Location
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
26 Oct 2026
Contract Type
3 months (3 months fixed term)
Posted Date
19 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

14 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service

  • Skills

    Ability to lead, organise and manage

  • Skills

    Computer-literate in Office applications

  • Personal

    A caring and sensitive attitude to patients and colleagues

  • Personal

    Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team

  • Personal

    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Personal

    Commitment to continuing medical education

  • Education

    Full registration with the GMC

  • Education

    CCST in Rheumatology (or within 3 months of date of interview)

  • Education

    MRCP (UK or Ireland)

  • Experience

    Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining the UK CCST in Rheumatology and GiM

  • Experience

    Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

  • Experience

    Understanding and experience of all aspects of clinical governance

  • Experience

    Teaching medical undergraduates, postgraduates, nursing and other healthcare professionals

Desirable

6 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Knowledge of IT-based patient information systems

  • Education

    PhD or MD

  • Experience

    Established expertise in a specialist field of rheumatology

  • Experience

    Experience in the design, recruitment, conduct and analysis of clinical trials

  • Experience

    Experience in basic scientific research

  • Experience

    Original research publications in peer reviewed journals

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Locum Consultant Rheumatologist to join our team at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The main duties of the role will be providing personalised care for patients in an outpatient setting, responding to GP advice and guidance requests, triaging new referrals and providing ward consultations to inpatients. You will also contribute significantly to multidisciplinary teams whilst receiving support for your own specialist development. There are also opportunities to support education and training of junior doctors and to get involved in research via the department’s close links with St George’s University.

We are interested in appointing a motivated and highly competent doctor to this post, and you will have the opportunity to further develop high quality rheumatology services across St George’s and Queen Mary’s Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will;

  • Have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge.
  • Work closely with consultant colleagues in the Rheumatology care group to ensure proper functioning of the Care Group, appropriate co-ordination of clinical services and continuity of care for patients.
  • Work as part of the clinical team to ensure that the waiting list targets are met.
  • Continually update their education in Rheumatology and GiM and fulfill his/her CME and GMC revalidation requirements
  • Take part in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate doctors and in the professional development of other staff groups in relation to Rheumatological clinical care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached to the advert for the full job description and main responsibilities.

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.

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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Rheumatology with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Rheumatology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 3 months (3 months fixed term). The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.

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