Specialist Grade Physician/Clinical Lead in ME/CFS+FMS

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Grade Physician/Clinical Lead in Myalgic Encepha-lomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia (ME/CFS+FMS)
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) is offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a part-time (approximately 7.5 PA) Specialist SAS Physician to lead, develop and improve the RLHIM ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia service and provide clinical outpatient services.
Established over thirty years ago, this service provides person-centred, multidisciplinary, outpatient-based care according to national and international guidelines for these conditions.
The team consists of Speciality physicians, occupational therapists, physiotherapist, psychologists, dietician, liaison psychiatrist and acupuncture practitioners. We receive referrals from both primary and secondary care services throughout the South-East of England, and work closely with other UCLH services including Pain, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases.
Applications are invited from outstanding candidates with substantial clinical experience in managing these and/or similar chronic physical health conditions, leading a multidisciplinary team, and a strong commitment to service evaluation, improvement and development.

SUITABLE APPLICANTS SHOULD MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

Full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council;
A minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
Shall meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework (set out in the Person Specification of the job description).
Please also see https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/2022-06/Specialist-terms-and-conditions-June-2022.pdf
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

Please refer the Job description for details