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Job requirements
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Research skills
Experience in recruiting and contributing to research studies and clinical trials
- Research skills
GCP or equivalent training
- Work experience
Comprehensive experience in Paediatrics and Paediatric rheumatology within a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
- Work experience
Experience in adolescent transition and/or young adult rheumatology services
- Work experience
Competence in performing independent intra-articular steroid injections under local and general anaesthesia
- Work experience
Experience in prescribing and monitoring complex immunomodulatory, biologic therapies etc
- Work experience
Experience managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input, including those needing intensive care support
- Work experience
Experience in conducting autoinflammatory disease clinics and managing complex autoinflammatory conditions
- Leadership skills
Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting
- Professional training
Certificate of completion of training (CCT) or equivalent in paediatrics
- Professional training
Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
- Professional training
APLS, BLS or equivalent in date
- Professional training
Valid level 3 or equivalent safeguarding training
- Level of responsibility
Demonstrable ability to make independent, high-level clinical decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical cases
- Professional qualifications
GMC registration and active licence to practise
- Professional qualifications
MBChB or equivalent
- Professional qualifications
MRCPCH or equivalent
- Professional qualifications
On the GMC’s Specialist Register, having obtained CCT (including where the CCT date is within 6 months of the scheduled AAC interview date), OR having obtained Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) approval, at the point of application
- Teaching and training skills
Experience of formal and informal contribution to teaching and training
- Organisation and management skills
Effective administrative and time management skills. Experience in clinical management
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams
- Professional - extra skills or achievements
Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement
Desirable
17 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Research skills
Presentations at national and international meetings
- Research skills
Peer reviewed publications
- Work experience
Experience working as a locum or substantive Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology in the UK
- Work experience
Experience working in additional tertiary paediatric rheumatology centres within established clinical networks in the UK
- Work experience
Experience in a clinical laboratory setting affiliated with paediatric rheumatology services
- Work experience
Experience conducting chronic pain clinics independently or working within a major paediatric pain centre
- Work experience
Experience conducting outreach clinics independently
- Work experience
Experience conducting skeletal dysplasia MDT clinics
- Work experience
Experience conducting joint or specialised multidisciplinary clinics with infectious diseases and immunology
- Leadership skills
Leadership experience in regional or national project
- Leadership skills
Leadership qualification
- Professional training
Clinical academic or research fellowship in a major UK centre or UK accredited equivalent
- Professional training
Management qualification
- Professional qualifications
Higher medical degree MSc
- Professional qualifications
Higher medical degree PhD or MD
- Organisation and management skills
Evidence of additional management responsibilities
- Communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrable evidence of effective and collaborative working with multidisciplinary team (MDT) colleagues
Job overview
Applications are invited to apply for the above post for the Department of Paediatric Rheumatology at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The post-holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain service for the Thames Valley and surrounding region. The appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with consultants and allied professionals from the Children’s Hospital Oxford, as well as a number of other DGH’s throughout the region. There are close links with the adult rheumatology service. The appointee will also be part of the regional Chronic Pain service providing a comprehensive out-patient and intensive day case service to young people and families from across the region and beyond.
We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic Consultants with appropriate clinical and leadership abilities. Candidates should have experience of managing complex autoinflammation and hyperinflammation to help expand this aspect of the service. The post holder will be fully supported by a busy and friendly department and will be encouraged to take part in research and academic development. Close links to the University of Oxford provide an excellent opportunity to develop research interests in a variety of areas.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from candidates with appropriate training and experience for the post of Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 10 PA, primarily working at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre for outpatient-based care. Inpatient and acute care is provided with support from paediatric services at the Oxford Children’s Hospital based at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The post-holder will join the current consultant team of Paediatric Rheumatology consultants and a well-established clinical team working in the key areas of Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain. Candidates for this post should have experience managing complex autoinflammation and hyperinflammation to help expand this aspect of the service.
This appointment is on a pro-rata full-time basis, collectively providing 3.15 whole time equivalent consultants at this Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain tertiary centre.
Oxford is recognised as an NHS England designated provider of tertiary paediatric rheumatology specialist services (OXPARC), established in 2004, providing a secondary and tertiary care service for much of Thames Valley. Additional specialist services provided include a skeletal dysplasia service, sports medicine and autoinflammatory clinic. The service includes the Oxford Children and Young People’s Chronic Pain (OXCYPP) service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The position is available on a 10 PA job plan including a 1:3 telephone on-call commitment.
Objectives of the post:
- To support the clinical team in providing a high quality secondary and tertiary rheumatology service to the children and adolescents of Oxfordshire, Thames Valley and neighbouring counties
- To provide care for acutely unwell children and young people in the paediatric and intensive care setting where diagnosis is uncertain or requires multispecialty input, including complex multisystem inflammatory illnesses, hyperinflammation, HLH/MAS etc
- To provide comprehensive care for complex autoinflammation including periodic fevers, to help expand this aspect of the service.
- To support a comprehensive paediatric chronic pain service and to link closely with the programme director for rehabilitation service, Dr Konrad Jacobs, Consultant Clinical Psychologist.
- To support the multidisciplinary team and participate and lead multidisciplinary meetings
- To support and continue to develop clinical collaboration with other paediatric services in Oxford
- To provide clinical care, education and support for further development of outreach services and a clinical network for paediatric rheumatology across Oxfordshire and neighbouring areas.
- To contribute to recruitment and collection of data for established research portfolio.
- To contribute to the development of the research portfolio
- To contribute to paediatric training in rheumatology and to contribute to the provision of rheumatology teaching for other postgraduate trainees. Establish and develop sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology.
- To comply with the recommendations of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health over the provision of acute and specialty services for children
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 Paediatric Rheumatology Substantive Consultant with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Paediatrics role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent: The appointee will be expected to participate in the on-call rota and may be required to work on any other site as required by the OUH Trust in the future. On call is divided into two areas on a pro-rata basis:. The application deadline is 11 Nov 2026.
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