Consultant Rheumatologist with Behcets specialist interest

A unique and exceptional opportunity has arisen for a fulltime (10 PAs) post for a General Consultant Rheumatologist with an interest in Behet's Disease at the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG).The Rheumatology department at UHLG is formed of the merger of the two legacy departments in Liverpool, based at Broadgreen and Aintree University Hospitals, and comprises a large department of a total of 13 Consultants, 1 Nurse Consultant, 14 Specialist Nurses, and Admin and Data support staff. The department is currently split across 2 sites, though it is anticipated that the department will be consolidated onto asingle site in due course.The Behets Service, within the department of Rheumatology, is one of 3 National Centres of Excellence and is a Highly Specialised Service commissioned by NHS England. The core functions of the service are delivered by a multidisciplinary team comprising two Rheumatologists, a Behet's Nurse Consultant and other Consultantsin Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Gynaecology and Clinical Psychology, all contributing to a one-stop clinic. The clinical team is supported by a Data Manager and Office Manager. The Liverpool Centre currently has 700 patients with Behet's from all over England (and devolved nations) on its books. The aim is to manage these patients on a shared care, hub and spoke basis, interacting with local hospitals as required.