Job summary
North Bristol Trust are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a specialty doctor to join our Rheumatology workforce.
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Specialty Doctor in Rheumatology to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team. This role involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals with a wide range of Rheumatological conditions.
As a Specialty Doctor, you will contribute to outpatient clinics, inpatient care, and multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting consultant-led clinics and working collaboratively with our Specialist team of allied health professionals to ensure cohesive and comprehensive care of our patients.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to delivering evidence-based care. Experience in Rheumatology and a proactive approach to professional development are essential.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties : The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues across both ward cover and outpatient clinics.
Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students: The postholder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
Audit and Research: The postholder will be required to take part in a Clinical Audit Programme as required.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest trusts in the country, and hosts the regional neuroscience centre.It employs more than 8,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.
The Trust provides Medical, Surgical, Neonatal and Maternity Care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Renal Medicine and Transplant and Urology and is the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.
Our rheumatology department is diverse and ambitious with a shared vision to strive for excellence. We treat patients within all aspects of rheumatology and provide comprehensive services for inflammatory arthritis, ultrasound, transition care, metabolic bone disease | osteoporosis, GCA, autoimmune CTD and vasculitis. We run a tertiary level regional service for autoimmune CTD, vasculitis and interstitial lung disease, and rare bone diseases. We are part of the Adult Rare Bone Disease Rare Disease Collaborative Network (RDCN).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of NHS UK hospital, systems, and practices
- Broad based professional training in general medicine
- IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Previous senior experience & training within Rheumatology
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff, allied healthcare professionals and undergraduates
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Delivered a teaching course
Management and Audit
Essential
- Experience of audit and QI
- Able to provide leadership
Desirable
- Lead an audit/QI project
- Presented audit/QI nationally/internationally
Research / Publications
Desirable
- Published in peer reviewed journal
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of NHS UK hospital, systems, and practices
- Broad based professional training in general medicine
- IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable
- Previous senior experience & training within Rheumatology
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching junior medical staff, allied healthcare professionals and undergraduates
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Delivered a teaching course
Management and Audit
Essential
- Experience of audit and QI
- Able to provide leadership
Desirable
- Lead an audit/QI project
- Presented audit/QI nationally/internationally
Research / Publications
Desirable
- Published in peer reviewed journal
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).
