Consultant in Rheumatology

Job overview

“Best of both” at the Whittington – The Whittington Hospital is a unique place. It combines the academic ethos of a University Hospital with the friendliness of a Rural DGH. The number of students and junior doctors who return as registrars and consultants is testament to the positive working environment and the collegiate atmosphere that has been created. Add in the lowest Standardised Mortality Ratio in the country and you have a hospital that is a great place to work.

Our Rheumatology service cares for people with: Inflammatory and degenerative joint disease, auto-inflammatory connective tissue problems and metabolic bone disorders. The team of consultants, registrars and specialist nurses care for adults in outpatient clinics at The Whittington Health, and covers hospital inpatients and urgent referrals from GPs and the emergency department. We are working closely with our colleagues in the musculoskeletal physiotherapy service, pain management, imaging, trauma and orthopaedics, dermatology, gastroenterology and podiatry.

Interview date: 25 November 2024.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the Post:

The post holder will join our current team in caring for patients in the outpatient clinic. The postholder will support the team with inpatient, ambulatory care and urgent referrals. Inpatients are admitted under general medical teams. The post holder will support the SpR and the nurses with patient queries and liaise with hospital colleagues and GPs via the advice and guidance portal.

For full details and a proposed timetable, please see the attached job description and person specification.