North Bristol Trust are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a specialty doctor to join our Rheumatology workforce.
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Specialty Doctor in Rheumatology to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team. This role involves providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals with a wide range of Rheumatological conditions.
As a Specialty Doctor, you will contribute to outpatient clinics, inpatient care, and multidisciplinary team meetings, supporting consultant-led clinics and working collaboratively with our Specialist team of allied health professionals to ensure cohesive and comprehensive care of our patients.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical skills, excellent communication, and a commitment to delivering evidence-based care. Experience in Rheumatology and a proactive approach to professional development are essential.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties : The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues across both ward cover and outpatient clinics.
Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students: The postholder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
Audit and Research: The postholder will be required to take part in a Clinical Audit Programme as required.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest trusts in the country, and hosts the regional neuroscience centre.It employs more than 8,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.
The Trust provides Medical, Surgical, Neonatal and Maternity Care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Renal Medicine and Transplant and Urology and is the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.
Our rheumatology department is diverse and ambitious with a shared vision to strive for excellence. We treat patients within all aspects of rheumatology and provide comprehensive services for inflammatory arthritis, ultrasound, transition care, metabolic bone disease | osteoporosis, GCA, autoimmune CTD and vasculitis. We run a tertiary level regional service for autoimmune CTD, vasculitis and interstitial lung disease, and rare bone diseases. We are part of the Adult Rare Bone Disease Rare Disease Collaborative Network (RDCN).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration
Desirable
* BSc/MSc
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
* Recent experience and familiarity of NHS UK hospital, systems, and practices
* Broad based professional training in general medicine
* IT skills and computer literacy
Desirable
* Previous senior experience & training within Rheumatology
Teaching
Essential
* Experience of teaching junior medical staff, allied healthcare professionals and undergraduates
Desirable
* Teaching qualification
* Delivered a teaching course
Management and Audit
Essential
* Experience of audit and QI
* Able to provide leadership
Desirable
* Lead an audit/QI project
* Presented audit/QI nationally/internationally
Research / Publications
Desirable
* Published in peer reviewed journal
Employer details
Employer name
North Bristol NHS Trust
Address
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
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