Consultant in Rheumatology including Metabolic Bone Disease

The post-holder's principal duties will be delivered at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations. The post-holder will provide consultant physician services for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with 50% split of direct clinical and supporting professional activities time between general rheumatology and metabolic bone disease. The service is delivered primarily through in person outpatient clinics primarily based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford as well as hybrid clinics. The post-holder would work 50% of time with the rest of the metabolic bone disease team in managing patients with a range of metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease and rare bone disorders. In addition to dedicated metabolic bone out-patient clinics, the post holder would provide clinical support for the Oxfordshire Fracture Prevention service, advice and guidance service and contribute to local and regional metabolic bone online multidisciplinary team meetings. The postholder would contribute to the governance of the service, service improvement and service development. Initially the post holder will not be required to support the rare adult bone disease.

• Medical Degree (MBChB, MBBS) MRCP or equivalent
• CCT in Rheumatology or Registration on the GMC specialist register in Rheumatology or Are within six months of achieving CCT on the date of interview.
Desirable criteria
• Higher medical degree, Training in Rheumatology to specialist level or equivalent. Demonstrable experience of working in clinical rheumatology across a broad spectrum of conditions including EIA services
• Broad experience of general rheumatology
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable criteria
• Demonstrable experience of working in metabolic bone disease service
• Demonstrable experience of working in rare bone disease service, Excellent leadership skills.
• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Sufficient organisational skills to function as a consultant
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Evidence of interdisciplinary and multi-professional working
• Evidence of flexibility and open to innovative ways of working
• Evidence of service improvement at the local level
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Ability to support departmental research.
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of leadership in NHS, research, teaching, professional bodies or service development.
• Management qualification.
• Ability to use word processor, spreadsheet and presentation programs
• Prior experience with clinical information systems
• Evidence of service development including business cases
• Proven ability to communicate in written form (publications, reports etc).
• Education qualification Experience as clinical or educational supervisor
• Peer reviewed publications Research grants, Access to transport, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
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