The successful candidate (s) will be jointly responsible for the provision of diabetes, endocrinology and general medical services to the population of Northumbria. The post holder will be encouraged to develop a sub-specialist interest to complement the other members of the department and will work with managers and professional colleagues in ensuring maximum efficiency of the service. Any sub-specialist interest can be considered. The appointee(s) will provide continuing clinical responsibility for patients under his/her care and assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.
Lead and manage the team through adaptable, visible and collective leadership to ensure a committed approach is achieved. Standards will need to be driven by improvements with clear and explicit direction, encouraging constructive feedback and challenge from those involved. The appointee would also continue to provide educational and clinical supervision to trainees in specialty and general medicine. The Trust is committed to providing patient care of the highest quality.
Accordingly, the job plan (see appendix 1) is constructed to allow practical sessional commitment for quality improvement activities, medical audit, clinical governance and continuing medical education. The post holder will be required to participate in clinical audit activities (personal, departmental and inter-departmental) including clinical audit meetings. The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing and location of sessions may change as the service develops. A typical week would consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including an allocation of 1.5 SPAs for Supported Professional Activities.
Additional SPAs will be available dependant upon service need. A proposed job plan has been outlined in the job description and will be agreed on commencement of appointment. You would be expected to manage your personal workload in such a way to ensure where possible service contract levels are achieved in addition to participating in the provision of cover on a shared basis with colleagues for periods of annual, sickness and study leave, except for prolonged absence where locum cover may be necessary

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