Consultant Rheumatologist

at  Wye Valley NHS Trust

There are currently 4 substantive consultant delivering 3.5 Full time equivalent posts, and 2 associate specialists who have interests in early RA, systemic vasculitis, ultrasound and osteoporosis. Applicants with the same or complementary subspecialty interests will be considered equally. Supporting the Consultants are a Specialty Doctor, Specialty Registrar, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and a Secretarial Team. There is no General Internal Medicine component to this job.
The Department has broad clinical interests with particular subspecialty interests in early inflammatory arthritis, systemic vasculitis, ultrasound and osteoporosis. A full range of services is provided, including paediatric rheumatology (with a visiting consultant from Birmingham Childrens Hospital) and adolescent rheumatology clinics. The department has considerable expertise in musculoskeletal ultrasound and a dedicated diagnostic ultrasound machine. This post will consist of 10 PAs to deliver both inpatient and outpatient Rheumatology services.
SPAs will be used both for personal and departmental development. The 10 PAs will comprise as follows: Direct clinical care (DCC) 7.5 PAs Supporting professional activities (SPA) 2.5 PAs There is no weekend working but where relevant there will be consideration of time off in lieu. There are no on-call commitments

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