Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology, Obesity and Diabetes

This post is a fixed term 12 months locum post to cover for maternity leave., This is a locum tertiary endocrine consultant NHS post undertaking 10 PA's per week. The post holder will join a busy and progressive team delivering paediatric diabetes, endocrinology and obesity services within Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond.
This post will comprise 10 Programmed Activities per week including 1:6.6 on call; 8.5 PAs of Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities., This is a locum tertiary endocrine consultant NHS post undertaking 10 PA's per week. The post holder will join a busy and progressive team delivering paediatric diabetes, endocrinology and obesity services within Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond.
The post will deliver secondary and tertiary endocrine services, on site with a combination of virtual and face to face clinics and inpatient care. Tertiary training in management of childhood obesity would be desirable.
The appointee is expected to be tertiary trained in paediatric endocrinology & diabetes and have an excellent, practical knowledge of paediatric diabetes management and education including dietary management and CSII therapy as well as advanced glucose monitoring technologies. Tertiary training and expertise in management of childhood obesity is desired. Candidates with specialist experience in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes within 6 months of acquiring CCT via "portfolio pathway" will also be considered.
Clinically, he or she will share in the provision of the outpatient service for Endocrinology and Diabetes and provide inpatient advice, as well as regional and supra-regional advice when requested.
There are 8.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) PA's and 1.5 supporting professional activities (SPA). We seek to employ a dedicated, tertiary trained paediatric endocrinologist who will work with the existing team. There is a 1:6.6 on call commitment for endocrinology & diabetes. An example job plan is detailed below; a job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate considering their clinical skills and experience.

Candidates are expected to be tertiary trained in paediatric endocrinology & diabetes and obesity and have an excellent, practical knowledge of paediatric diabetes management. Training and experience obesity is desirable, but not essential.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
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