro Endocrinology

The Endocrinology service at Great Ormond Street Hospital would like to announce an exciting opportunity for a 0.7 WTE substantive Consultant Paediatric Endocrinology post with an interest in Neuroendocrinology. The post-holder will join ten other existing consultants leading multi-disciplinary teams in different areas of paediatric endocrinology. The post-holder will gain wider experience of managing complex general endocrine disorders and will manage a cohort of patients with complex neuroendocrine conditions.
The post-holder will be expected to work with colleagues to support and develop the neuroendocrine service. The successful candidate will share the responsibilities for the endocrine service including supporting the congenital hypothyroidism service. There will be a commitment to an outreach clinic four times per year.
The clinical service is closely aligned with both clinical and molecular research at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health and collaborative partners, and the post-holder will be encouraged to develop an active research programme into rare endocrine disease and neuroendocrinology at the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health (UCL). The post-holder will participate in teaching activities of the endocrine service, offered to the referring hospitals and within the trust, and be responsible for educational/clinical supervision of trainees., The post holder will participate in a 1 in 8 attending/ on call commitment for this post. The attending duties include on call cover for a week at a time, from Monday at 9.00am to the following Monday. During these weeks, no outpatient clinics will be undertaken. The attending consultant will undertake daily ward rounds, review endocrine and diabetes inpatients, and those attending the Endocrine Investigation Unit. They will also supervise the junior doctor management of outliers within the Hospital and will provide advice to outside Hospitals. The on-call duties are non-residential but additional emergency duties may arise under exceptional circumstances. Endocrine inpatients referred during attending weeks will be retained by the attending consultant., GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
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The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2-4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.
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Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.
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