Rheumatology Consultant
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £99,532.00 to £131,964.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £99532.00 - £131964.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 July 2024 |
| Location: | Hinchingbrooke, PE29 6NT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9176-24-0725 |
Summary
Professional The post holder is expected to provide predominantly outpatient care for adult Rheumatology patients referred by general practitioners, hospital colleagues and tertiary referrers to North West Anglia NHS trust. They will not be expected to provide Paediatric Rheumatology services. The post holder is expected to partake in the clinical governance program of the department including undertaking clinical audits as agreed in the departmental audit plan. The post holder is expected to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to his or her own professional development including annual continual professional development activity (CPD) in line with Royal College guidelines. They will be expected to undertake an annual appraisal and to ensure that they are maintaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for their five-yearly revalidation. Managerial The post holder is expected to attend regular departmental meetings, to contribute to managerial discussion and to provide appropriate internal, regional, and national audit data to governance discussions/departmental audit plans. There are opportunities to develop a specific managerial role within the department and a wider Trust level. There will also be regular meetings, within the North West Anglia NHS Foundation trust (governance, business and educational), that the post holder will be expected to attend. Organisational The post holder is expected to communicate with the administrative, secretarial, and multi- professional staff within the departments and to respond appropriately and in a timely fashion to requests for advice. The post holder is expected to ensure that clinical records are appropriately maintained with legible records and that information is promptly and appropriately communicated to GPs and patients. The post holder has responsibility for reviewing and taking required action for all investigations they have booked and supervise the multi-professional staff who work with them in the care of their patients. Educational The post holder is expected to participate, through on-the-job observation, in the training and assessment of rheumatology trainees (Specialist Trainees and GP VTS trainees, clinical fellow) and medical students attached to the team. There is scope for developing a further educational role at a graduate or post graduate level with our close working relationship with Leicester and Cambridge Universities and Health Education East of England. The post holder would be given opportunity to take on more formal educational role such as postgraduate clinical supervisor or educational supervisor. Over the past 10 years we have received excellent formal and informal feedback from the rheumatology trainees. Review This job description is intended to be a fair and representative summary of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. As such it is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review between the post holder and manager and may be amended to reflect the needs of the service.