Job overview
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
POST OF: LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY AND CHRONIC PAIN
Fixed term PA LOCUM CONSULTANT (or SAS might be offered based on experience) post in paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain at the Oxford University Hospitals based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Oxford Children’s Hospital.
This post is flexible fixed term locum for sickness cover of an existing Consultant, to start ASAP.
The post might close sooner than advertised if suitable applications received
Please contact Clinical Lead Dr Akhila Kavirayani if needed for further details
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Current Paediatric Rheumatology consultant team comprises of Dr Kathy Bailey, Dr Akhila Kavirayani, Dr Pam Dawson, Dr Inga Turtsevich (locum) and a well-established clinical team working in the key areas of Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary providing a comprehensive paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain service for the Thames Valley and surrounding region. The appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with consultants and allied professionals from the Children’s Hospital Oxford, as well as a number of other DGH’s throughout the region. There are close links with the adult rheumatology service. The appointee will also be part of the regional Chronic Pain service providing a comprehensive out-patient and intensive day case service to young people and families from across the region and beyond.
We are looking for a person with appropriate clinical and leadership abilities. The post holder will be fully supported by a busy and friendly department and will be encouraged to take part in research and academic development. Close links to the University of Oxford provide an excellent opportunity to develop research interests in a variety of areas.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Paediatric Adolescent Rheumatology Centre (OxPARC) is a nationally recognised specialised paediatric rheumatology service, established in, providing a secondary care service for much of Thames Valley and the tertiary referral centre for Northern South Central and neighbouring areas. The emphasis is on one-stop clinics with a full multidisciplinary team including ophthalmology.
Oxford provides a comprehensive service for chronic pain (OXCYPP) with multiprofessional out-patient assessment and in-patient rehabilitation programme.
There is a strong multidisciplinary team working across all areas of the service, please see job descriptions and person specification for further details.