Job overview

Consultant Rheumatologist
10 PA's
Permanent post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Rheumatologist to join our high-performing and dedicated team on a full or part-time basis with flexible job plan arrangements and possible flexible working conditions. 

The main duties of the role will be providing personalised care for patients in an outpatient setting, responding to GP advice and guidance requests, triaging new referrals and providing ward consultations to inpatients. You will also contribute significantly to multidisciplinary teams whilst receiving support for your own specialist development. There are also opportunities to be closely involved with education and training of junior doctors and allied health professionals and research with the department that is closely linked with the University of Manchester.  

The role is within Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust, working from the Tameside Hospital site located to the east of Manchester at the border of the stunning Peak District. 

Main duties of the job

• Providing high-quality, personalised care for patients, mainly through an outpatient setting but also through inpatient ward referrals.
• Triaging new referrals to the service and responding in a timely manner to advice and guidance requests from GPs.
• Significant contribution to multidisciplinary teams.
• Providing clinical supervision and leadership to all members of the speciality team.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Safety 
• Care 
• Respect 
• Communication 
• Learning 

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.