Job summary
- Main area
- Rheumatology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1683-OK
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Rheumatology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time Locum Consultant in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine to join the dynamic and welcoming Rheumatology department at London North West University Healthcare Trust. The post holder will join a team of 13 consultants supported by resident doctors, nurse specialists, advanced physiotherapy practitioners, and specialist pharmacists.
London North West University Healthcare Trust is an NHSE commissioned specialised Rheumatology centre. There is a cross site CTD, Vasculitis and specialised rheumatology MDT combined with rheumatology colleagues at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. There is also an ILD MDT and an MSK Radiology MDT. There are established specialist clinics in CTD, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Early Inflammatory Arthritis, MSK Ultrasound, Psoriatic Arthritis, Metabolic Bone Disease ,and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis, as well as a GCA/TA US pathway facilitated through the Ambulatory Care Centre.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide 3.5 outpatient Rheumatology clinics per week. They will be expected to engage with the multidisciplinary team and will supervise junior doctors and other members of the MDT as well as provide undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
The post-holder will contribute to the ongoing care of the general medicine patients at Northwick Park Hospital site on a rota basis, shared between 8 consultants following this recruitment, and will also be involved in the provision of specialty rheumatology input to medical inpatients and ambulatory care. The post holder will also contribute to the GIM acute rota covering emergency admissions for post take ward rounds on 4 weekends per year.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full duties of the post.
Informal enquires welcomed By Dr Anthony Isaacs, Clinical Lead Rheumatology [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification, e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent
Registration
Essential criteria
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via • CCT in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine or be within 6 months from date of interview, • Certificate of eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or • European Community Rights
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience and clinical expertise
- IT skills
Management /Audit experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical leadership in the development of clinical services
- Evidence of engagement with audit/quality improvement project
Desirable criteria
- Significant quality improvement project/publication
leadership
Essential criteria
- Willingness to provide direction to the medical staff, nurses and other health professionals
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate qualities needed to introduce change within a large organisation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Anthony Isaacs
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Rheumatology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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