Job summary
This post is for a Consultant General Physician with an interest in Rheumatology. This post holder will have joint Rheumatology and General Medical responsibilities. The job is a fulltime post to cover maternity leave. Applicants who wish to work less than full time are very welcome to apply.
The post holder will demonstrate a firm commitment to clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management by the development of systems to ensure the highest standards of patient care are achieved and maintained.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for inpatients, as part of a mega firm within the medical directorate. He/she will also have outpatient clinics on and off site. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, the running of the rheumatology department and the directorate.
The post holder will be part of the general medical on call rota which is currently 1 in 8 weekends and weekdays one in 16.
The post holder will be expected to participate in audit, under and postgraduate teaching.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department with inpatient and outpatient commitments. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients.
The post will also involve teaching and supervision of junior staff and involvement in teaching programmes within Wexham Park and within local GP surgeries.
The appointee will have access to a clinical admin and booking team, dedicated office space plus full IT facilities.
Audit is carried out on one half day per month throughout the hospital.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES OF THE POST :
Frimley Park Hospital Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the south of England. The post holder will join four full time consultant General Physician / Rheumatologists and 1 full time, 2 part-time pure Rheumatologists. The department also has 3 specialist nurses, 2 rheumatology/GIM SpR and 1 IMT registrar. Outpatient clinics will be provided within Wexham Park Hosptial and related peripheral clinics.
The post is based on Ward 6 which has 36 medical beds and Ward 16 which has up to 16 patients, providing designated male and female areas.
There are 8 consultants in post
Dr Matthew Adler
Dr Kuljeet Bhamra
Dr Francesca Demetriadi
Dr Simona Gindea
Dr Ishita Patel (maternity leave)
Dr Shabnam Shabbir
Dr Alan Steuer
Dr Jenny Watkins
The post holder will have responsibility for inpatients, as part of a mega firm within the medical directorate. He/she will also have outpatient clinics on and off site. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, the running of the rheumatology department and the directorate.
The post holder will be part of the general medical on call rota which is currently 1 in 8 weekends and weekdays one in 16.
The post holder will be expected to participate in audit, under and postgraduate teaching.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department with inpatient and outpatient commitments. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients.
The post will also involve teaching and supervision of junior staff and involvement in teaching programmes within Wexham Park and within local GP surgeries.
The appointee will have access to a clinical admin and booking team, dedicated office space plus full IT facilities.
Audit is carried out on one half day per month throughout the hospital.
JOB PLAN:
PROVISIONAL JOB PLAN
The job plan involves a rolling rota of 2 weeks on the ward with another consultant and 3 weeks off the ward
On ward
Monday
Hours
DCC
SPA
Ward Round
Medical grand round
Admin
SPA
09:00 13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
1.00
0.5
0.25
0.25
Tuesday
WR
OPD
WR
09:00 13.00
13:00 17:00
17:00-18:00
1.00
1.00
0.25
Wednesday
Ward Round
Rheum MDT
Rheum WR
Ward review
Rheum Xray meeting
09:00 13:00
13:00 -14:00
14:00 15:00
15:00 -16:00
16:00-17:00
1.00
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Thursday
Half Day
Outpatient clinic
09:00 13:00
13:00 17:00
1.0
Friday
Ward referrals
Admin
Referrals
WR
09:00 13:00
13:00 15:00
15:00 -16:00
16:00 -17:00
1.00
0.5
0.25
0.25
TOTAL
8.5
0.75
On call 1.25 PA
Referrals week 0.25 PA
Off ward
Monday
Hours
DCC
SPA
Half Day
OPD
09:00 13:00
13:00-17:00
1.0
Tuesday
SPA
OPD
09:00 13.00
13:00 17:00
1.0
1.0
Wednesday
Admin
Rheum MDT
Rheum WR
Admin
Rheum Xray meeting
09:00 13:00
13:00 14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
1.0
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Thursday
OPD
OPD
09:00 13:00
13:00 17:00
1.0
1.0
Friday
SPA
Admin
Referrals
09:00 13:00
13:00 16:00
16:00-17:00
0.75
0.25
1.0
TOTAL
6.75
2.25
On calls 1.25 PA
Referrals week 0.25 PA
Duties also include Teaching lectures/workshops for other departments, trainee doctors, nurses, midwives and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES OF THE POST :
Frimley Park Hospital Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the south of England. The post holder will join four full time consultant General Physician / Rheumatologists and 1 full time, 2 part-time pure Rheumatologists. The department also has 3 specialist nurses, 2 rheumatology/GIM SpR and 1 IMT registrar. Outpatient clinics will be provided within Wexham Park Hosptial and related peripheral clinics.
