Locum Consultant Rheumatologist

Job summary

We're looking for a locum consultant to join our Rheumatology department at the William Harvey Hospital site, part of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT). The post is a 10 PAs, fixed term post for 1 Year.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding Rheumatology network composed of __ Consultant Rheumatologists and Rheumatology Specialist Nurses across the whole of EKHUFT. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing general out-patient adult rheumatology care, without out-of- hours on-call commitment.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties will be shared across the Consultant Team and will include all responsibilities normally expected in any Rheumatology Department in the UK.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including through outpatient clinics, ward consults and advice and guidance to patients and primary care.

You will be involved with the supervision of junior medical and nursing staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital.

You will need to be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe, quality patient care is delivered and sustained.

Rheumatology is an outpatient-focused service. There are no dedicated inpatient beds and no on-call requirement, although the team provides support to inpatients via referrals from the admitting consultant.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.