Consultant in Rheumatology

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Huddersfield

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

4 weeks ago

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Medicine to work within Rheumatology as a consultant to work alongside our 3 existing consultants, specialist pharmacist and CNS team. It is a full time post based on a 10 PA contract, although less than full-time would be considered.

The Trust is based on two acute sites with Rheumatology outpatient services on each site. The postholder would be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest as we are keen to develop our services further for our patient population and support would be provided to for this.

The successful applicant will form part of our Rheumatology Consultant team, providing outpatient services across the two Trust sites. Successful candidates will be expected to cover work across both sites providing outpatient services but are also supported with work from home as service needs permit.

Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee. Applicants must continue to hold a License to Practice.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Person specification

Essential

MRCP or equivalent
All applicants must have Specialist registration for Rheumatology (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Rheumatology
Evidence of ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of all patients presenting to the Rheumatology Department
Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
Good communication and empathy skills with patients
Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
Eligibility to work in the UK
Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service

Desirable

Relevant higher degree (MD or PhD degree)
Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
Understanding current issues within and the future direction of the specialty
Attendance at a recognised management course
Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Experience/willingness to learn Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (added by OS)
Training in clinical and educational supervision
Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications