Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Appropriate experience and clinical expertise
- Experience
Ability to undertake musculoskeletal ultrasound in general and vascular ultrasound for vasculitis
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration
- Qualifications
Extensive Rheumatology experience
- Qualifications
managing patients within UK at a senior level MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Qualifications
ELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada
- Value Based Question
How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of health service management
- Experience
At least 7 years post registration essential. Clinical and/or laboratory based research experience desirable.
- Experience
Experience in involvement in service redesign would be desirable.
- Experience
Rheumatology publications desirable
- Experience
MA/MSc/MD desirable
Job overview
Job Title: Locum Consultant Rheumatologist
Division: Medicine and Emergency Care
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Interview Date: TBC
We are recruiting for an Locum Consultant Rheumatologist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To provide a consultant rheumatology outpatient and in-patient service to patients at hospitals covered by MFT at the Fleet site.
- To help develop the rheumatology service at MFT.
- To work collaboratively with colleagues.
- To maintain continuous professional development and engage in revalidation activities.
- To adhere and contribute to The Trusts’ vision and values.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The following provides scheduling details of the clinical activity and clinically related activity components of the job plan which occur at regular times in the week. Agreement should be reached between the appointee and their Clinical Director with regard to the scheduling of all other activities, including the Supporting Professional Activities.
This timetable will be subject to change depending on the needs of the rheumatology service and in line with job planning cycles. Whilst the role will be based at Medway FT, the post holder will be expected to undertake activities at other hospitals/ community clinics to enable delivery of service by the Medway rheumatology department.
This is a pure rheumatology post with no GIM commitments. There is no out of hours cover involved but post holder will participate with existing medical staff in delivering in reach(speciality ) ward reviews.
| AM | PM | |
| MONDAY | Revalidation activities SPA = 0.5 Admin DCC = 0.5 | Admin / ward referrals DCC = 1 |
| TUESDAY | Outpatient Clinic DCC = 1 | Outpatient Clinic DCC = 1 |
| WEDNESDAY | Outpatient Clinic DCC = 1 | Admin DCC- 0.5 Audit/CPD/Teaching SPA = 0.5 |
| THURSDAY | Outpatient Clinic DCC = 1 | Admin / ward referrals DCC = 1 |
| FRIDAY | Outpatient Clinic DCC = 1 | Audit/CPD/Teaching SPA = 1 |
DCC = Direct Clinical Care SA = Supporting activities
Total PAs 8 DCC 2 SPA = 10 PAs per week
A typical clinic template will include 3 new and 8 follow up patients. Administration sessions are allocated for general administration relating to the consultant’s case load and the running of the clinical department. The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department. The appointee will be expected to contribute to the overall management of the service.
The Trust operates an annual consultant appraisal scheme. Each individual consultant has a designated appraiser who performs their appraisal. A copy of the Trust’s Consultant Appraisal Policy is available upon request.
The new consultant will be offered the opportunity for mentoring.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Rheumatologist with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Gillingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Rheumatology role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum. The contract type is 6 months (6 months Fixed Term). The application deadline is 20 Nov 2025.
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