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Join to apply for theConsultant - Endocrinology and Diabetesrole atStockport NHS Foundation Trust This post is based in the department of Diabetes and Endocrinology supporting the work of the Directorate in delivering inpatient services and participating in specialty outpatient clinics in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The post provides training and experience in specialty diabetes clinics such as antenatal diabetes care, insulin pumps (CSII), community diabetes care, diabetic foot care, paediatric to adult diabetes transition clinics, and general adult endocrinology including access to specialist endocrinology via pituitary MDT at Salford Royal Hospital and opportunities to sit in on paediatric diabetes clinics. The inpatient department provides an exciting opportunity to develop high-quality skills in Inpatient Diabetes management and Endocrine Dynamic function testing. The Integrated Diabetes Department works closely with 2 diabetes specialist nurses allocated for Inpatient care, and a nurse educator. The inpatient DSNs work closely with 3 other DSN colleagues mainly based in the community. Stockport benefits from a dual trained Diabetes Midwife/ DSN who is a national champion for Diabetes and pregnancy care and like the rest of the team is Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII) trained. The department operates a consultant of the week model for inpatient ward cover. We are also about to start an exciting collaboration with East Cheshire to provide support inpatient and endocrine clinics. You will be an enthusiastic educator and be expected to participate in teaching and mentoring of junior clinicians and students. Responsibilities include: Mentor and supervise the training of junior medical staff on the team in conjunction with the other consultant physicians in the department. Jointly manage with the other consultants in the department patients admitted to the medical ward base. Provide specialist in-reach to the Acute Medical Unit and see diabetes and endocrinology inpatient referrals. Competently assess and manage new and follow-up patients in diabetes and endocrine clinics. Provide diabetes advice and clinical care to the diabetes antenatal service. We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you: Between 32-34 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ngai Kong Job title: Consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology Email address: Seniority levelMid-Senior level Employment typeFull-time Job functionConsulting, Information Technology, and Sales IndustriesHospitals and Health Care#J-18808-Ljbffr