Rheumatology Consultant

Job responsibilities

Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant in Rheumatology. This is a new post, the successful candidate will join three established consultant.

This is a permanent post in Rheumatology amounting to 10 Pas, but depending on agreed job plan may go up to 10.5 11 Pa.

Rheumatology in Warrington and Halton is mainly Out-patient based. The department received around 2000 new referrals in 2020, and provided 10 000 appointments, including nurse lead appointments. We receive an average 5 ward referrals/week.

All Consultants are expected to complete a minimum of 42 of their 52 fixed sessions within a full year. Leave requests with 6 weeks notice.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) or equivalent qualifications, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.

The appointee will be expected to work within the shared care agreement. The Rheumatology Department receives referrals through urgent referral pathway to an early arthritis clinic and a temporal arteritis pathway with Vascular Ultrasound support. There is also an Electronic Advice and Guidance service run by consultants. The Rheumatology team has a Registrar who takes part in the Merseyside Deanery rota who also is a trainee in general medicine. Our Physiotherapy team runs a Fibromyalgia and Ankylosing Spondylitis service.

Please see full JD attached.

SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (e.g., physical demands)

Essential

• Medically fit to fulfil all aspects of the post
• Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
• Satisfactory DBS Disclosure check
• Caring, honest and reliable
• Able to foster good working relationships with staff
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• Able and willing to work with Consultant colleagues in equitable sharing of clinical, non-clinical duties
• An interest which improves the core clinical service for patients with rheumatic problems presenting to the Trust. Developing skills in Ultrasound for screening.
• Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of Good Medical Practice from the GMC

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register in Rheumatology or eligibility to enter it within 6 months from the time of the interview and hold a Licence to Practice.
• MB ChB or Equivalent.
• MRCP

Desirable

• MD
• PhD

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Rheumatology. Able to offer expert clinical opinion on all aspects and Rheumatology. Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
• Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT (or within 6 months of it being issued).
• Participation in Clinical Audit
• Good knowledge/understanding of Clinical Governance. Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of Clinical Governance
• Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate on-going CPD. Experience of guideline appraisal. Participation in relevant audits. Ability to interpret and apply clinical research

Desirable

• Sub-speciality interest
• Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course
• Participation in relevant national audits.
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
• Experience of team leadership

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

Essential

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Rheumatology. Able to offer expert clinical opinion on all aspects and Rheumatology. Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic with a can do attitude and to make decisions
• High standard of clinical skill & expertise in speciality
• Ability to lead and inspire the clinical team
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to gain satisfaction from collective team working rather than the rewards of individual patient care pathways
• Advanced communication skills
• Enthusiasm for education for self and others
• Be sensitive to the patient experience
• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students

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

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).