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Job summary

Main area
Rheumatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
328-COM-MED-7797667
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/05/2026 23:59

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Consultant Rheumatologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

  • Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care in Rheumatology
  • Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
  • Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
  • Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
  • Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Take responsibility for own actions and decisions within the empowerment limits agreed by the Care Group Leadership team
  • Be required to cover for other Consultant colleagues during normal periods of leave

Main duties of the job

  • The clinical workload of the Department and service development
  • The administrative affairs of the Department
  • Reporting on Dexa scans and is encouraged to pursuit their special interest according to the needs of the Department.
  • The appointee will be expected to participate in an on-call rota for Rheumatology on a one-in seven (frequency subject to reduction) basis. This includes medical wards on Saturday mornings to review any rheumatology inpatients and deal with ward consults. Patients may sometimes be required to be reviewed on the Sunday, based on clinical need.  The on call activities are supported by the trainee doctors team. The duties of a typical consultant on call for the week are outlined within the attached job description.

Working for our organisation

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

At University Hospitals Tees  our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.  Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition – a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualification & Training

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registriaction
  • Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the AAC
  • MRCP(UK) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Training in appraisal techniques
  • Specialty Certificate exam in Rheumatology

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake the complete audit cycle and to participate in multi-disciplinary audit
  • Experience in the wide range of intra-articular and soft-tissue injections
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of research or innovative service developments
  • Relevant experience with a specialist interest in connective tissue disease/ vasculitis / adolescent and young adult rheumatology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate, liaise and negotiate with others.
  • Awareness of health service reforms and issues across the healthcare economy
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of management and administration experience
  • Management training
  • Success in obtaining funding for research

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Good leadership skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
  • Good organisational and management skills
  • Supportive
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
  • Commitment to good team working and relationships
  • Commitment to training and continuing medical education (CME)
  • Resident within 10 miles or 30 minutes of the hospital
  • Flexibility to respond to changing service needs
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in counselling
  • Experience in team working outside of work
  • Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
  • IT skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anupam Paul
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
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