Consultant Rheumatologist - East London

Applications are invited for a substantive consultant post in Rheumatology at a Hospital based in East London.

Our client is one of the largest acute trusts in the UK, providing care for over 700,000 people. The Rheumatology department is a dynamic and forward thinking team comprising 8.6 WTE consultants, one associate specialist, one clinical fellow, one Rheumatology specialist registrar and a large team of specialist nurses and administrative support staff.

The successful applicants will have the opportunity to be involved in the delivery of the Early Arthritis service. There is also excellent opportunity to develop a subspecialty interest or utilize the departmental ultrasound machine to develop ultrasound clinics. The Rheumatology department has developed innovative Virtual clinics for biologic commencement and is in the process of expanding Virtual clinics to cover other areas of the service.

These are full time 10 PA posts, however, we are happy to consider applications for less than full time work / flexible job plans. There is also the possibility to expand the job to more than 10 PAs and interested applicants should contact the Clinical Lead to discuss all possibilities to enhance the job plan. There is also the opportunity to combine one of these posts with Acute Medicine providing a 50:50 shared job plan for applicants on request.

Additional Information

- No GIM or on call commitment
- Generous relocation package

Applicants must have full GMC Registration and be on the specialist register for Rheumatology or be within six months of their CCST date at interview.

If you want more information on this position then please apply now!

We are often appointed by NHS Trusts to help recruit for their Respiratory vacancies. If you are interested in moving to another Trust, but this particular one is not what you are looking for, then please get in contact and let me know as I'm sure we will be able to help.