Consultant
Job overview
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is one of England's largest acute teaching trusts and established on 1 April 2006 following the merger of Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen's Medical Centre NHS Trusts. We provide acute and specialist services to 2.5m people within Nottingham and surrounding communities at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and the City Hospital campuses, as well as specialist services for a further 3-4m people from across the region.
There is a full time Pure Rheumatology Consultant post at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Applications are welcome from those who wish to work less than full time.
This is a replacement post for rheumatology consultants to join a dynamic team at a University Teaching Hospital. The successful applicant will join an established team of 7 pure Rheumatologists, and 2 Physician Rheumatologists. The post-holder will be encouraged to develop specialist interests to complement those in the department.
This is a pure Rheumatology job with no GIM commitments. The option to participate in acute medicine shifts and therefore allowing candidates to maintain their accreditation in medicine is encouraged.
We work in a cohesive and inclusive environment and the Rheumatology department in Nottingham is a very happy place to develop your career and feel supported.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to fulfil the following duties with the agreed Job Plan.
Clinical
A full range of outpatient and day case rheumatology activity is carried out in the Treatment Centre. The successful applicant will provide clinics for new and follow up patients. Clinics are booked to Royal College of Physicians guidelines. The appointee will also be involved in working with and supervising the activities of clinical nurse specialists. The expectation is for clinics to be delivered over 42 weeks per year to allow for leave and statutory holidays. Typically for this role, this approximates to 340 new patients per year with a new to follow up ratio of approximately 1:4.
Your clinical duties will also include:
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, their Consultant colleagues and the Trust.
The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.
Working for our organisation
The department embraces flexible working. The job is available to fulltime (FT)/less than fulltime (LTFT) applicants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full range of outpatient and day case rheumatology activity is carried out in the Treatment Centre. The successful applicant will provide clinics for new and follow up patients. Clinics are booked to Royal College of Physicians guidelines. The appointee will also be involved in working with and supervising the activities of clinical nurse specialists. The expectation is for clinics to be delivered over 42 weeks per year to allow for leave and statutory holidays. Typically for this role, this approximates to 340 new patients per year with a new to follow up ratio of approximately 1:4.
Your clinical duties will also include:
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, their Consultant colleagues and the Trust.
The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.
Person specification
Professional Registration
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Desirable criteria
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Teaching, Audit & Research
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Desirable criteria
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Covid-19 vaccination: remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. For helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access visit: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
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The post holder is expected to operate in line with Gloucestershire Health and Care (GHC) NHS Foundation Trust values and demonstrate a high level of
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