# Locum Consultant in Rheumatology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St George's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Rheumatology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- **Contract type:** 3 months (3 months fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 7 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:15:47.213Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Rheumatology/Rheumatology-v8314000
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314000?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
- Ability to lead, organise and manage
- Computer-literate in Office applications

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of IT-based patient information systems

### Personal

**Essential**

- A caring and sensitive attitude to patients and colleagues
- Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to continuing medical education

### Education

**Essential**

- Full registration with the GMC
- CCST in Rheumatology (or within 3 months of date of interview)
- MRCP (UK or Ireland)

**Desirable**

- PhD or MD

### Experience

**Essential**

- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining the UK CCST in Rheumatology and GiM
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Understanding and experience of all aspects of clinical governance
- Teaching medical undergraduates, postgraduates, nursing and other healthcare professionals

**Desirable**

- Established expertise in a specialist field of rheumatology
- Experience in the design, recruitment, conduct and analysis of clinical trials
- Experience in basic scientific research
- Original research publications in peer reviewed journals

## Documents

- [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045)
- [consultant rheumatologist job description (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634781)

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