Locum Consultant Rheumatologist

NHS; Torquay; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Consultant Rheumatologist to join their team. This role involves providing high-quality care to patients through outpatient clinics and ward consults, while also supervising junior staff to maintain the highest standards of clinical practice. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring rapid assessment and treatment, contributing to a proactive healthcare environment. With a focus on outpatient services, this position offers a unique opportunity to impact patient care positively within a supportive team. If you are passionate about making a difference in the healthcare sector, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include GMC registration and MRCP.
• Experience in Rheumatology and clinical leadership is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients.
• Supervise junior medical and nursing staff ensuring high standards.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Patient Care

Supervision of Junior Staff

Rapid Assessment

Education

Entry on Specialist Register for Rheumatology

Fully registered with the GMC

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Minimum of English Level 2

Job description

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated organisation providing acute health care services from Torbay Hospital, community health services and adult social care. The Trust runs Torbay Hospital as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham. We also provide health and social care to the local population. We have around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season.

We employ approximately 6,500 staff including frontline health and social care staff, such as nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, consultants, and physiotherapists who work in your home and from a range of different premises across Torbay and South Devon such as community hospitals and clinics. We also have over 800 volunteers who make a difference each and every day to the people we care for. Our purpose is to provide safe, high-quality care and social care at the right time and in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will be shared across the Consultant Team and will include all responsibilities normally expected in any Rheumatology Department in the UK.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including through outpatient clinics, ward consults and advice and guidance to patients and primary care.

You will be involved with the supervision of junior medical and nursing staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.

You will need to be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe, quality patient care is delivered and sustained.

Rheumatology is an outpatient-focused service. There are no dedicated inpatient beds and no on-call requirement, although the team provides support to inpatients via referrals from the admitting consultant.

About us

We are a team of 5.5 WTE Consultant Rheumatologists supported by a team of specialist nurses, physiotherapists, podiatrists and hand therapists.

We provide a hub and spoke service including:

1. Patient initiated access, patient helpline and administrative duties undertaken from our hub on the Torbay Hospital Site
2. Outpatient services provided at Torbay hospital and at various community hospitals including, Newton Abbot, Paignton, Totnes, Dawlish and Teignmouth.
3. Day case infusions of Biologic therapies, Cyclophosphamide, IV Methylprednisolone are undertaken at Newton Abbot Hospital
4. Bone density scanning and the Osteoporosis management is a nurse led service based between Paignton and Torbay Hospital.
5. Research is undertaken at Torbay Hospital and the team run several commercial and non-commercial, portfolio and non-portfolio studies.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.

They will be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.

Date posted

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

388-7077289-M&D

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

1-20 Kitson Hall, Torbay Hospital

Torquay

TQ2 7AA

Job description Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Entry on Specialist Register for Rheumatology or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Fully registered with the GMC with licence to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• CESR
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School
• ATLS / APLS

Desirable

• Diploma/Certificate of medical education MD or PhD
• Evidence of subspecialty or other specific training: CCT in another subspecialty, Fellowship
• Other degrees eg BSc, MSc, MD
• At least 3 years higher training in relevant specialty
• Distinctions, scholarships, prize
• Post graduate qualifications, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD, PGCE

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Torbay Hospital, 1-20 Kitson Hall, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, TQ2 7AA

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)