Job summary
Consultant Rheumatologist
10 PA
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain's leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS. It was created on 1 April 2012 by bringing together three trusts: Barts and The London NHS Trust, Newham University Hospital NHS Trust and Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust. The new trust has a turnover of approximately £1.1 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.
Together our hospitals - Newham University Hospital in Plaistow, St Bartholomew's (Barts) in the City, The Royal London in Whitechapel, The London Chest in Bethnal Green and Whipps Cross in Leytonstone - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of east London and further afield.
The hospitals offer a full portfolio of services that serve the needs of the local community, and are home to some of Britain's leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care. Barts Health also has one of the UK's busiest children's hospitals and internationally renowned surgical facilities.
Main duties of the job
Our vision is to create a world-class health organisation that builds on strong relations with our partners and the communities we serve - one dedicated to ending the historic health inequalities in east London. We will build an international reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education. And as members of UCLPartners, the largest academic health sciences system in the world, we will ensure that our patients are some of the first in the country to benefit from the latest drugs and treatments
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:
- doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway
- there would be greater opportunity for career progression we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion
- becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world who can share their knowledge and experience
- joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious new healthcare organisation. In return, the Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that would mean:
- doctors and nurses in training will be able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway
- there would be greater opportunity for career progression we could retain good staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion
- becoming world-class will enable us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world who can share their knowledge and experience
- joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System will mean that staff would be better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on range of elective & emergency problems within specialty Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Rheumatology
Management/Audit Experience
Essential
- Audit experience Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of a specialist service and to organise & manage outpatient priorities Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Personal Skills
Essential
- Presentation skills Team, interpersonal & communication skills
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register
- GMC registration
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on range of elective & emergency problems within specialty Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Rheumatology
Management/Audit Experience
Essential
- Audit experience Ability to advise on efficient & smooth running of a specialist service and to organise & manage outpatient priorities Experience of supervising doctors in training and in teaching clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
Personal Skills
Essential
- Presentation skills Team, interpersonal & communication skills
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
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
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).
