# Rheumatology Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rheumatology-consultant/cc37ecd9-1226-4a47-b6ed-b6fbb77634ba - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rheumatology-consultant/cc37ecd9-1226-4a47-b6ed-b6fbb77634ba.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Rheumatology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 10 PA Post - **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T10:33:22.760Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Rheumatology_Consultant/Rheumatology_Consultant-v8057636 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057636?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Rheumatologist to join our well-established and forward thinking Rheumatology team at Bolton NHS FT, following the retirement of a long-serving colleague. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality care, patient- centred care across a diverse population. The successful candidate will play a key role in the continued development of rheumatology services and will contribute to innovative models of care, education and service improvement. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will support the multidisciplinary Rheumatology outpatient service based at Bolton One Health Centre, delivering four outpatient clinics per week comprising a mix of new and follow-up patients. In addition to managing your own clinical workload and associated administrative duties, you will be expected to provide formal clinical supervision to junior doctors and members of the wider multidisciplinary team. The role includes providing specialist rheumatology advice to medical colleagues across a range of care settings, including inpatient services, General Practice, Accident & Emergency, intermediate care, and long-term disease management. There will be the opportunity to develop a special interest that complements the existing expertise within the department, which can be agreed in line with service requirements and your professional interests. This post does not include any out-of-hours or on-call commitment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Further details about the role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Rheumatologist to join our well-established and forward thinking Rheumatology team at Bolton NHS FT, following the retirement of a long-serving colleague. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality care, patient- centred care across a diverse population. The successful candidate will play a key role in the continued development of rheumatology services and will contribute to innovative models of care, education and service improvement. ## Job Description The post holder will support the multidisciplinary Rheumatology outpatient service based at Bolton One Health Centre, delivering four outpatient clinics per week comprising a mix of new and follow-up patients. In addition to managing your own clinical workload and associated administrative duties, you will be expected to provide formal clinical supervision to junior doctors and members of the wider multidisciplinary team. The role includes providing specialist rheumatology advice to medical colleagues across a range of care settings, including inpatient services, General Practice, Accident & Emergency, intermediate care, and long-term disease management. There will be the opportunity to develop a special interest that complements the existing expertise within the department, which can be agreed in line with service requirements and your professional interests. This post does not include any out-of-hours or on-call commitment. ## Responsibilities Further details about the role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### Travel **Essential** - Ability to travel to and within Bolton ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for entry within 6 months of interview date **Desirable** - Attendance at Formal Teacher Training Course ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Rheumatology team - Experience of Rheumatology including practical procedures - Experience of supervision of junior medical and other staff - Interest, experience and commitment to teaching - Ability to communicate effectively - Thorough understanding of Clinical Governance - Understanding of referral to treatment performance targets - Understanding of research principles and data analysis - Evidence of working well within a team - Evidence of leadership skills used in practice - Knowledge & experience of working in Acute medicine - Participation in clinical audit - Research experience **Desirable** - Associated presentations, publications, prizes etc - Membership of professional society e.g. BSR, RCP, Society of Acute Medicine - Evidence of service development - Experience of working in medical High Dependency Unit ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347625) - [ps (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347626) - [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681) - [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983) - [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.