About this role
Job summary
The Locally Employed Doctor (LED Higher) in Rheumatology will work as part of the multidisciplinary Rheumatology team at Solihull Hospital, providing high-quality, safe and effective care to patients with a range of rheumatological conditions. The post holder will participate in outpatient clinics, assess and review inpatient referrals and support patients attending the Rheumatology day-case service. The role will also include participation in the hospital medical on-call rota, contributing to the assessment and management of unwell medical patients. The post holder will work closely with consultants, nursing, therapy and wider multidisciplinary colleagues and provide specialist advice to primary and secondary care teams.
The role provides opportunities to develop clinical expertise while contributing to teaching, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development. Strong communication, organisational and clinical decision-making skills are essential, including the ability to manage competing priorities effectively. This post is part-time 32 hours a week, fixed term covering maternity until 04/01/2028.
Main duties of the job
*Deliver outpatient Rheumatology clinics and provide high-quality patient care.
*Assess and manage inpatient Rheumatology referrals.
*Support patients attending the Rheumatology day-case and infusion service.
*Participate in the hospital medical on-call rota, assessing and managing acutely unwell medical patients.
*Work collaboratively with consultants, specialist nurses, therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team.
*Provide Rheumatology advice to primary and secondary care colleagues.
*Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement.
*Support teaching and development of junior doctors, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
*Contribute to service development, improving patient access, experience and productivity.
*Maintain high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and effective communication.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For an informal chat please contact Dr. Asad Khan, Clinical Service Lead on 0121 424 5495.
Applicants must hold or be eligible to hold full registration and a license to practice with the GMC.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
- MRCP or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- *2 years experience in General Medicine at an ST2 level and some experience in Rheumatology
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead a clinical team
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient/inpatient priorities in accordance with Trust requirements
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- Experience of audit Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
- Understanding of Training systems and active participation in training structures/trainee supervision
- Experience of teaching medical students
- *Ability to teach clinical skills
- *Evidence of understanding clinical research processes
- *Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Ability to work effectively in a team & with colleagues from a wide range of professional and organizational backgrounds
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Ability to understand patient and carer /family requirements
- Ability to persuade and influence
- Good presentational skills including complex clinical & managerial information to a wide range of audiences
- Ability to maintain composure and set high standards of behavior when under pressure
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring and kind attitude to patients
- Ability to work effectively with those who may express strong opposing views
- Good IT skills
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Flexibility & agreement to undertake routine work during premium time as necessary for service requirements.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Solihull Hospital
Lode Ln
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 2JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)