Job summary
- Main area
- Rheumatology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 176-S-GW-6182327
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Town
- Hinchingbrooke
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Rheumatology Consultant
Consultant
Job overview
Have you consider expanding your professional career in a supportive and innovative environment? North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is a perfect choice for you.
We are looking for qualified Consultants to join our diverse and friendly team in delivering comprehensive Rheumatology services at Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, and Stamford and Rutland Hospital on a full-time basis. All of our consultants work across multiple locations.
Our Consultants have special interests in early inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, spondylarthritis, systemic vasculitis and ultrasound. We will encourage and support you to develop a special interest.
You will hold MRCP or equivalent qualification and full General Medical Council (GMC) registration and be on the specialist register via CCST/CESR or within a period of 6 months from obtaining CCST. However, newly qualified consultants are encouraged to apply.
We are proud of our team's commitment to achieving our potential and providing the best possible care for our patients. We provide both formal and informal mentoring services. We are recognised for our teamwork within the Trust and in our region.
We value flexibility in work patterns and strive to achieve a work-life balance. We will accommodate anyone who wishes to work less than full time.
Main duties of the job
Our team of clinicians comprises 4.56 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) Consultants, 1.0 WTE Specialist Trainee from the Eastern Deanery, 0.4 WTE ITSP and 1 WTE Trust SPR and 5.93 WTE Rheumatology Specialist Nurses and 0.6 WTE Osteoporosis Specialist Nurse.
There are no out-of-hours or on-call commitments.
As one of the 6 Consultants, you will carry out a 10 Programmed Activity (PA) job. The proposed Consultant Rheumatologist job plan consists of 8.5 PA clinical care and 1.5 PA supporting professional activity (SPA). The SPA time is for personal CPD, mandatory training and appraisal. Any additional roles such as educational supervisor will be supported by additional PAs as part of the formal job planning process.
Clinical activity will include 5 clinics per week with a case mix of new and follow up patients. All clinic numbers are consistent with the RCP guidelines set out in the document “Consultant Physicians working with patient – revised 5th edition” (12th Oct 2015). You will will carry out clinics at both Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Working for our organisation
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust provides acute care to our local communities via two District General Hospitals in Peterborough and Huntingdon, and a community hospital in Stamford.
We are promoting flexible working and a health work/home life balance. Agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.
Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:
• Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
• Career development and training opportunities
• Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• In-house Physiotherapy Services
• Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
• Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
• Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Professional
The post holder is expected to provide predominantly outpatient care for adult Rheumatology patients referred by general practitioners, hospital colleagues and tertiary referrers to North West Anglia NHS trust. They will not be expected to provide Paediatric Rheumatology services.
The post holder is expected to partake in the clinical governance program of the department including undertaking clinical audits as agreed in the departmental audit plan.
The post holder is expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to his or her own professional development including annual continual professional development activity (CPD) in line with Royal College guidelines. They will be expected to undertake an annual appraisal and to ensure that they are maintaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for their five-yearly revalidation.
Managerial
The post holder is expected to attend regular departmental meetings, to contribute to managerial discussion and to provide appropriate internal, regional, and national audit data to governance discussions/departmental audit plans. There are opportunities to develop a specific managerial role within the department and a wider Trust level. There will also be regular meetings, within the North West Anglia NHS Foundation trust (governance, business and educational), that the post holder will be expected to attend.
Organisational
The post holder is expected to communicate with the administrative, secretarial, and multi- professional staff within the departments and to respond appropriately and in a timely fashion to requests for advice. The post holder is expected to ensure that clinical records are appropriately maintained with legible records and that information is promptly and appropriately communicated to GPs and patients. The post holder has responsibility for reviewing and taking required action for all investigations they have booked and supervise the multi-professional staff who work with them in the care of their patients.
Educational
The post holder is expected to participate, through on-the-job observation, in the training and assessment of rheumatology trainees (Specialist Trainees and GP VTS trainees, clinical fellow) and medical students attached to the team. There is scope for developing a further educational role at a graduate or post graduate level with our close working relationship with Leicester and Cambridge Universities and Health Education East of England. The post holder would be given opportunity to take on more formal educational role such as postgraduate clinical supervisor or educational supervisor. Over the past 10 years we have received excellent formal and informal feedback from the rheumatology trainees.
Review
This job description is intended to be a fair and representative summary of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. As such it is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review between the post holder and manager and may be amended to reflect the needs of the service.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- MBBS (or equivalent)
- MRCP Intercollegiate or equivalent
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register of GMC in Rheumatology via CCT (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD
Essential
Essential criteria
- Thorough and broad training in adult rheumatology
- Teaching and commitment to education post and undergraduate levels
- Effective written (including record keeping) and verbal communication skills
- Able to demonstrate successful participation in audit
- Evidence of completed and published research
- Instigated, designed and completed audit projects and protocols
- Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post
- Fluent in verbal and written English
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in education
- Experience in Paediatric Rheumatology
- Experience of having supervised and supported research students
Essential
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to use tact, diplomacy, negotiation and persuasion as well as authority.us
- Ability to be a flexible team member
- Interested in developing innovative ways of delivering patient care
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives' dignity, privacy, integrity, cultural and religious beliefs
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively in pressure situations
Desirable criteria
- Attended a course in NHS leadership
- Evidence of having organised events and led professional groups
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr John Pradeep
- Job title
- Lead Consultant Rheumatologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Via Rheumatology secretary Caitlin Kidman 01480 442824.
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