Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology
This post is a Senior Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology. It is based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.
The candidate will work with both inpatients and outpatients, within our existing team of junior doctors, and will also contribute to the rota which includes weekends.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work within a team of junior doctors, which consists of 3 Registrars, 2 IMT3 doctors and 2 Core Specialty Trainees s to support both the inpatient and outpatient work of the department. As above each StR is allocated within a consultant team, rotating on a 6 monthly basis.
Ward duties
The post holder will work as a member of the rheumatology team including Core Specialty Registrars, Registrars and the Consultant staff to ensure high quality care for rheumatology inpatients. The rheumatology team are responsible for the care of up to 6 rheumatology inpatients, and also provide a visiting service to a number of other patients located across both the RHH and NGH sites in related specialties. As part of the Registrar team, the post holder will also be responsible for reviewing ward referrals in association with the on-call consultant of the day, and also taking calls from referring GPs.
Outpatient Clinics
The post holder will do 4 rheumatology clinics per week with close consultant supervision, initially in a supernumerary capacity with an increasing caseload as training progresses. Experience in a range of rheumatology subspecialties including early arthritis, connective tissue disease, adolescent, spondyloarthritis and sports & exercise medicine is available in additional to general rheumatology.
About us
The Rheumatology team presently comprises 12 NHS consultants with a wide range of special interests. We have 3 specialist rheumatology registrars, 2 IMT3 doctors and 2 junior trainees (one GP trainee and one core medical trainee). Our department is supported by a team of dedicated nurses which includes our Matron, 4 clinical nurse specialists, 3 biologics nurse specialists, one lupus nurse specialist and a senior sister who manages the remainder of our nursing team, who rotate between our in and outpatient facilities.
The Rheumatology inpatient and outpatient facilities for adults (over 16 years of age) in Sheffield are based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), a 775 bedded hospital, serving a population of 750,000. Our in-patient facilities comprise of approx. 6 beds at the RHH and are shared with the wider care group.
The majority of the outpatients are seen in our own dedicated department on B floor of the RHH where we have the use of 2 ultrasound machines and a polarising microscope. Currently upwards of 50 separate Rheumatology clinics per week are run through our out-patient facilities at RHH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to take an active part in teaching and training. There is office accommodation, access to a PC and secretarial support for this post.
Please see Job Description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to take an active part in teaching and training. There is office accommodation, access to a PC and secretarial support for this post.
Please see Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB (or equivalent)
- Full registration with GMC and a licence to practise
- ALS
- Full MRCP UK (or equivalent)
- Medical Degree from a recognised UK or overseas university or institution
Desirable
- Higher postgraduate qualifications including PGCert
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Successful completion of foundation year training (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of internal medicine training programme IMT1-3 (or equivalent)
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in rheumatology, including rheumatology clinics and joint injection skills
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievments
Research / Publications
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Basic understanding of research, methods and statistics
Desirable
- Training in research methodology
- Publications in peer review journals
- Ideas for future research whilst in post
- Understanding of the issues surrounding clinical research
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Management and Audit
Essential
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Leadership skills
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Management qualifications or current study towards management qualification
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- Training in Teaching methods
- Evidence of successful feedback from teaching
- To have the ability and willingness to teach all levels and groups of staff
Continous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational and time management skills and ability to prioritise
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude towards patients
- Ability to communicate effectively colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other staff and agencies
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD Values (see appendix)
- Good written and oral communication skills. Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Managemnent and Administration
Desirable
- Awareness of current issues within the NHS
Clinical Governance and Audit
Essential
- Committed to and understands the principles of clinical governance
- Understands the principles outlined in the GMC document Good Medical Practise
- Understands the requirements of Medical Appraisal and revlidation
Desirable
- Active involvement in a clinical governance programme
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB (or equivalent)
- Full registration with GMC and a licence to practise
- ALS
- Full MRCP UK (or equivalent)
- Medical Degree from a recognised UK or overseas university or institution
Desirable
- Higher postgraduate qualifications including PGCert
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Successful completion of foundation year training (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of internal medicine training programme IMT1-3 (or equivalent)
- Experience of working in the NHS
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in rheumatology, including rheumatology clinics and joint injection skills
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievments
Research / Publications
Essential
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
- Basic understanding of research, methods and statistics
Desirable
- Training in research methodology
- Publications in peer review journals
- Ideas for future research whilst in post
- Understanding of the issues surrounding clinical research
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Management and Audit
Essential
- Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
- Leadership skills
- Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
- Management qualifications or current study towards management qualification
- Evidence of service audit, design or change management
- Ability to organise research and work within research governance procedures
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors
Desirable
- Training in Teaching methods
- Evidence of successful feedback from teaching
- To have the ability and willingness to teach all levels and groups of staff
Continous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable
- Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- Good organisational and time management skills and ability to prioritise
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude towards patients
- Ability to communicate effectively colleagues, patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other staff and agencies
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
- Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD Values (see appendix)
- Good written and oral communication skills. Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Managemnent and Administration
Desirable
- Awareness of current issues within the NHS
Clinical Governance and Audit
Essential
- Committed to and understands the principles of clinical governance
- Understands the principles outlined in the GMC document Good Medical Practise
- Understands the requirements of Medical Appraisal and revlidation
Desirable
- Active involvement in a clinical governance programme
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
