Locum Consultant in Rheumatology

Job overview

Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Locum Consultant in Rheumatology. This is to cover a period of maternity leave, the successful candidate will join three established consultants. This is a temp/fixed term post in Rheumatology for approximately 12 months, amounting to approximately 6 Pas, to be worked mutually flexibly across the week.  Rheumatology in Warrington and Halton is mainly Out-patient based. The department received around 2000 new referrals in 2020, and provided 10 000 appointments, including nurse lead appointments. We receive an average 5 ward referrals/week. All Consultants are expected to complete a minimum of 42 of their 52 fixed sessions within a full year. Leave requests with 6 weeks’ notice. Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) or equivalent qualifications, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment. The appointee will be expected to work within the shared care agreement. The Rheumatology Department receives referrals through urgent referral pathway to an early arthritis clinic and a temporal arteritis pathway with Vascular Ultrasound support. There is also an Electronic Advice and Guidance service run by consultants. The Rheumatology team has a Registrar who takes part in the Merseyside Deanery rota who also is a trainee in general medicine.

Main duties of the job

Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant in Rheumatology. This is to cover a period of maternity leave, the successful candidate will join three established consultants. This is a temp/fixed term post in Rheumatology for approximately 12 months, amounting to approximately 6 Pas, to be worked mutually flexibly across the week.  Rheumatology in Warrington and Halton is mainly Out-patient based. The department received around 2000 new referrals in 2020, and provided 10 000 appointments, including nurse lead appointments. We receive an average 5 ward referrals/week. All Consultants are expected to complete a minimum of 42 of their 52 fixed sessions within a full year. Leave requests with 6 weeks’ notice. Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) or equivalent qualifications, to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and listed on the Specialist Register or due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment. The appointee will be expected to work within the shared care agreement. The Rheumatology Department receives referrals through urgent referral pathway to an early arthritis clinic and a temporal arteritis pathway with Vascular Ultrasound support. There is also an Electronic Advice and Guidance service run by consultants. The Rheumatology team has a Registrar who takes part in the Merseyside Deanery rota who also is a trainee in general medicine.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Rheumatology service has dedicated Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy support on both sites and secretarial support as well. The successful candidate is welcome to develop his/her own specialty interest. The Rheumatology Department has access to ultrasound equipment, and a portion of the clinics offer ultrasound screening for the early diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis. Candidates with an interest in Ultrasound are welcome. This post is subject to NHS Employment Check Standards including a DBS check (formerly CRB). An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post which includes a check of the “Vulnerable Adults List” and may include the “Children’s List” and/or the Independent Safeguarding Authorities (ISA’s) barred lists. A charge of £44 will be made to successful candidate(s), which will be deducted from the first 3 months’ salary. In addition to this you will also be required to re-pay any future costs that may arise in relation to DBS fees.

This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore, be amended in consultation with the post holder.