Locum Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY
POST OF: LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY AND CHRONIC PAIN
Full time post (9 PA) as consultant in paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain is available now at the Oxford University Hospitals based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Oxford Children's Hospital. This will be a 6 month fixed term contract.
This is a locum post for sickness cover for 6 months. The post will join the current consultant team of Paediatric Rheumatology consultants, and a well-established clinical team working in the key areas of Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain.
This appointment is on a full-time basis.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary team, 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 innovative and enthusiastic Consultants 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.
About us
Oxford Paediatric Adolescent Rheumatology Centre (OxPARC) is a nationally recognised specialised paediatric rheumatology service, established in 2004, 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.
Additional services include: a highly specialised skeletal dysplasia service offers genetic, orthopaedic and expert radiology assessment for diagnosis and management of rare skeletal dysplasias; combined rheumatology, infectious disease and immunology clinic for assessment and management of autoinflammatory conditions.
There is a strong multidisciplinary team working across all areas of the service. The service has expanded with appointment of new staff across all areas following a successful business case for 7 WTE members of staff. This post will expand the consultant team to 2.6 WTE. Members of the team are outlined below. The MDT have specific areas of interest including inflammatory disease, chronic pain and sports medicine. There are plans to develop the Chronic Pain Service and collaborate with chronic fatigue and long COVID services.
Job responsibilities
Applications are invited from candidates with appropriate training and experience for the post of Locum Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, primarily working at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre for outpatient-based care. Inpatient and acute care is provided with support from paediatric services at the Oxford Children's Hospital based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The 9 PA post advertised is long term sickness cover for the current post holder, collectively providing 2.9 whole time equivalent consultants at this Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain tertiary centre.
Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving, a CCST in paediatrics (or equivalent) at the time of commencing the appointment and have had appropriate experience within a dedicated paediatric rheumatology unit. Any Consultant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC with licence to practice
* MBChB or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent
* Completion of competencies for GRID training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
* APLS or equivalent in date
* Trained to level 3 or equivalent safeguarding
* Transport - Ability to travel to outreach centres
* Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
* Higher medical degree
* Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
* Training in paediatric chronic pain. Management qualification
* Trained in adolescent and transitional care
Experience
* Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric rheumatology in a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
* Experience working in adolescent transition and young adult services
* Experience and training in managing patients with Chronic Pain
* Experience with independent intra articular steroid injections, both under local and general anaesthetic
* Prescribing of complex medication
* Experience of managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input and intensive care
* Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
* Experience as Locum or substantive paediatric rheumatology consultant
* Experience leading and developing services for young people including transition and young adult clinics
* Work experience in one of the major pain centres.
* Experience working within a clinical network
* Experience of joint assessment and injection with ultrasound
Skills
* Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting.
* Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
* Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement.
* Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams.
* Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
* Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
* Participation in clinical research
* GCP or equivalent training
* Experience recruiting and contributing to research studies
* Leadership experience in regional or national project.
* Evidence of additional management responsibilities
* Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications Research grants
* CSG /NIHR activity/experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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