Locum Consultant Rheumatologist with Metabolic Bone disease
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum/Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7HE |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7373548/321-NOTS-MS-7373548 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN RHEUMATOLOGY
POST OF: Locum Consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is appointing one whole-time consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease to support an expanding department.
This is an exciting time to join Rheumatology at OUHFT and become part of a consultant workforce with a reputation for excellence. We are seeking enthusiastic colleagues who are skilled in the delivery of general rheumatology including early inflammatory arthritis and sub-specialism in metabolic bone disease. The post offers integration with a large rheumatology department which has strong academic links to the University of Oxford.
The appointments are on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share or work less than full-time, or from those looking to combine clinical work with a research career or teaching and training. Those with academic and subspecialty interests are encouraged to discuss the opportunities that are available
Candidates are advised to visit the Departments and are invited to contact Dr Chris Speers, Clinical Lead for Rheumatology, Tel: 01865 227357 and Professor Muhammad K Javaid, Clinical Lead for Metabolic Bone Disease.
The post-holder’s principal duties will be delivered at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations. The post-holder willprovide consultant physician services for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with 50% split of direct clinical and supporting professional activities time between general rheumatology and metabolic bone disease.
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a Teaching Hospital. The post-holder is required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. This is going to be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, and training will be included in the regular job plan review. We are fortunate to have trainees and students of the highest calibre. There are many teaching, training and research opportunities within the department and the wider Trust and Universities. We have close links with two universities (Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University) that train many of our clinical staff and are actively exploring interdisciplinary and multi-professional opportunities. If the post-holder wishes to pursue research as part of this post, it will be encouraged and supported but subject to additional successful funding by the post-holder.
We work in a flexible and modular way that allows the opportunity for ongoing consultant career development. We expect the successful candidate to develop their subspecialty interests.
We will support new colleagues in developing teaching and leadership roles. The Trust is a clinically led organisation and consultants play key senior management roles. Research activities are developing and new appointments may support this.
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients; however day unit attendances can be arranged at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre if required.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN RHEUMATOLOGY
POST OF: Locum Consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is appointing one whole-time consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease to support an expanding department.
This is an exciting time to join Rheumatology at OUHFT and become part of a consultant workforce with a reputation for excellence. We are seeking enthusiastic colleagues who are skilled in the delivery of general rheumatology including early inflammatory arthritis and sub-specialism in metabolic bone disease. The post offers integration with a large rheumatology department which has strong academic links to the University of Oxford.
The appointments are on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share or work less than full-time, or from those looking to combine clinical work with a research career or teaching and training. Those with academic and subspecialty interests are encouraged to discuss the opportunities that are available
Candidates are advised to visit the Departments and are invited to contact Dr Chris Speers, Clinical Lead for Rheumatology, Tel: 01865 227357 and Professor Muhammad K Javaid, Clinical Lead for Metabolic Bone Disease.
The post-holder’s principal duties will be delivered at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations. The post-holder willprovide consultant physician services for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with 50% split of direct clinical and supporting professional activities time between general rheumatology and metabolic bone disease.
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a Teaching Hospital. The post-holder is required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. This is going to be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, and training will be included in the regular job plan review. We are fortunate to have trainees and students of the highest calibre. There are many teaching, training and research opportunities within the department and the wider Trust and Universities. We have close links with two universities (Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University) that train many of our clinical staff and are actively exploring interdisciplinary and multi-professional opportunities. If the post-holder wishes to pursue research as part of this post, it will be encouraged and supported but subject to additional successful funding by the post-holder.
We work in a flexible and modular way that allows the opportunity for ongoing consultant career development. We expect the successful candidate to develop their subspecialty interests.
We will support new colleagues in developing teaching and leadership roles. The Trust is a clinically led organisation and consultants play key senior management roles. Research activities are developing and new appointments may support this.
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget’s disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients; however day unit attendances can be arranged at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre if required.
This advert closes on Sunday 31 Aug 2025
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