Consultant In Rheumatology

Countess Of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive Consultant in Rheumatology for a part-time post (7 sessions per week). The role offers a flexible team in a growing Rheumatology service with an Early Arthritis Clinic and various subspecialty clinics.

Applicants should ideally be on the GMC Specialist Register for Rheumatology or within six months of CCT. The appointee will join a dynamic team, contribute to a busy clinic portfolio and participate in research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Care for a mixed pool of referrals from the community and across specialties, including urgent and routine cases.
• Lead on admission prevention via collaboration with the SDEC and Emergency Medicine teams.
• Support ongoing development of sub-specialty clinics and the Early Arthritis Clinic.
• Encourage forward-thinking colleagues to join the department and contribute to continuous improvement and research.

Job description

Job overview

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Working Part time: 7 Sessions hours per week

We are looking to recruit a Substantive Consultant in Rheumatology, and we are open to incorporating any specialist interests and developed skills within the job plan. The successful candidate will be a part-time appointment working 3.5 days in Rheumatology, which is a growing department with a dynamic and flexible team of enthusiastic consultants and specialist practitioners. We have a well-established Early Arthritis Clinic, Transitional Adolescent Clinic and sub-speciality clinics.

We have a well-established and well supported portfolio of research. We would welcome forward thinking colleagues to join us at this time. As a department we have a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to deliver optimal care to our patient population.

Applicants should ideally be on the GMC Specialist Register for Rheumatology or be within six months of their CCT date at interview.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will join the team pro-rata to be responsible for the care of:-

• Mixed pool of patient referrals from the community.
• Mixed pool of patient referred across specialities both urgent and routine.

The appointee will lead on the care of:-

• Admission prevention via collaboration with the SDEC and mixed pool of patient referred by the Emergency Medicine Department.
• Additional specialist interest considerations are welcome.

Working for our organisation

The Trust’s services are provided from three locations: