Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Rheumatologist to join the large enthusiastic multidisciplinary team based at the Haywood Rheumatology Centre, Stoke-on-Trent.
The current team of 12 Consultants is supported by Junior Doctors, Nurse Consultants, Nurse Specialists, Consultant Physiotherapists, extended scope practitioners, GPwSIs and well established rehabilitation medicine, pain, fracture liaison, bone densitometry and research teams.
The department provides a wide variety of specialised rheumatology and musculoskeletal clinics across Staffordshire and has access to all essential support services, multidisciplinary departments, clinic suites and a specialist day case unit.
Main duties of the job
There is close collaboration with our medical, surgical, and paediatric colleagues at the acute University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust where we provide combined clinics and an on-call service for rheumatology. We work with the orthopaedic teams to support perioperative care of patients with complex needs and for delivering our highly acclaimed musculoskeletal interface services across Staffordshire. We are extremely well supported by our UHNM musculoskeletal radiology colleagues and are further developing shared services across the region.
About us
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.
Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are an academic rheumatology department with an enviable track record of clinical research including clinical trials, development of outcome measures and outcome studies in rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and crystal arthropathies. The Keele University and Haywood Academic Rheumatology Partnership has been designated a Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology by EULAR. The department encourages all staff to get involved with research, designing, leading and contributing to a wide range of CRN portfolio and non-portfolio studies. Several clinicians have academic contracts with Keele University ( Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis) The strong links with the Medical School provide excellent opportunities to teach, tutor and mentor undergraduate medical students. The majority of the clinical team contribute to the excellent multi-professional postgraduate education programmes including the national MSc in Rheumatology for Nurses.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Full GMC Registration
2. GMC Licence to Practice
3. Medical Qualification
4. MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
5. PhD, MSc, MD or other higher degree
6. CCT/CESR for Rheumatology
Training
Essential
7. Clinical expertise in speciality
8. Appropriate training as defined by the Royal College of Physicians
9. Completion of a recognised registrar training programme, or equivalent, in Rheumatology +/- GIM
10. Evidence of relevant CPD
11. Evidence based practice
Desirable
12. Membership of relevant specialist associations
13. GCP trained for research
Work Experience
Essential
14. Considerable clinical experience in all areas of Rheumatology
15. Experience leading teams in Rheumatology
16. Experience in teaching
17. Experience in multi-disciplinary research
Desirable
18. Evidence of medical management and service development
19. Experience of close working relationship with orthopaedic surgeons and medical specialists
20. Experience of NHS (or equivalent) working within and across healthcare boundaries
21. Experience of appraising / assessing others