Rheumatology Consultant

Northern Care Alliance Nhs Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing hours

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rheumatology Consultant to join the team at Salford and satellite sites. The post is based at Salford Royal Hospital with clinics and ward work at Fairfield Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.

The role supports 10 Programmed Activities and offers opportunities to develop a special interest while contributing to service development and research in connective tissue diseases.

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent with GMC specialist registration and CCT in Rheumatology.
• Completion of basic training in medicine.
• Experience in audits and teaching medical students/junior staff.
• Ability to cope under pressure and adapt to change; strong integrity and vision for the department.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level rheumatology care across hospital and outreach sites.
• Participate in MDT activity and clinic/ward duties as per rotations.
• Offer clinical advice for ward referrals, ED and GP guidance; act as consultant of the day when rota'd.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Vision for dept

Adaptability

Integrity

Education

MBChB or equivalent

GMC Specialist registration

CCT in Rheumatology

Basic Medical Training

Teaching medical students

Audits experience

Job description

Rheumatology Consultant Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, United Kingdom

Job summary

The post will be based at Salford Royal Hospital of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) and available on a 10 Programmed Activities (PAs).

The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop as a Rheumatology Consultant and contribute to service development to shape the future of the Trust's Rheumatology Service.

The incoming post-holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest.

The service covers a population of around 220,000 people, with over 1 million in-patient and day case admissions, outpatient appointments and community contacts for patients per year.

The successful candidate will join the Rheumatology Directorate at the Trust, staffed by ten Rheumatology consultants, five Rheumatology specialist nurses, a senior clinical fellow, a consultant physiotherapist, an advanced practice AHP, as well as two rotational junior medical staff on the NW Rheumatology rotation and one general medical trainee.

The directorate has five dedicated inpatient beds on a ward shared with dermatology, and good access to day-patient beds. The Rheumatology department actively encourages research, with existing research activity in systemic sclerosis, digital health, metabolic bone disease, musculoskeletal pain, myositis, axial spondyloarthritis and pharmacoepidemiology. The department is a regional centre for connective tissue disease.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, with main base being Salford Royal Hospital, but clinics and ward work primarily undertaken at Fairfield Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.

This post is available as 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but less than full-time applicants would be considered.

The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop as a Rheumatology Consultant and contribute to service development and shape the future of the Trust's Rheumatology Service. The incoming post-holder will be encouraged to develop a special interest.

• Be expected to contribute to multidisciplinary team activity, adapt to differing local service needs, and maintain close collaboration with colleagues.
• Review new admissions or unstable in-patients on an ad hoc basis.
• Provide clinical advice and support for ward referrals / in-patients, for ED opinions and for GP advice and guidance, When rota'd on a shift as "consultant of the day".

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Person Specification

Professional Registration & Qualifications

Essential

• MBCHB or equivalent
• Specialist registration with the General Medical Council and licensed to practice
• Completion of higher training (CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT in Rheumatology at time of interview
• Completion of basic training Medicine
• Teaching of Medical students Teaching of Junior medical staff
• Experience of Audits
• Able to cope under pressure within conflicting demands
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Acts with integrity honest and trustworthy towards both patients and staff
• Able to create a vision for the department
• Ability to create a culture of innovation and improvement
• Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information

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.

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