Consultant General Paediatrician with a Special interest in Diabetes
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Taunton
Applications are invited for the post of a Consultant General Paediatrician with a special interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated colleague to join our established team of general paediatricians and our Children's Diabetes Team. We will be looking for someone with experience in diabetes care (ideally SPIN - not essential, can be supported in post) and endocrine experience to join our team. There are 10 programmed activities available. The postholder will join 2 other consultants based on our Musgrove Park Hospital site as part of our multidisciplinary diabetic team and enabling us to continue to meet the Department of Health Best Practice guidelines for paediatric diabetes. You will join our passionate paediatric senior medical colleagues to be part of our dynamic and forward-thinking paediatric team. Our service provides acute, community and mental health services across the county through Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil Hospital and a fully integrated network of children's services. As one of the country's most innovative integrated NHS organisations, we are redesigning care around children and families rather than organisational boundaries, creating exciting opportunities for consultants who want to influence how healthcare is delivered for years to come. Somerset offers the platform to develop a career that is professionally fulfilling whilst enjoying an exceptional quality of life. Consultant post: General paediatric posts with opportunity for sub-specility interest in care for CYP in our diabetes and endocrinology services to include acute paediatric on call rotas that are RCPCH facing the future compliant. Full time 10PAs, or less than full time will be considered. Job planning to meet your unique needs and service requirements. Protected time and active support for developing your area of specialist interest including clinical subspecialist interests, education, leadership ad service development. A real chance to shape the development of a leading-edge paediatric service for our local community alongside our multiprofessional dynamic leadership team. We offer a bespoke induction program based on your needs, enhanced peer support during your first year, access to clinical restorative supervision and our trust-wide senior doctoring mentoring program We value clinicians who put the care children and young people at the centre of everything they do, are curious, compassionate and collaborative, enjoy developing services as much as delivering them, want to help train tomorrow's paediatricians and believe healthcare should continually improve. In our team you'll find a genuinely collaborative consultant body and multidisciplinary leadership team, modern integrated healthcare across acute and community services, and strong multidisciplinary working. At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer: • Flexible working options to help you balance work and life, • NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security, • Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax, • A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work. We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds. Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London. The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future. Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy. Please refer to the attached Job description for full details of the position and person specification required to undertake the role • *Medical Degree, • *Full GMC with a Licence to Practice, • *To have achieved a CCT OR, • *Can provide evidence that he/she is within 6 months of the CCT date at the time of interview, and is expected to achieve CCT, • *MRCPCH or equivalent, • *On Specialist Register, • *APLS, • *Expertise in General Paediatrics, • *Expertise/training in managing child safeguarding, • *Experience of working in Diabetes, • *Experience in endocrinology, • *Understanding of clinical risk management., • *Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate., • *Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical and scientific approach., • *Ability to mentor staff both medical and nursing, • *Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills, • *Ability to prioritize clinical need, • *Ability to organize oneself and own work, • *Evidence of participation in audit, • *Willingness to take a lead in developing/managing a clinical area, • *Understanding of NHS, clinical governance & resource constraints., • *Evidence of teaching, • *Well experienced in post graduate, particularly multidisciplinary, teaching and training This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £113,565 to £150,569 a yearplus on call Cat A 3& #J-18808-Ljbffr