Rheumatology Clinical Fellow | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,170 - £57,397 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7789647/162-0592-AG-E |
Summary
The appointee will have regular Rheumatology outpatient clinics, injection clinics and emergency clinics.
The appointee will work closely with the Biologics Administrator ensuring rapid and safe escalation to biologics when required and will attend the weekly Virtual Biologics Clinic as part of this role.
The appointee will also work closely with and support the Early Inflammatory Arthritis Coordinator, to ensure compliance with National EIA Audit requirements, resolve audit queries and maintain a complete database of patients seen through this service.
The appointee will be expected to cross cover for the Rheumatology SpR in seeing ward referrals at King George Hospital and work alongside Consultant colleagues to provide full clinical Services in Rheumatology, including support to nursing staff.
An electronic Advice and Guidance service is provided to support primary care in obtaining rapid advice and prevent unnecessary referrals. This service is provided by a weekly rota, including all Rheumatology doctors.
The post holder will provide repeat prescriptions for DMARDs for patients who do not have a Shared Care Guideline in place, following requests from the DMARD monitoring nurse, emails or nurse advice line. The post holder will also complete the subcutaneous methotrexate prescriptions, IM depomedrone prescriptions for the nurse clinic, infusion prescriptions (approx 40-50/week) and the KGH healthcare at home Prescriptions (35-40/ week).
The post holder will be expected to attend departmental Business, Quality and Safety and Academic meetings and to take part in continued professional development and Medical Audit activities in line with RCP guidelines and will contribute to the effective functioning of the Department
The appointee and will be expected to undertake education and supervision of medical students. Attendance at the monthly Essex Rheumatology Association (ERA) meetings is timetabled as part of SPA activity.
The post holder will support the delivery of the National Health Service Plan, which includes e-Referrals for Indirect and Direct Booking of Outpatients. The post holder will be expected to work alongside colleagues in developing and delivering services and to actively manage patients to ensure compliance with RTT targets.
There is no on call commitment allocated to this post.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process please contact Abi Oladotun-Mutair, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4460
Please note that we may close this advert prior to the advertised closing date to streamline shortlisting process.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Feb 2026
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