Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
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Stevenage, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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The Diabetes and Endocrinology department of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust serve a population of approximately 500,000.

We have a workload of the following:

  • Outpatient clinics 2 new and 67 follow up patients seen in a 4 hour session
  • Inpatients 45 patients on Ward 10A and B supported by 3 consultants at any time
  • DOT support 7 day in patient care to people with diabetes on the wards alongside DSNs


This post will be part of a core team of 12 consultants within the department rotating fortnightly, delivering general medical and inpatient consultant led diabetes and endocrine care at the Lister hospital.

The inpatient diabetes outreach team (DOT) delivers effective diabetes review and care within 24 hours of admission during normal working hours, and within 48 hours of admission over weekends and bank holidays.

This is an excellent opportunity within the Diabetes and Endocrinology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.


The successful post holder will provide specialist clinics in diabetes and endocrinology both hospital and community settings and contribute to general medical ward and diabetes outreach care, and the acute medicine on call rota.


The post holder will carry out ward duties in GIM and be part of the diabetes outreach team (DOT), as well as holding clinics in diabetes, endocrinology in the hospital but also possibly community settings.

The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs).


At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.

Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.


We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood


We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.

We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.

Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.


  • Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
  • Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
  • Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
  • Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
  • Active participation in continuing medical education
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specificationapplicantpack for further detailed information regarding this role.
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