Rheumatology Specialist Doctor

at  Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

This post is initially a fixed term for 12 months with a view to becoming permanent if mutually agreed after annual review.
This post is designed to allow expansion of our department to meet the increasing demand within Rheumatology. We hope the posts will attract Medicine doctors with the following backgrounds:
Established speciality doctors looking to work in a high-performing, friendly and cohesive team
Post-holders will be eligible for up to 10 days of study leave per year plus study budget . Non-clinical time is included in the weekly rota.
As a member of our middle grade tier, each post holder will be expected to work an average of 10 PAs per week Monday - Friday (0900 – 1700) but flexible working patterns will be considered.
Current team : 2 Consultants; 3 Rheumatology Specialist Nurses and two Band 5 nurses (day unit) staff the Rheumatology department.
The department provides a specialty service to a local population of approximately 240,000. The specialty cares for rheumatology patients with a whole spectrum of diseases including complex connective tissue diseases, vasculitis and osteoporosis. It is a predominantly outpatient based specialty with inpatient care provided jointly with the physician colleagues. Day case infusions and procedures including biologics, cyclophosphamide infusions, zoledronic acid infusions, nerve blocks and multiple joint injections are routinely undertaken.
We have dedicated early arthritis clinics (2 per week) with early access to patients with suspected inflammatory arthritis. An excellent musculoskeletal radiology service is available with access to ultrasound, CT and MR imaging. We have a weekly meeting with a MSK radiologist.
The post holder will undertake outpatient clinics independently/ autonomously, review inpatient referrals, manage day case patients and work with the multidisciplinary team.
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning integrated Trust, set in a beautiful location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance.
We provide high quality, personalised, acute, elective and specialist and community care for a population of over 250,000 people across West and North Yorkshire and East Lancashire in an area extending from the fringes of north Bradford to parts of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Our main hospital site is Airedale Hospital, near Keighley and we also provide services from community hospitals – Castleberg Hospital, near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley and Skipton Hospital – as well as local health centres and General Practices (GPs).
Over the past few years, we have received a number of accolades for patient safety and our quality of care and the Trust has also been named as one of the top 40 hospitals by CHKS, an independent provider of healthcare intelligence and quality improvement services, on three occasions.
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