The post is based on Ward 6 which has 36 medical beds and Ward 16 which has up to 16 patients, providing designated male and female areas.
There are 8 consultants in post
Dr Matthew Adler
Dr Kuljeet Bhamra
Dr Francesca Demetriadi
Dr Simona Gindea
Dr Ishita Patel (maternity leave)
Dr Shabnam Shabbir
Dr Alan Steuer
Dr Jenny Watkins
The post holder will have responsibility for inpatients, as part of a mega firm within the medical directorate. He/she will also have outpatient clinics on and off site. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, the running of the rheumatology department and the directorate.
The post holder will be part of the general medical on call rota which is currently 1 in 8 weekends and weekdays one in 16.
The post holder will be expected to participate in audit, under and postgraduate teaching.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department with inpatient and outpatient commitments. He/she will undertake a share of the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients.
The post will also involve teaching and supervision of junior staff and involvement in teaching programmes within Wexham Park and within local GP surgeries.
The appointee will have access to a clinical admin and booking team, dedicated office space plus full IT facilities.
Audit is carried out on one half day per month throughout the hospital.
JOB PLAN:
PROVISIONAL JOB PLAN
The job plan involves a rolling rota of 2 weeks on the ward with another consultant and 3 weeks off the ward
On ward
Monday
Hours
DCC
SPA
Ward Round
Medical grand round
Admin
SPA
09:00 13:00
13:00-14:00
14:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
1.00
0.5
0.25
0.25
Tuesday
WR
OPD
WR
09:00 13.00
13:00 17:00
17:00-18:00
1.00
1.00
0.25
Wednesday
Ward Round
Rheum MDT
Rheum WR
Ward review
Rheum Xray meeting
09:00 13:00
13:00 -14:00
14:00 15:00
15:00 -16:00
16:00-17:00
1.00
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Thursday
Half Day
Outpatient clinic
09:00 13:00
13:00 17:00
1.0
Friday
Ward referrals
Admin
Referrals
WR
09:00 13:00
13:00 15:00
15:00 -16:00
16:00 -17:00
1.00
0.5
0.25
0.25
TOTAL
8.5
0.75
On call 1.25 PA
Referrals week 0.25 PA
Off ward
Monday
Hours
DCC
SPA
Half Day
OPD
09:00 13:00
13:00-17:00
1.0
Tuesday
SPA
OPD
09:00 13.00
13:00 17:00
1.0
1.0
Wednesday
Admin
Rheum MDT
Rheum WR
Admin
Rheum Xray meeting
09:00 13:00
13:00 14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-16:00
16:00-17:00
1.0
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Thursday
OPD
OPD
09:00 13:00
13:00 17:00
1.0
1.0
Friday
SPA
Admin
Referrals
09:00 13:00
13:00 16:00
16:00-17:00
0.75
0.25
1.0
TOTAL
6.75
2.25
On calls 1.25 PA
Referrals week 0.25 PA
Duties also include Teaching lectures/workshops for other departments, trainee doctors, nurses, midwives and GPs.
Person Specification
Assessed
Essential
- MRCP
- CCT / CESR in rheumatology or GIM or within 6 months of achievement
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
Desirable
- MD/PhD Other post-graduate degree
- At least 1-year of training in a specialist (e.g. vasculitis) unit
Person Specification
Assessed
Essential
- MRCP
- CCT / CESR in rheumatology or GIM or within 6 months of achievement
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
Desirable
- MD/PhD Other post-graduate degree
- At least 1-year of training in a specialist (e.g. vasculitis) unit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
