Locum Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology

This is a 6 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Physician in Diabetes. This post will be available for a period of 6 months. This post will deliver 6 PAs supporting the Diabetes team. The post-holder will provide Diabetes Foot clinics and a diabetes foot ward rounds alongside Diabetes Clinics. The post will be based at St Jamess Hospital. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST To assist in the provision of multi-disciplinary out-patient services / clinics in Diabetes, ensuring we meet our objectives of a responsive, patient centred, and high quality service. To contribute to the development and modernisation of diabetes services with the aim of improving capacity and quality of services to both the local Leeds and regional populations. To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Diabetes Unit. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department. To promote patient and public involvement into
the services provided by the Diabetes Centre, including involvement with local and national Diabetes patient support groups. To participate in the education, training, and supervision of staff of all grades and disciplines, including contributing to the design of programs and logistics of local and regional diabetes and endocrinology training meetings. The precise duties and responsibilities of the post may be varied depending on circumstances and subject to negotiation with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director. Please read the full job description for the proposed job plan. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.