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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Locations: Royal Alexandra Hospital and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital post:
Applications are invited for a full-time substantive Consultant post which will be based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with clinics operating at the New Victoria Hospital and Gartnavel General Hospital. The successful candidate will join a team of 17 established consultant doctors and one speciality doctor in providing care for medical inpatients at QEUH and outpatient Diabetes and Endocrine clinics across the three sites. There will also be a contribution to the oncall General Medicine rota which will include weekend activity in medical HDU, continuing care for diabetes/ endocrine and GIM inpatients in one of the department's 3 wards and contribution to medical receiving.
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practice and be eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. MRCP UK or equivalent qualification is essential.
Informal contact: Neil McGuchan, Clinical Director – Medical Specialties 0141 451 6101 Neil.McGuchan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
Royal Alexandra Hospital post:
This is a full time (40) permanent post and this shift patten has yet to be confirmed.
The Consultant Team provide an in-patient and out-patient service to the populations of Renfrewshire and Dumbarton/Helensburgh. This includes education of patients, their carers and healthcare professionals in all aspects of diabetes and the provision of DAFNE courses. There are weekly Diabetic Foot Clinics with podiatry input, Diabetes/Obstetric, insulin pump, Adolescent Clinics, and mineral metabolism clinics. There are weekly Diabetes MDTs with the local specialist team (DSNs, dieticians, and registrars). There are also regular TEAMS-based community Diabetes MDTs with local clusters of primary care colleagues.
The post holder will join the existing team in providing a Consultant-led Service, a key feature of which will be the training of general practitioner colleagues in the management of Diabetes and its complications.
The service model is based on regular attendance in primary care with referral to secondary care and support from Diabetes Nurse Specialists.
The post holder will undertake 3-4 clinics per week; Diabetes and Endocrinology (combined new and return) with opportunity to develop a sub-specialty interest. The post holder will be required to contribute to service provision in the Clyde Sites. It is envisaged that the successful appointee will support the development of services across Clyde and may wish to hold clinics on multiple sites depending on service need.
The post holder will take responsibility for the care of diabetes and general medical patients in ward 10 (RAH), out of hours cover being provided by the physician on-call. The department is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and the consultant appointed will be expected to contribute to this
Informal contact: Dr Christopher Smith, Consultant physician - Christopher.smith@nhs.scot / 0141 314 6882
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service is available on the Supporting Information document.
Interviews 02/10/2025
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