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Job summary

Main area
Rheumatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Locum: 6 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week (8 PA's)
Job ref
190-STH-24-280
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant Rheumatologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

A Locum Consultant Rheumatologist, to provide 8PA’s of 6 months fixed-term sickness cover to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan.

Working for our organisation

Located on rolling hills and dissected by river valleys, Sheffield is one of the greenest and most wooded cities in Europe. More than a third of the city lies inside the beautiful Peak District National Park, and it is virtually surrounded by open countryside – over half the city’s population live within 15 minutes of open countryside. It is also the greenest city in England, with 175 woodlands and 75 public parks. Sheffield offers a unique proposition of city culture alongside access to some of the most stunning countryside in the UK. This environment, together with the unparalleled strength of the city’s climbing, running, walking and biking communities, sets Sheffield apart from anywhere else in the UK. There is also a wide range of affordable housing and excellent schools on offer. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications from those unable, for personal reasons, to work on a whole time basis or a job share basis will be considered.

The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. For further information please visit the GMC website and click on the Registration and Licensing link. You will also have completed Specialist Training (or equivalent) and be entered on the Specialist Register of the GMC, or have a CCT date within six months of the date of interview.

Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules. For further information on how this may affect your application visit the UK Government website.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full and Specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
  • Name on the specialist register for relevant specialty or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview If an applicant is UK trained, they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Rheumatology Specialist Exam
Desirable criteria
  • MD or PhD or equivalent

Clinical experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as an independent practitioner in the specialty of Rheumatology. Possess broad clinical experience general Rheumatology

Research

Essential criteria
  • Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Publications in Peer reviewed journals.

Teaching and training

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching student doctors and doctors in training at all levels

CPD

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months
Desirable criteria
  • Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio

Management and Administration

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of the understanding of the systems and structures of NHS Management

Clinical governance and audit

Essential criteria
  • Experience in performing clinical audit
Desirable criteria
  • Completion and publication of a substantive audit project or service improvement project

Personal attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values
  • Good oral and written communication skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Amjid Ali
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2266263
Additional information

Mr Ben Brewis (Operations Director MSK) - [email protected]    Telephone: 0114 2252408

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Medical HR Department
1st Floor
8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
Telephone
0114 2713756
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