Job summary
The post will be based in the department of Rheumatology at Homerton hospital on a job plan of 6 PA, with 3 clinics per week and 1.25 SPA.
As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality, safe health care to patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to provide specialist expertise in Rheumatology and job plan will include 3 outpatient clinics per week. The clinic structure will be in line with other consultants in the service comprising a total of 8 patients, with 2 new and 6 f/up. The post holder will also contribute to rota's for referral triage and provision of clinical advice to GP practices.
The post holder will be expected to participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate doctors, which will include acting as a clinical supervisor to all levels of trainees, providing them with regular appraisal and support.
The post holder will be expected to contribute and participate in the department's ongoing QI and audit programme.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.
The trust operates acute services from a single site: Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as 'Outstanding'. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten-bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. The jod description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. The jod description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Higher Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on to the GMC register
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MSc, MD or PhD
Relevant experience in specialty
Essential
- Ability to practice independently in Rheumatology in order to offer expert clinical opinion on the full range of rheumatological conditions
- Ability to practice and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in managing osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
Clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Broad clinical experience in Rheumatology and evidence of appropriately maintained clinical skills
Leadership and professionalism
Essential
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
- Evidence of cross craft working and interdisciplinary working which goes beyond usual team working
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiative changes
Management Skills
Essential
- Involved with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to run a consultant service and participate in management process
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership/project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Computer skills course/certificate
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills coupled with an ability to co-operate, persuade, negotiate within a senior clinical and management team
Patient focused skills
Essential
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the trust values
- An awaren
- Professional attitude towards work, good record of attendance
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to it's trust and the workforce
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required
Person Specification
Qualifications and Higher Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on to the GMC register
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree (MSc, MD or PhD
Relevant experience in specialty
Essential
- Ability to practice independently in Rheumatology in order to offer expert clinical opinion on the full range of rheumatological conditions
- Ability to practice and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in managing osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease
Clinical skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Broad clinical experience in Rheumatology and evidence of appropriately maintained clinical skills
Leadership and professionalism
Essential
- Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need
- Evidence of cross craft working and interdisciplinary working which goes beyond usual team working
Desirable
- Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiative changes
Management Skills
Essential
- Involved with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to run a consultant service and participate in management process
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership/project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective audit and clinical risk management
Desirable
- Computer skills course/certificate
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills coupled with an ability to co-operate, persuade, negotiate within a senior clinical and management team
Patient focused skills
Essential
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
Communication Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the trust values
- An awaren
- Professional attitude towards work, good record of attendance
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to it's trust and the workforce
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required
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).
