Consultant Rheumatologist

The appointee will be expected to provide a clinical and administrative service in Rheumatology, including outpatient clinics, support of specialist nurses and a specialist registrar, Medical Treatment Unit (MTU), and seeing inpatient referrals. Patient related administrative work, such as prescriptions, helpline calls, screening outpatient referrals and responding to advice & guidance letters from primary care will also be part of the job role. The appointee will work closely with the other consultants in the team, and other clinical and non-clinical Rheumatology staff to provide a high standard of care to the Rheumatology patients and to give consultant opinion, guidance and advice on any patient referred to the department. The appointee will share the responsibility for the maintenance of evidence-based guidance to support care of the patients. The appointee will be encouraged to take an active role in any relevant Trust committees or sub-committees and any local or regional
Rheumatology meetings. There will also be opportunities to get involved in research and clinical trials., Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all patients under the care of your team.

Sharing with medical, nursing and administrative colleagues, responsibility for the day-to-day management of Rheumatic diseases.

To share with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Rheumatology Department.

Provision of outpatient service in the general Rheumatology clinics and the joint consultant sub-specialty clinics (Early Arthritis, Severe Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Injection and ultrasound clinics) at the West Suffolk Hospital and at other sites including Newmarket, Sudbury, Thetford, Botesdale, Haverhill and Stowmarket.

Working flexibly to help the department deliver key targets with regards to outpatient activity.

Teaching and training of junior staff, nursing staff and medical students.

Providing Rheumatology consultations to in-patients at West Suffolk Hospital.

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit (including the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit).

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD)

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