Consultant in Paediatric Rheumatology

Overview

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged. This is an NHS post comprising 10 PAs per week. The post holder will join the multidisciplinary team delivering paediatric and adolescent rheumatology within Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond.Responsibilities

The post includes 7.75 Direct Clinical Care PAs (including a 1 in 5 on call commitment which attracts 0.25 PA per on call week) and 2.25 supporting professional activities, including educational lead and educational supervision. The post holder will be a dedicated paediatric and adolescent rheumatology specialist who will provide the clinical rheumatology service at BWCH and proactively support the education and clinical research programmes within the department. The primary purpose is to provide a comprehensive clinical rheumatology service with the other NHS consultants and MDT.The appointee will be employed by Birmingham Women\''s and Children\''s Hospital, and as such will be accountable to that Trust for appraisal, job planning, annual leave and study leave. Clinically, the appointee will share in the provision of the outpatient and inpatient service for paediatric and adolescent rheumatology (including a category B 1 in 5 on call commitment at BCH) and provide inpatient advice for other specialties when requested. Out-of-hours care is provided by the Hospital at Night team at BWCH and by the General Paediatric Team at UHCW.The appointee will attend and contribute to the specialised clinics at BWCH, including lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. Clinics undertaken at BWCH will predominantly be jointly undertaken with other consultants and with the MDT. There will be a mixture of general and adolescent clinics. At BCH there is a dedicated weekly adolescent clinic, which facilitates developmentally appropriate care and transfer to adult services.Clinics undertaken at BWCH will predominantly be jointly undertaken with other consultants and with the MDT. They will be a mixture of general and adolescent clinics. At BCH there is a dedicated weekly adolescent clinic, which facilitates developmentally appropriate care and transfer to adult services.Qualifications

Trained in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology and skilled in intra-articular injections.Experience in delivering outpatient and inpatient rheumatology services for paediatric and adolescent ..... full job details .....