Consultant in RHeumatology with Interest in - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Hospitals

Cambridge University Hospitals
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Description

Main area

  • Rheumatology
    Grade
  • NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
    Contract
  • Permanent
    Hours
  • Full time 10 sessions per week
    Job ref
  • 180CON4731
    Employer
  • Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Employer type
  • NHS
    Site
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    Town
  • Cambridge
    Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Closing

  • 31/03/2024 23:59
    Interview date
  • 22/04/2024Job overview


Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Rheumatology with a specialist interest in Psoriatic Arthritis (10PA's) at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will undertake five rheumatology outpatient clinics per week each.

The appointee will also be expected to participate in educational and management audit as well as teaching junior doctors and medical students.

The rheumatology service is currently planning a service re-design and hope to develop pathways that span primary and secondary care.

The appointee will be encouraged to contribute towards such projects. There is an active research portfolio and a well-established clinical trials unit. There will opportunities to participate in research but this will need to be negotiated separately.


As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust.

Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Working for our organisation


The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


The Rheumatology service in Cambridge is based at the Addenbrooke's Hospital site with satellite clinics at Ely, Saffron Walden and Newmarket.

The rheumatology team consists of 11 rheumatology consultants, 11 rheumatology practitioners and 2 deanery registrars.

The team have close links with primary care and with other specialities such as gastroenterology, renal medicine and vasculitis, neurology and dermatology and benefit from several established MDT meetings.

The service is supported by an excellent team of musculoskeletal radiologists.

There is an established early arthritis service with clinics at Addenbrooke's and Newmarket Hospitals, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis service, connective tissue disease service and metabolic bone disease unit.

There is also an established rheumatology research unit supported by the consultant team, a clinical fellow and research nurses.


Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification


Qualifications:

Essential criteria

Standards

Professionalism

Clinical Skills

Specialty Specific Skills

Commitment to Clinical Governance

Communication Skills

Personal Skills

Understanding of the NHS

  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
    Applicant requirements:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


Further details / informal visits contact:

Name

  • Dr Anshuman Malaviya

Job title

  • Consultant Rheumatologist
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