INTERVIEWS FOR NTN AND LATS

Dear Colleague,

The PIMD have assured me that our vacant posts will be advertised on the nhs jobs website today with a closing date for applications of Wed 11th July 2007. I have appended the job description. Could you please forward this e-mail to any of your contacts who may wish to apply and ask them to keep visiting the PIMD and NHS jobs websites.

Best wishes,
Shaz.
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JOB TITLE: Specialist Trainee Registrar (StR) Diabetes & Endocrinology

LOCATION:     Northern Deanery 

DEANERY PROFILE 

The Northern Deanery is committed to providing excellence in healthcare by: 

• delivering excellence in postgraduate medical and dental training and
• ensuring we have the right number of doctors and dentists with the right skills to meet the needs of our patients and the local NHS.

We are accountable to, and work in partnership with the North East Strategic Health Authority (NESHA) and are responsible for the education and training of around 4000 junior doctors and dentists. We ensure that our training programmes produce: 

• clinically competent doctors and dentists who put the safety needs of patients first and are capable of being effective independent practitioners and team workers
• professionals who understand the duties of a doctor and dentist, the working of the NHS and their role in it
• life long learners who are able to respond well to the challenges which their professional career will present

In addition, in General Practice and Dentistry, we also have a role in promoting and overseeing the continuing professional development of career grade general medical practitioners, dental practitioners and their teams.

We operate across a wide and geographically varied area which extends from the Scottish border to Millom in the south west and Northallerton in the south east, working with 11 Acute Trusts (which includes 2 Specialist Trusts providing mental health and learning disabilities services).

At the Deanery office (10-12 Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne) we deliver largely a central function but work closely with our 'delivery arm' colleagues who are our faculty of educators and managers (i.e. tutors, advisors, course organisers, educational supervisors and others ) to deliver good educational programmes and the right support to trainees and trainers.

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY

The Northern Deanery has a structured 5 year training programme in Diabetes & Endocrinology managed by the Specialist Training Committee. We are committed to train all trainees in Acute Medicine to Level 2. Our aim as a training region is to produce individuals with an aptitude towards MDT working, with demonstrable practical analytical management skills of clinical situations and who are ultimately rounded individuals equally at home with Trust business development issues and multidisciplinary discussion of patient care issues. 

DIMENSIONS OF THE JOB 

The rotation provides training in general diabetes and endocrinology, accompanied with sub-specialty training in renal diabetes, diabetic foot , diabetic & thyroid eye disease clinics, insulin pump therapy & other novel therapies, e.g. islet transplantation , adolescent & transitional diabetes & endocrinology, paediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology, thyroid clinics, bone clinics, pituitary clinics, obstetric diabetes and & endocrine clinics, neuroendocrine tumour clinics, reproductive endocrine clinics, lipid & metabolic clinics. The majority of the latter are provided in a district general hospital with some confined to the 3 tertiary centres. We also provide strong training in managerial skills aiding work in the community delivering ambulatory care, e.g. Community Diabetes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 

Doctors must have achieved foundation competencies.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Trainees rotate on the 1^st Wednesday in October every year.  Each trainee during their 5 year programme will spend 1-year at the RVI (Newcastle), 1-yr at either James Cook University Hospital (Middlesbrough) or Freeman Hospital (Newcastle), 3-yrs rotating between 3 of the District Training Units every year.  Usually trainees will remain in either the Southern Rotation with JCUH being the central unit or the Northern Rotation with Freeman being the central unit, and the RVI is the focal point where all trainees will rotate through.  Trainees will be encouraged to undertake research during their programme with the possibility of counting 1-year towards their training.  Acute Medicine responsibilities are required during all posts. 

The specific posts to be appointed to are: 

NTN at James Cook University Hospital from 3rd October 2007 to join the rotation for 5 years 

LAT at James Cook University Hospital 3rd October 2007 to 30th September 2008  

LAT at Sunderland Royal Hospital 3rd October 2007 to 30th September 2008  

LAT at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle 3rd October 2007 to 30th March 2008 (there is a strong chance of a contract extension for 6-months) 

LAT at University Hospital of North Durham 3rd October 2007 to 30th September 2008  (it is highly likely that this post will start from 3rd October 2007). 

COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS 

Excellent communication is essential in all the specialties and doctors are expected to work well as members of a multidisciplinary team with other professionals. Good communication with patients and relatives is also essential.

IMPROVING WORKING LIVES

All trusts in the deanery are committed to these principles. 

PERSONAL AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT 

Doctors will attend departmental and trust teaching and take study leave in liaison with their clinical and educational supervisors.

HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY

It is the responsibility of the individual to work in compliance with all current health and safety legislation and the Trust's Health and Safety Policy and to attend any training requirements both statutory and mandatory in line with the Trust's legal responsibility to comply with the Health and Safety and Welfare at Work Act 1974.

To act on and report any untoward incident to the nurse in charge and complete documentation in accordance with the Trust policies, and assist in the risk assessment of the department, equipment and processes of the department. 

CLINICAL & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Will pay due diligence to Trust guidelines and policies, enhancing the quality of care.

Will assist in the monitoring of incident reports and complaints and in the action planning required arising from such reports. 

GENERAL

This job description is intended as a guide to the principal duties and responsibilities for the post and should not be considered an exhaustive list.  It is subject to change in line with future development of the service.

 
 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

The Terms and Conditions of Service are those for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff. Please visit NHS Employers website for Terms and Conditions as well as published salary scales www.nhsemployers.org 

Appointment is subject to satisfactorily pre-employment checks including CRB, occupational health, GMC and immigration status.  

Please note that pay banding for on call will be paid at the intensity rate applicable at the time a trainee rotates into a post.  

This is a generic Job Description.  More detailed information regarding specific duties a trainee will carry out once in post will be provided at Induction.