Locum Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an NHS post comprising 10 PAs per week The post holder will join the multidisciplinary team delivering paediatric and adolescent rheumatology within Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond.The post has become available due to the absence of a colleague, There are 8.25 Direct Clinical Care PAs (including a 1 in 4 on call commitment which attracts 0.25 PA per on call week), and 1.75 supporting professional activities. The post holder will be a dedicated paediatric and adolescent rheumatology specialist who will provide the clinical rheumatology service at BWCH and proactively support the education and clinical research programmes within the department.

The Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Service at BWCH sees 500 new outpatients per year. This service also provides a number of specialist rheumatology clinics including SLE, scleroderma and juvenile dermatomyositis; combined clinics including endocrine, plastic surgery, Behcet's, autoinflammatory, genetics and ophthalmology clinics; and also, an out-reach clinic in Hereford.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical rheumatology service with other consultants and members of the multidisciplinary team. The appointee will be employed by BWCH, and as such will be accountable to that Trust for appraisal, job planning, annual leave and study leave. The appointee is expected to be trained in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology and be skilled in intra-articular injections.

Clinically, he or she will share in the provision of the outpatient and inpatient service for paediatric and adolescent rheumatology (including a category B 1 in 4 on call commitment at BCH) and provide inpatient advice for other specialties when requested. There may be some crossover work at University Hospital Coventry and Warwick as the team has an SLA in place with UHCW. At BWCH, out of hours care is provided by the Hospital at Night team and at UHCW by the General Paediatric Team.

The appointee will attend and contribute to the specialised clinics at BWCH, including lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, and scleroderma.

Clinics undertaken at BWCH will predominantly be jointly undertaken with other consultants and with the MDT. They will be a mixture of general and adolescent clinics. At BCH there is a dedicated weekly adolescent clinic, which facilitates developmentally appropriate care and transfer to adult services.

The consultant staff currently provides a 1 in 4 consultant category B on-call service for Paediatric and adolescent Rheumatology

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

19 November 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience Dependant on experience

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

284-6774442-BC-24KF

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hopsital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEligible for GMC registration oEligible for inclusion on Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT date.
oAt least 2 years' training in Paediatric Rheumatology within the UK national grid scheme or equivalent skills attained

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

oMDT working and experience of inpatient and outpatient paediatrics and paediatric rheumatology oLevel 3 Child protection training

Desirable

oSpecific adolescent rheumatology experience oTransitional care experience

CLINICAL SKILLS

Essential

oIntra-articular injections under local and general anaesthetic oAdvanced paediatric life support

RESEARCH/ TEACHING

Essential

oSignificant experience in teaching and in supporting undergraduate and postgraduate learning
oContribution to clinical research within paediatric rheumatology
oInvolvement in quality improvement and audit

Desirable

oPrevious personal research experience
oPublications
oAttendance at Training the Trainers teaching
oQualifications within research or teaching (including higher degree)
oGCP certification

PERSONAL SKILLS/QUALITIES

Essential

oAble to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEligible for GMC registration oEligible for inclusion on Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT date.
oAt least 2 years' training in Paediatric Rheumatology within the UK national grid scheme or equivalent skills attained

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Essential

oMDT working and experience of inpatient and outpatient paediatrics and paediatric rheumatology oLevel 3 Child protection training

Desirable

oSpecific adolescent rheumatology experience oTransitional care experience

CLINICAL SKILLS

Essential

oIntra-articular injections under local and general anaesthetic oAdvanced paediatric life support

RESEARCH/ TEACHING

Essential

oSignificant experience in teaching and in supporting undergraduate and postgraduate learning
oContribution to clinical research within paediatric rheumatology
oInvolvement in quality improvement and audit

Desirable

oPrevious personal research experience
oPublications
oAttendance at Training the Trainers teaching
oQualifications within research or teaching (including higher degree)
oGCP certification

PERSONAL SKILLS/QUALITIES

Essential

oAble to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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