Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Consultant Rheumatologist to join the Rheumatology Department at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive multidisciplinary rheumatology service, including outpatient care and inpatient consultation. The department provides a full range of core services alongside regional and nationally recognised specialist services.

The role offers the opportunity to develop a specialist interest aligned with departmental priorities and the interests of the successful candidate. Contribution to  the National Centre of Excellence for Behçet’s disease, within an established multidisciplinary framework, is required.  Other opportunities for development of special interests include multisystem diseases such as SLE, vasculitis, early arthritis/ultrasound, or other inflammatory conditions such as AS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside Rheumatology colleagues in delivering outpatient services and consulting on inpatient referrals. 

The post will include: 

• General Rheumatology clinics
• One specialist Behçet’s clinic (This may eventually increase to two, depending upon clinical and research interests of the successful applicant)
•  Support for Behçet’s service - high-cost drug approvals, telephone advice, meetings with NHSE and the other two Centres.
• Expectation to contribute to service development
• 1:6 rota as consultant of the week (9-5pm) to cover referrals
• 1:6 rota to manage the e-RS (triaging new referrals) and Advice and Guidance
• Participation in Rheumatology MDT (weekly), vasculitis MDT (monthly), specialist  regional MDT (once a month) 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. 

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

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