Locum Diabetes Consultant - Preston, United Kingdom - Medacs Healthcare

Medacs Healthcare

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Preston, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Client Name:
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NFT

Role:
Locum Diabetes Consultant

Location:
Royal Preston Hospital

Benefits:

Over 5,000 new job requests received every week.
Approved supplier on every NHS medical locum framework
Priority access and first sight of large number of jobs across multiple NHS trusts/health boards
Competitive pay rates
Flexibility on jobs/shifts; long term jobs and short ad hoc shifts available
A dedicated point of contact
Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
Lucrative referral scheme
Revalidation support
24/7/365 service we are available when you need us
Access to The Support Hub our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care.

This position is ideal for a skilled Diabetologists who is looking for a locum consultancy post that provides very best opportunities for development, academia and practice.

As a locum consultant in diabetes, your skills, knowledge, and experience are critical to the provision of Endocrinology and Diabetes services throughout the hospital, particularly diagnostic, investigative, and holistic treatment.

Working flexible shifts at Royal Preston Hospital, you will enjoy close working relationships with your fellow healthcare professionals as you work to ensure the highest standards of care are provided to patients of all ages while being a pillar of clinical and educational support for junior Endocrinologists and Diabetologists.

The Royal Preston Hospital takes their contribution to medical development and advancement seriously.

While diabetes is predominantly an outpatient specialty, a number of patients require hospital admission for complex investigations or the management of complications.

As a result, to ensure you have the ability to do your best work, you will have access to some of the most advanced medical equipment in the country and unparalleled opportunities for specialism, research and academia throughout your consultancy.

As a locum Diabetes Consultant, you will be dedicated to imparting complex knowledge and championing skill enhancement throughout the hospital.

Leading by example, you will encourage uptake for the wide range of development and support packages available, supporting and mentoring your fellow healthcare professionals in their continuous professional development.

General key skills
In addition to your qualifications, as a Diabetes Consultant, you will have:

Quick thinking abilities
Patience and the ability to teach, coach and mentor
Excellent attention to detail
A systematic approach to tasks and delegation
Excellent timekeeping
A proactive approach to research and academia
Empathy and understanding
A flexible attitude
A dedication to improving and developing knowledge and skills
Active listening skills

Main Duties/Responsibilities
As a locum Diabetes Consultant with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NFT you will:

Provide diagnosis, screening, treatment, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care.
Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
Performing basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
Conduct research to help develop and test surgical techniques and equipment that can improve operating procedures and outcomes
Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications/Licenses/Certifications
Essential