Consultant Rheumatologist

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

The Consultant Rheumatologists, Dr Naveen Bhadauria, Dr Amy Macbrayne and Dr Dev Mukerjee provide a unified Rheumatological service. There is an established Year 1 registrar training post linked with the AMU team (3 sessions per week plus ward cover) and an innovative GP training post based in outpatient clinics (3 sessions per week).

There are 3 clinical nurse specialists based in the department. There is a dedicated Rheumatology pharmacist responsible for DMARD and Biologics prescriptions. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the nurses. There are Biologics assessment clinics, monitoring clinics and virtual telephone clinics and a dedicated patient helpline run by the specialist nurses.

Main Duties of the Job

Following the implementation of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey clinical strategy, the department of Rheumatology has also seen significant expansion in workload. We are seeking a highly motivated consultant colleague to provide excellent acute care and develop new service pathways for this cohort of patients.

Job Responsibilities

This post is working within the Rheumatology department on a 7.5 PA contract. The post holder will be doing a 7.5 PA Rheumatology job plan which will be job planned over 4 days of the week. The Rheumatology post will consist of 3 rheumatology clinics per week. These will all be face to face clinics. There will also be an alternative week Virtual Clinic.

Acute referral activity for rheumatology in ED, SDEC (Ambulatory care) and inpatient wards is very busy. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the care of acute patients attending the hospital with rheumatological conditions. This activity will be clearly timetabled and is shared with the other consultants across the week.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• Full MRCP or equivalent
• CCST/CCT or equivalent in Rheumatology and acute or general medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview.
• Working towards a post graduate qualification
• NHS experience
• Experience in Ambulatory Care

Knowledge and Skills

• Competent in basic procedures, physical examination, history taking, infection control
• Understands the need for and appreciates the role of audit in clinical practice
• Understands the principles of clinical governance - ensures patients are not put at risk
• Knowledge of UK health systems and practices including the relationship between primary and secondary care and inter professional relationships
• Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
• Experience in ambulatory care
• Computer literate

Maintaining Clinical Competence

• Keeps professional knowledge and skills up to date
• Potential to benefit from the training available
• Demonstrates a critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
• Understands the purpose and process of professional training

Clinical Governance

• Understanding and experience of clinical audit
• Participation in reflection and annual appraisal

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Part-time

Salary

£107,666 to £142,044 a year pro-rata inclusive of London weighting

Reference Number

393-NMUH-5163

Job Locations

North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Road