Diabetes & Endocrinology Services
A full range of diabetes services are provided at LNWUH including transitional clinic, young adult clinics, diabetes, and insulin pump clinics. There is a strong team of Diabetes Specialist nurses at each site, professionally managed by a cross site Diabetes Nurse Consultant.
Endocrinology clinics are offered on all sites. A wide range of endocrine disorders are seen including benign thyroid disease, thyroid lumps, lipid disorders, calcium disorders, adrenal and pituitary disease. Facilities for investigating endocrine diseases include MRI scanner on site, nuclear medicine scans, access to ambulatory care or endocrine nurse specialist led testing and genetic testing. We have access to regional MDT’s in thyroid, pituitary and adrenal diseases.
The post holder will undertake 4.5 clinics per week, with clinic commitments reduced when allocated to covering inpatient care . There is a standardised template for clinics in line with RCP guidelines.
The post holder will attend MDTs either in person or virtually. They will also contribute to the triaging of Endocrinology/Diabetes clinic referrals on the FDP system and to the review of ward referrals to the service.
The post-holder will contribute to the ongoing care of the general medicine patients at Ealing Hospital site on a rota basis.
The post holder will contribute to the acute on-call rota covering emergency admissions and ambulatory care.
The post holder will supervise junior doctors and other members of the multidisciplinary team in addition to undertaking undergraduate teaching.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
“ We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).”
If you would like to know more about this post, please be sure to look at the job description for further information.
