# Locum Consultant in Rheumatology

**Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £113565.00 to £150569.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Rheumatology for a fixed-term position of 12 months. The successful candidate will work part-time, 8 PAs, and provide general in-patient and outpatient adult rheumatology care, including out-of-hours and on-call commitments.

The Rheumatology Service at Barts Health has been established for over 50 years and is recognised as a leading national and international rheumatology centre of excellence. The team consists of 20 consultant rheumatologists, 4 SpRs, 8 specialist nurses, a specialist physiotherapist, and administrative staff.

Key responsibilities:

- Provide comprehensive care to rheumatology patients, working closely with other professionals

- Liaise with general practice regarding ongoing management of patients with chronic conditions

- Average 5 clinics per week with a case-mix of new and follow-up patients

- Supervise management of patients admitted under their care and liaise with other specialists and agencies

The post holder will be expected to:

- Participate in the care of Rheumatology patients

- Work closely with other professionals to provide comprehensive care

- Contribute to the smooth running of the specialist service

- Organise and manage outpatient priorities

- Advise on efficient and smooth running of the service

Requirements:

- MRCP or equivalent

- GMC registration with a license to practise

- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion on a range of elective and emergency problems within the specialty

- Able to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

- Higher Specialist Training in Rheumatology

- Audit experience

- Experience of supervising doctors in training and teaching clinical skills

Desirable:

- Evidence of participation in research

- Metabolic bone disease

- Clinical Trials experience

- Experience of audit management

- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates

The salary range for this position is £113,565 to £150,569 per annum pro rata.

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## Skills

### Required
- MRCP
- GMC registration
- Rheumatology expertise
- Audit experience
- Teaching clinical skills

### Nice to have
- Research experience
- Metabolic bone disease
- Clinical Trials experience
- Audit management
- Teaching clinical skills to undergraduates

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