Rheumatology Consultant

Job overview

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Rheumatology Consultant, based on a 10 PA Job Plan

This is an exciting opportunity to join and be an integral member of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary specialist team(s) working alongside other consultants, nurses, pharmacists and therapists to provide safe, effective and efficient care for patients.

Part time applicants will be considered for these positions

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

You will support the multi-disciplinary Rheumatology outpatient base at Bolton One Health centre and deliver 4 outpatient clinics each week which will be a mix of new and follow up activity. In addition to your own clinical administration, formal clinical supervision of junior doctors and MDT is expected. You will also provide specialist advice to other medical staff in respect of any in-patient care, GPs, A&E attendance, intermediate care or longer term disease management.  Developing a special interest complementing the existing special interests in the department, this will be negotiable. There is no out of hours on call commitment for Rheumatology with this post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further details of the post are available within the attached job description and person specification.

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work.  We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.   We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.