At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Rheumatologist to join our dynamic and forward thinking Rheumatology team comprising 8 Consultants (3 part-time), junior medical staff, Specialist nurses and a full Allied Health Professional (AHP) team. The Rheumatology team is also part of the Integrated Musculoskeletal, Pain and Rheumatology Service (IMPReS) working closely with the rest of the specialties to provide prompt and excellent care. The post will be based predominantly at Royal Blackburn Hospital, however there will be some sessions at other Trust locations. This post is available on a full time 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) basis, however applicants looking for part-time work are also welcomed.
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The post offers excellent opportunities for you to develop as a consultant and also contribute to service development and shape the future of the Trust's Rheumatology Service. For an appropriately dual-trained candidate, additionally sessions supporting the work of the medical division will be possible.
The post holder will be expected to play an active role in Junior Medical Staff Training and Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching alongside Clinical Audit, Research and Clinical Governance. Research is encouraged and full facilities are available.
Working for our organisation
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is a large, integrated healthcare organisation.
With over 7800 staff and 970 in-patient beds, we are a large provider of Acute District General and Specialised Hospital services, as well as Community Services and Childrens Mental Health Services.
Our Board is professional, ambitious and capable.
Our vision is 'To be widely recognised for delivering safe, personal and effective care'.
Quality and safety are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to providing harm free care. Our fabulous, highly trained staff are key to our growing reputation as a great place to receive treatment, as well as a great place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
RCP approval pending.
The job consists of roughly 7.5 sessions of direct patient related activity in rheumatology, 2.5 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities.
In brief the patient related activity comprises 3 weeks of predominantly outpatient work, with every fourth week being predominantly ward / referral work as 'Consultant of the week' (please see example timetable at end of job description.) It is expected that the appointee would run their clinics to Royal College guidelines with 6 new patients or 12 follow ups or a combination per 1 PA clinic session. If specialist / complex clinical services are developed, then this may reduce numbers of patients expected. Where there is travel between sites – travel time would appropriately reduce the clinic time / activity. There is no out of hours on call commitment for Rheumatology, but it is expected that consultants would support the medical on call service with urgent Rheumatological advice if required. Facilities are available for home working up to 1 day a week, currently SPA does not have to be undertaken on site.
Dear Potential Applicant,
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* Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
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The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
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We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
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