Consultant in Rheumatology

at  East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital in the musculoskeletal team. We are inviting applications for a full time, Consultant with a special interest in Early Inflammatory Arthritis.
The Rheumatology Department at Ipswich provided adult Rheumatology services for patients across Ipswich and East Suffolk. The department runs outreach clinics in Felixstowe General Hospital, Aldeburgh Cottage Hospital and health centres in Stowmarket, and Hartismere in eye, in addition to clinics within the trust and rheumatology outpatient.

General responsibilities including participation in Consultant on call rota
Specialist Clinics
Outpatient clinics
Teaching
Other care of inpatients or outpatients
Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
Participation in Clinical Governance
The job plan is expected to consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), 8.5 clinical Pas and 1.5 core SPAs. The exact details of job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after their appointment.
Full clinic will be expected to have equivalent of 12 follow up patients.(possibly 2n and 8 follow up or 3 and Six follow ups) the new to follow up ratio will depend on the needs of the department.
The appointee will be expected to undertake in Consultant on Call rota which covers referrals from the wards and GP calls between 9am-5pm. There are no evening or weekend on call commitments