Consultant Rheumatologist

This post is for a Consultant Physician in Rheumatology with a General Internal Medicine component. This post holder will have joint General Medical and Rheumatology responsibilities. The job is a full-time post comprising 10 Programmed Activities (PAs). Applicants who wish to work less than full time are very welcome to apply.

The post holder will demonstrate a firm commitment to clinical governance, clinical audit, and risk management by the development of systems to ensure the highest standards of patient care are achieved and maintained.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all patients under their team. The appointee will be sharing with medical, nursing, and administrative colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of Rheumatic diseases. The appointee will share with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Rheumatology Department.

About us

Based in the North East of England, we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre, and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

1. Provide consultant medical services to patients admitted to the Rheumatology and GIM ward and supervise junior doctors involved in the care of these patients.
2. Provide Rheumatology services for the trust which includes delivering outpatient clinics, supporting specialist nurses, supporting the day unit, and seeing inpatient referrals.
3. Provide, with the other Consultants, a system of mutual out-of-hours cover for Acute and General Internal Medicine and cover for annual, study, and professional leave.

Please see attached job description for the full list of duties.

Person specification Education and Qualifications

• MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC registration

Desirable criteria

• MD/PhD

Experience & Knowledge

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Rheumatology.
• Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within General Medicine.

Academic Achievements

• Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice.
• Experience of conducting clinical audits.

Key Skills

• Capable of organising and prioritising work effectively.
• Able to form part of a team and recognise the importance of team working.
• Ability to work under pressure.

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.