Locum Consultant in Adult Rheumatology

Locum Consultant in Adult Rheumatology (12 month FTC) An exciting opportunity to join the Department of Rheumatology at University College London Hospital (UCLH). The Rheumatology Department has a fascinating and varied caseload of both secondary and tertiary referrals with opportunities for exploring the clinical and academic interests of the successful candidate. The post has a both outpatient care and ward and on call commitments. CV required for application

The successful candidate will join a highly prestigious rheumatology unit with a world class reputation for its clinical and research departments. The Department of Rheumatology at UCLH is staffed by 11 consultants, 5 clinical nurse specialists, a team of nurses who run our day care unit, and a physiotherapy team led by extended scope practitioners. Junior medical staff consists of three full time Specialist Registrars, as well as visiting/research SpRs to make up a complement of 7 SpRs for the rheumatology on call rota, 0.5 CMT (shared with dermatology) and one FY1. The department accepts general rheumatology referrals and has specialist clinics in the following areas: adolescent rheumatology, young adult rheumatology, lupus and other autoimmune rheumatic diseases, axial spondyloarthritis, chronic pain, new therapies for inflammatory arthritis, rapid access clinics for early inflammatory arthritis, B-cell directed therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, obstetric-rheumatology, osteoporosis & other metabolic bone disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome and upper limb disorders.