Rheumatology Consultant
10 sessions per week
Permanent
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Closing Date: 6th March 2025
Interview Date: 17th March 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly**
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* A major focus for the department is expanding its ultrasound scanning abilities and training the specialist nurses and Doctor(s) to focus on inflammatory arthritis with the team in collaboration with Local university links and on-site mentors within the Radiology department.
* There are monthly Rheumatology team meetings and new biological weekly MDTs being arranged with the dedicated Rheumatology Pharmacist, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and physiotherapy team. Service development SPA is allocated in the job plan to assist in the development of this service. A special interest will be welcomed and encouraged to grow and advance the team and service. This is an opportunity for an innovative Consultant Rheumatologist who is ready for a new challenge and prepared to contribute to shaping the future of Rheumatology services at the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
* Deliver outpatient Rheumatology services to the local population serviced by the George Eliot Hospital Trust, providing continuity to patients and delivering high standards of care. Specific duties will include 5 outpatient clinics per week, with a template of 3 new and 6 follow-up patients. The number of clinics required per year will be annualised. An Early Arthritis clinic is delivered at the base hospital, with Dr Saravana leading on this as an area of specialist interest and the infusion service.
* This is a full-time post for a pure Consultant Rheumatologist (10 PA).
* The appointee will work in collaboration with the other Rheumatologists in the Trust.
About us
Here at George Eliot, our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. We are an ever-evolving clinically-led acute service provider on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe, and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly, and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:
Effective Open Communication
xcellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in-house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden, and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job responsibilities
* Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive rheumatology service for the Trust and ensure that the highest standards of care are achieved.
* Work with colleagues in planning service delivery, including forward-looking innovative practice.
* Manage the performance of staff through coaching and mentoring to enhance their potential and take action to improve poor performance when necessary.
* Conduct individual annual appraisals against objectives aligned to a Job Plan.
* Demonstrate well-developed listening and communication skills to effectively interact with clinicians from all disciplines, managers, and professionals both within and outside the Trust.
* Exhibit well-developed presentational skills and good report writing skills, making effective use of presentation aids.
* Attend departmental meetings including the weekly hospital postgraduate educational meeting and radiology meetings.
* Take responsibility for personal and professional development, ensuring that CME standards are achieved and specialist accreditation is retained.
**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
* Thorough & broad training in adult rheumatology.
* Teaching and commitment to education at post- and under-graduate levels.
Desirable
* Higher qualification in education.
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
* MBBS (or equivalent).
* MRCP Intercollegiate or equivalent.
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - CESR or European Community Rights.
Desirable
* An appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent).
Academic Achievements
Essential
* Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit.
* Evidence of completed and published research.
* Instigated, designed, and completed audit projects and protocols.
Desirable
* Experience of having supervised and supported research students.
Key Skills
Essential
* Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation, and persuasion as well as authority.
* Ability to be a flexible team member.
* Interest in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care.
Desirable
* Attended a course in NHS leadership.
* Evidence of having organised events and led professional groups.
Other
Essential
* Fluent in verbal and written English.
* Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients, and relatives' dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural, and religious beliefs.
* Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations.
* Good previous attendance record.
* Satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and/or Certificate of Good Conduct (Police Check) from country of residence.
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