Speciality Doctor in Rheumatology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Speciality Doctor in Rheumatology on a 1 year fixed term contract with the potential for extension.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive Rheumatology Department which provides comprehensive Rheumatology services for Derby and Burton together with South Derbyshire/ East Staffordshire & some parts of adjoining areas of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.

The post will mainly be based at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital (FNCH) for clinics and Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) for MDCU and acute service provision. There may also be the opportunity to participate in the Medicine rotation at RDH.

There is dedicated therapy team and CNS team supporting Rheumatology consultants. There is a well thought of undergraduate and post graduate training programmes with plenty of opportunity to get involved.

The Rheumatology department has Specialised Commissioning status. The Department has well established MDTs with respiratory medicine, renal medicine, hand and dermatology services.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be responsible for:

• Providing a comprehensive service alongside consultant colleagues for diagnosis & treatment of patients referred to rheumatology.
• Responsible for the continuing care & treatment of patients in your
• Active participation in undergraduate & post graduate education
• Provision of cover for your middle grade colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients.
• Participate in clinical audit
• Commitment to taking part in annual appraisal process
• Responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements
• Responsible for maintaining awareness of & acting in accordance with professional guidelines
• Exceptional requirements to undertake additional duties for limited periods within geographical area specified above or undertake duties at other hospitals in the event of a major disaster or inciden

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.o A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.o We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.