Locumconsultantpaediatrics with Specialinterest - Romford, United Kingdom - Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Romford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Paediatric diabetes service at BHRUT NHS Trust is one of the busiest in London and the South East treating over 400 children.

We are part of the North East Thames Diabetes network.

The service is run by 3 consultants (including this post) and 1 specialty doctor, 3.75 WTE PDSNs/ 1 Band 5 Paediatric nurse diabetes development role, and 1.5 paediatric diabetes dietician and a diabetes administrator.

Our Trust management is very supportive and sympathetic to the cause of the paediatric diabetes service.

Weekly MDT Clinics run at Queens Hospital, and we use web platforms to upload blood glucose data and point of care HbA1C testing in clinic.

The team uses the Twinkle database for collecting data on service delivery and outcome.

Other features of the paediatric diabetes service include:
Weekly pump clinics and 2 weekly pump starts Monthly transition clinic with adult diabetes team Monthly MDT meetings Carb counting workshops Quarterly newsletter for families/team members Social events during school holidays for families and team (e.g. walk, sports events, picnics) We have completed the Diabetes Quality Programme commissioned by RCPCH.

We are part of NEL CYP Diabetes network We were successful with our bid from NHSE to become a pilot site for improving diabetes technology uptake for CYP from deprived communities.

Actively involved in National Paediatric Diabetes Audit The successful applicant will take an important role in providing transition care for CYP and for those with Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

She/he will be responsible with his/her colleagues for seeing the patients newly diagnosed with diabetes and helping the children/adolescents and their families with education and support both in clinic and outside clinic.

The successful applicant will also assist with her/his colleagues in providing any necessary advice to the childrens wards when children/adolescents already known to have diabetes are admitted for diabetes related or other non-diabetes related reasons.