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Job summary

Main area
paediatrics
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
162-M7505-A
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Paeds Medical Staff
Town
Romford
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Paediatrician with Interest in Diabetes and Endocrinology

YM72

 

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Job overview

The Paediatric diabetes service at BHRUT NHS Trust is one of the busiest in London and the Southeast treating over 400 children. We are part of the Northeast Thames Diabetes network.

Applications are invited for the post of a Consultant 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 paediatricians. 

The successful applicant will be responsible for jointly running the diabetes and endocrine service at BHRUT with the three existing consultants, paediatric diabetes speciality doctor, paediatric diabetes specialist nurses, dietitians and the other members of the paediatric diabetes team. In addition to the diabetes and endocrine commitments, the successful candidate will also work as an acute general paediatric consultant

We will be looking for someone with diabetes experience and ideally SPIN (not essential, can be supported in post) and endocrine experience to join our team.

Main duties of the job

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 

 

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 children's wards when children/adolescents already known to have diabetes are admitted for diabetes related or other non-diabetes related reasons.

 

For more information, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

 Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez , Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration with the GMC
  • Entry on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining a UKCCT/CESR-CP for General Paediatrics
  • Minimum 6 months of training in Paediatric Endocrinology in a tertiary centre or experience of independent practice in the field
Desirable criteria
  • Paediatric diabetes SPIN module
  • Attendance at an appropriate management course
  • Higher qualification, e.g. MD, Medical Education

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr. Maitrayee Kumarasamy
Job title
Consultant Paediatrician/Children’s Diabetes Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Dr Ranjith Joseph

Consultant Paediatrician/Clinical Lead for Paediatrics

Tel: 01708435000  Extn 6528

[email protected]

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