Job summary
- Main area
- Rheumatology
- Grade
- YC72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 360-A5965
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 London Fringe £149 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Rheumatologist
YC72
Job overview
The Rheumatology department is part of the acute medicine care division and helps deliver high quality inpatient and outpatient Rheumatology care as well as in general medicine. The unit works closely with the local community musculoskeletal service (Circle MSK), physiotherapy, orthopaedics and radiology. The department also runs a DXA service based at St Albans City Hospital.
• Dr Niall Keenen - Divisional Director for Medicine
• Kira Martin - Divisional Manager for Medicine
• Dr Sundeept Bhalara – Consultant and Clinical Director for Medical Specialities
• Dr Leena Patel - Consultant and Clinical lead for Rheumatology
• Dr Krishnan Baburaj – Consultant
• Dr Charlotte Wing – Consultant
• Dr Anoushka Seneviratne - Consultant
• 2 ST doctors in Rheumatology (ST4 level /GIM and ST5 level in pure) from Eastern Deanery Specialist Registrar training rotations
• 2 IMTs
• 1 IMT level Trust Grade Doctor
• 3 FY1s
• 3 Specialist Nurses in Rheumatology with a planned expansion to 5 nurses
• 3 DXA Technicians
Main duties of the job
- Monday Clinic *Admin/ queries
- Tuesday *Clinic *Xray Meeting
Departmental meeting
Clinical Governance meeting
- Wednesday *Clinic
SPA time
- Thursday *Clinic *Admin/ queries
- Friday *Clinic *Ward referrals
Working for our organisation
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A typical clinic would comprise:
3 new patients (30 minutes per patient)
7 follow-up patients (15 minutes per patient)
Supervision of Rheumatology ST1- ST6 level, IMT, GPVTS and nurse specialists
The average number of outpatients currently seen by each Consultant Rheumatologist per year is 454 new patients and 746 follow-up patients. Referrals for Rheumatology to the Trust have been increasing by 3% per year over the last 5 years.
The rheumatology team have an in-patient bed base of 16. They look after GIM and Rheumatology inpatients.
To enhance our reputation as an Employer of Choice, the Trust has approved the following Recruitment and Retention incentive for each successful candidate.
• £7000 “Golden Hello” payment for new recruits to be paid in 12 equal instalments (together with £8k relocation payment as per WHHT relocation policy if relocation is required)
• £12k retention payments in year 1 to 3 for all ED consultants (new recruits and existing consultants)
• Successful candidates will be also eligible for a relocation allowance of up to £8,000 (if required)
Person specification
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Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sundeept Bhalara
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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