Consultant in Rheumatology

apartmentRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust placeBarnet calendar_month 

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer the appointment of a full time (10PA) Consultant Rheumatologist position. This is a new post which is principally based at Barnet General and Chase Farm Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

It offers an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to join a committed and established team of 6 consultants (across Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals) which is well supported by 4 specialist nurses, 1 extended scope physiotherapist and 1 IMT3 junior doctor.

This post consists of 5 Rheumatology clinics per week at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals. There is no General Medical on call commitment although the applicant will be running a weekly new Hot Clinic meant for Acute Rheumatological emergencies linked to our Acute Admissions Unit (AAU) along with weekly inpatient Rheumatology cover.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This job description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Registered with the GMC and within 6 months (at the scheduled time of the appointments committee) of being accepted for the specialist register
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Postgraduate medical degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Others

Essential criteria
  • Member of Medical Defence organisation.

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Clinical training and experience as required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT) in Rheumatology
  • Broad experience in general internal medicine
  • Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
  • Experience of and commitment to medical audit.
Desirable criteria
  • Current ALS provider

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take responsibility for clinical care of patients.
  • Demonstrable commitment to multidisciplinary team working.
  • Positive approach to lessons learnt.
  • IT Skills.
  • Presentation skills
  • Service improvement
Desirable criteria
  • Aptitude for teaching and training.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients,relatives and colleagues.
  • Ability to organise clinical and management priorities.
  • Reflective approach to personal development.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team.
  • Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
  • AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
  • By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
  • If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
  • Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
  • If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
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  • By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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