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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant Rheumatologist 7PAs
Accepting applications until: 11-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 11-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Rheumatology Specialty - FH
- Tref
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Cod post
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Part time - 7 sessions per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Consultant)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Rheumatology
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This is a 7PA innovative post created to support our expanding Connective Tissue Disease Service to deliver local and regional specialised commissioned services. The successful applicant will have a higher degree in a relevant research area, have an outstanding record in delivering tertiary level care and have sufficient experience in supporting phase 2, 3 and 4 clinical trials to allow you take a lead role in expanding the departments clinical research activity in connective tissue disorders. We are keen to support applicants who wish to develop a research interest, now or in the future, capitalising on our excellent links with the Musculoskeletal Research Group at Newcastle University and associated research groups working in the field at Newcastle University.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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This role will incorporate fully job planned clinical oversight of our large, busy infusion unit. The post holder will coordinate the department’s medical oversight of the service working as part of an MDT comprising senior nurse specialists, prescribing pharmacist and administrative support. The post holder will oversee training / mentoring of the DCU nursing team, middle grade doctors and MDT members to ensure the safety and quality of the service provided.
In addition, this post will include responsibility long term follow up of a small cohort of patients with connective tissue disorders previously under the care of a consultant now retiring. The post includes contribution to the low frequency rheumatology on-call service for speciality referrals only and management of a small number of in patients.
We would welcome enquires for an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and medical board, please contact: Dr Elizabeth Kidd or Dr Alice Lorenzi on 0191 2137967, or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Clinical:
• Referrals come from Primary Care in Newcastle and surrounding areas, other medical specialities, and orthopaedics.
• Tertiary referrals come from a wide geographic area from West Cumbria to Teesside and North to the Scottish Border.
• The successful candidate will share responsibility for running and ensuring best practice in our connective tissue disease service;
• The post-holder will participate in a consultant non-resident on call rota for rheumatology and will conduct a ward round with the on call registrar on Saturdays and Sundays when on call.
Administrative:
• Participate in audit and clinical governance.
• Show a commitment to continuing professional development.
• Participate in Annual Appraisal for Revalidation, and Annual Job Planning meetings - guidance for which can be obtained from the Trust, the GMC and Professional Bodies.
Research:
• The successful candidate would be expected to participate in clinical research in line with the department’s and Trust’s priorities.
• Commitment to research participation
• Awareness of GCP and commitment to maintain GCP certification
Teaching:
• Enthusiastic about teaching
• Capacity and commitment to teaching medical undergraduate and graduate students, nursing and AHP team members
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.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Special skills training in the specialty
- Evidence of participation in clinical trials at sub PI and PI level
- Higher Degree
- GCP certification
Clinical Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of experience in the specialty
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Management and Administration Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Meini prawf dymunol
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills. Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
Meini prawf dymunol
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
Research
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Meini prawf dymunol
- Higher degree
- GCP certification
Audit
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Evidence of participation in audit
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Alignment with the Trust’s values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Victoria Cowan
- Teitl y swydd
- HR Advisor
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
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