Consultant Rheumatologist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Consultant Rheumatologist in the beautiful historic county of Herefordshire.

Speciality interests are encouraged.

We welcome and encourage applications from enthusiastic clinicians who are passionate about delivering excellent, safe and equitable care to the patients of Herefordshire.

Main duties of the job

The Rheumatology Department is looking to appoint a Consultant to complement those already in post. The post is full time and the indicative job plan is for 10 PAs, though applicants wishing to work part time will also be considered.

This post will cover a number of general Rheumatology clinics. We would expect the applicant to have clinical experience in these areas and we already have close clinical links in these areas with Birmingham which we hope to continue to develop alongside this post.

Job responsibilities

There are currently 4 substantive consultant delivering 3.5 Full time equivalent posts, and 2 associate specialists who have interests in early RA, systemic vasculitis, ultrasound and osteoporosis. Applicants with the same or complementary subspecialty interests will be considered equally. Supporting the Consultants are a Specialty Doctor, Specialty Registrar, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and a Secretarial Team.

This post will consist of 10 PAs to deliver both inpatient and outpatient Rheumatology services. SPAs will be used both for personal and departmental development.

The 10 PAs will comprise as follows:

Supporting professional activities (SPA) 2.5 PAs

There is no weekend working but where relevant there will be consideration of time off in lieu.

There are no on-call commitments.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice, and on the specialist register in rheumatology with proven skills and up-to-date experience in rheumatology Or Full GMC registration and within 6 months of obtaining specialist registration at the time of interview via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights.
• MRCP or equivalent
• Higher degree (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Experience in the management of a broad rheumatology caseload, and appropriate subspecialty training.
• Experience in managing vasculitis and/or connective tissue disease in a specialist centre
• Current ALS certificate or equivalent

Motivation and Attitude

• Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
• Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH-based consultant

Personal Skills

• Ability to lead and develop the service
• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff
• Ability to communicate effectively, written and orally
• Ability to empathise and demonstrate probity
• Ability to be flexible to meet service demands

Research and publications

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
• Evidence of involvement in a research project

Information Technology

• Information technology skills appropriate for daily NHS work
• Advanced IT skills to aid service development

Management

• Ability to work effectively and constructively with management
• Training and/or evidence in areas such as leadership, planning and change management.
• Evidence of formal management training

Teaching

• Evidence of effective teaching of medical students, doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods.

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.