Job summary This post is a full time post (10PA) with responsibility for management of Rheumatology outpatient clinics and partake in the " Rheumatologist of the week" rota (1:5).
Main duties of the job Rheumatology Clinics The Rheumatology clinics include General Clinics, Early Arthritis Clinics (with access to MSK ultrasound), and Telephone Clinics.
The traditional clinic template includes 2 x 30 min new appointments, 2x 30 min urgent follow up and 4x 15 min routine follow up.
Current templates are subject to change in line with hospital policy.
Rheumatologist of the week The ROW rota (currently 1:4, to be 1:5 with this post) includes providing an in-reach service for inpatients with registrar support (2-3 referrals per week), and referrals triage/advice and guidance on ERS (50 referrals per week).
During this week, there are 4 Urgent ROW clinics (5x30 min appointments 10:00-12:30) Mon, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in place of usual clinics.
ROW is expected to be based at the Stoke Mandeville site during that week.
The post holder will also participate in clinical pathway or service development, which will be negotiated on starting in post.
The post holder will be expected to provide support for the specialist nurses and junior trainees.
The post includes 1 teaching clinic per week to teach medical undergraduate students from University of Buckingham Medical School, which option to expand to Oxford University and St. Georges Medical School.
The job plan for the post is based on 10 PAs divided into 8 DCC and 2 SPAs ( PA for Core SPA including PA for lead on service development and PA for departmental managerial role.
Additional PA is available per trainee for educational supervision.
Training and support will be given for these roles.
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Job description Job responsibilities For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential MBBS or equivalent.
CCT in Rheumatology OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in CCT in Rheumatology OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview GMC registered qualifications MRCP etc Desirable Specialty specific exam Appropriate higher degree (MD, PhD) CCT in General Medicine OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in CCT in General Internal Medicine Experience Essential General training in, Rheumatology to specialist level or equivalent 5 years WTE minimum at SpR level in higher speciality training Experience of decision making at Consultant Level Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates Experience of clinical audit/research Desirable General training in General Internal Medicine Interest in subspecialty such as connective tissue disease , vasculitis, MSK ultrasound Research experience\publications Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes Essential Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation.
Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills Desirable Management training and experience IT Skills Driving licence