Job summary
LOCUM CONSULTANT IN RHEUMATOLOGY
POST OF: Locum Consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is appointing one whole-time consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease to support an expanding department.
This is an exciting time to join Rheumatology at OUHFT and become part of a consultant workforce with a reputation for excellence. We are seeking enthusiastic colleagues who are skilled in the delivery of general rheumatology including early inflammatory arthritis and sub-specialism in metabolic bone disease. The post offers integration with a large rheumatology department which has strong academic links to the University of Oxford.
The appointments are on a full-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job shareor work less than full-time, or from those looking to combine clinical work with a research career or teaching and training. Those with academic and subspecialty interests are encouraged to discuss the opportunities that are available
Candidates are advised to visit the Departments and are invited to contact Dr Chris Speers, Clinical Lead for Rheumatology, Tel: 01865 227357 and Professor Muhammad K Javaid, Clinical Lead for Metabolic Bone Disease.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder's principal duties will be delivered at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations. The post-holder will provide consultant physician services for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with 50% split of direct clinical and supporting professional activities time between general rheumatology and metabolic bone disease.
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a Teaching Hospital. The post-holder is required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. This is going to be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holder's contribution to teaching, and training will be included in the regular job plan review. We are fortunate to have trainees and students of the highest calibre. There are many teaching, training and research opportunities within the department and the wider Trust and Universities. We have close links with two universities (Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University) that train many of our clinical staff and are actively exploring interdisciplinary and multi-professional opportunities. If the post-holder wishes to pursue research as part of this post, it will be encouraged and supported but subject to additional successful funding by the post-holder.
We work in a flexible and modular way that allows the opportunity for ongoing consultant career development. We expect the successful candidate to develop their subspecialty interests.
We will support new colleagues in developing teaching and leadership roles. The Trust is a clinically led organisation and consultants play key senior management roles. Research activities are developing and new appointments may support this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Pagets disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients; however day unit attendances can be arranged at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The service is delivered primarily through in person out patient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Pagets disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The post holder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease. We do not anticipate the post holder offering in patient elective care for metabolic bone patients; however day unit attendances can be arranged at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- MBChB or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent
- Completion of competencies for GRID training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
- APLS or equivalent in date
- Trained to level 3 or equivalent safeguarding
- Transport - Ability to travel to outreach centres
- Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
- Training in paediatric chronic pain. Management qualification
- Management qualification
- Trained in adolescent and transitional care
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric rheumatology in a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
- Experience working in adolescent transition and young adult services
- Experience and training in managing patients with Chronic Pain
- Experience with independent intra articular steroid injections, both under local and general anaesthetic
- Prescribing of complex medication
- Experience of managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input and intensive care
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
- Experience as Locum or substantive paediatric rheumatology consultant
- Experience leading and developing services for young people including transition and young adult clinics
- Work experience in one of the major pain centres.
- Experience working within a clinical network
- Experience of joint assessment and injection with ultrasound
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Participation in clinical research
- GCP or equivalent training
- Experience recruiting and contributing to research studies
Desirable
- Leadership experience in regional or national project.
- Leadership qualification
- Management qualification.
- Evidence of additional management responsibilites
- Education qualification
- Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications Research grants
- CSG /NIHR activity/experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- MBChB or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent
- Completion of competencies for GRID training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
- APLS or equivalent in date
- Trained to level 3 or equivalent safeguarding
- Transport - Ability to travel to outreach centres
- Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
- Training in paediatric chronic pain. Management qualification
- Management qualification
- Trained in adolescent and transitional care
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric rheumatology in a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
- Experience working in adolescent transition and young adult services
- Experience and training in managing patients with Chronic Pain
- Experience with independent intra articular steroid injections, both under local and general anaesthetic
- Prescribing of complex medication
- Experience of managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input and intensive care
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
- Experience as Locum or substantive paediatric rheumatology consultant
- Experience leading and developing services for young people including transition and young adult clinics
- Work experience in one of the major pain centres.
- Experience working within a clinical network
- Experience of joint assessment and injection with ultrasound
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting.
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement.
- Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams.
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Participation in clinical research
- GCP or equivalent training
- Experience recruiting and contributing to research studies
Desirable
- Leadership experience in regional or national project.
- Leadership qualification
- Management qualification.
- Evidence of additional management responsibilites
- Education qualification
- Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications Research grants
- CSG /NIHR activity/experience
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).
