Job summary
- Main area
- Rheumatology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: 10 PA Job Plan
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 241-461CS-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bolton One Community Health Centre
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 10 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rheumatology Consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Rheumatology Consultant, based on a 10 PA Job Plan
This is an exciting opportunity to join and be an integral member of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary specialist team(s) working alongside other consultants, nurses, pharmacists and therapists to provide safe, effective and efficient care for patients.
Part time applicants will be considered for these positions
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
You will support the multi-disciplinary Rheumatology outpatient base at Bolton One Health centre and deliver 4 outpatient clinics each week which will be a mix of new and follow up activity. In addition to your own clinical administration, formal clinical supervision of junior doctors and MDT is expected. You will also provide specialist advice to other medical staff in respect of any in-patient care, GPs, A&E attendance, intermediate care or longer term disease management. Developing a special interest complementing the existing special interests in the department, this will be negotiable. There is no out of hours on call commitment for Rheumatology with this post.
Working for our organisation
Working for your organisation
Bolton is a thriving and progressively minded town, based just off the M61, twenty minutes from the centre of Manchester and with excellent transport links to the rest of the North West, and further afield e.g. Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
We are a forward thinking Foundation Trust and are very proud of the way our teams have risen and continue to rise to the challenge of a global pandemic.
We have a truly unique family feel across the Trust and this was reflected in the last national Staff Survey results which showed that our staff feel that Bolton NHS FT is the best place to work in Greater Manchester; we are so proud that they feel this way.
Royal Bolton Hospital has a catchment population of approximately 300,000 people. Operationally we are rated overall 'Good' by the CQC.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further details of the post are available within the attached job description and person specification.
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be consciously inclusive and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed. We would particularly encourage candidates from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background and candidates with health conditions or impairments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration, MRCP or equivalent
- • Inclusion on the Specialist Register or eligible for entry within 6 months of interview date
Desirable criteria
- • MRCP (UK) -Rheumatology, MD, PhD or MSc
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Rheumatology Team
- • Experience of Rheumatology, including practical procedures.
- • Experience of supervision of junior medical and other staff
- • Interest, experience & commitment to teaching
- • Ability to communicate & liaise effectively with patients and relatives
- • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues
- • Experience & thorough understanding of Clinical Governance
- • Understanding of the 18-week referral to treatment journey.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of participation in undergraduate training
- Experience of teaching medical & non-medical staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Surabhi Wig
- Job title
- Consultant Rheumatologist & Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 462698
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