Consultant in Rheumatology w/ interest in General Internal Medicine

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Consultant in Rheumatology w/ interest in General Internal Medicine (GIM)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Rheumatologist with an interest in GIM to join the Rheumatology/GIM Departments at East Surrey Hospital. This post is covering for maternity leave.

The Rheumatology Department plays a significant, and increasing, role in the management of acutely ill patients with Rheumatological conditions across Surrey and Sussex. You will be part of a team managing patients admitted onto acute medical wards, alongside supporting the outpatient Rheumatology service. The GIM element of the role requires joint management of one of the medical wards alongside dedicated on call commitments. Outpatient services are delivered from three sites, Redhill, Crawley and Horsham.

This post has designated fixed evening and weekend on call commitment.

FURTHER DETAILS / ARRANGEMENTS TO VISIT

Please contact: Dr Sian Griffith, Consultant Rheumatologist and clinical lead (sian.griffith@nhs.net) and/or Hanadi Asalieh Clinical director Planned Care (hanadi.asalieh@nhs.net).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join the existing team of 5 consultant Rheumatologists to provide a consultant led acute hospital general rheumatology service. The Rheumatology team will then consist of 6 consultants, 2 specialist registrars in rheumatology and general medicine, 1 specialty doctor in Rheumatology, 2 core medical trainees, 1 FY 2 and doctors and 4 specialist nurses. There is a commitment to prospectively cover for the annual and study leave of the other consultants in the team.

The post holder will undertake 3 regular weekly Rheumatology outpatient clinics between the East Surrey, Crawley and Horsham Trust outpatient departments. In addition to this the post holder will look after 10 medical beds and contribute to on-call GIM rota. Without formal learning in required areas will be encouraged to attend training in teaching and educational supervision, for example at RCP courses. The post holder will also be involved in teaching and training staff in other medical disciplines and in nursing or professions allied to medicine. All consultants are expected to liaise with colleagues to ensure Departmental cover before being absent on annual or study leave; and to administer fixed commitments with six weeks' notice for both themselves and their junior medical staff, to avoid waste of resource or inappropriate cover.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

24 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum (depending on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-5620848-PN-B

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).