# Rheumatology Consultant

**Company**: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
**Location**: Croydon
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Rheumatology team within the Croydon Healthcare NHS Trust. We are seeking a clinician with imagination, drive and commitment to work in Croydon. You will be required to have appropriate experience in rheumatology and hold or be within 6 months of obtaining certification from the General Medical Council (CCT).

You will be expected to:

- Provide specialist out-patient opinion and case management

- Contribute in the ongoing development of rheumatology services for the local population across Croydon

- Participate in training and educational activities, administrative, teaching, continuing medical education and audit activities whilst maintaining clinical excellence within the service

This is a great opportunity to be part of the Rheumatology Department who are seeking a new Consultant Rheumatologist to join a team of 5 consultants, 1 Trust registrar, 2 FY2's, specialist nursing staff and fully functional wider MDT, supported by input from all associated specialties.

**Main duties of the job**

- Provide high quality health care for patients referred for diagnosis and treatment, including outpatients, inpatients

- Be actively involved in MDT meetings providing cover for colleagues as required

- Provide prompt effective advice for General Practitioners and Hospital Doctors

- Contribute to regular training and teaching sessions

- Participate in educational and audit meetings and meet CPD requirements

- Support the Hospital's Clinical Governance Strategy and to participate in clinical audit

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum on pro-rota basis + London Weighting

- Permanent contract

- Part-time working pattern

**Person Specification**

- Essential qualifications: MBBS or equivalent medical qualification, Full GMC registration with licence to practise, MRCP (UK) or equivalent, Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Rheumatology (or within 3 months of CCT at the time of interview)

- Desirable qualifications: Higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent), Current ALS certification, Teaching, leadership or management qualification

## Skills

### Required
- Rheumatology
- GMC certification
- MRCP (UK)
- Specialist Register for Rheumatology

### Nice to have
- Higher degree (MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent)
- Current ALS certification
- Teaching, leadership or management qualification
- biologic therapies
- musculoskeletal ultrasound

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