Job summary
- Main area
- YM72
- Grade
- YM72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 2 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7166472RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hopital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant in Sports Medicine
YM72
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine on a part-time basis. The successful applicant will work within the well-established MSK Physiotherapy service based at Mile End Hospital.
There will be 2 programmed activities (PAs) – 1 PA of direct clinical care and 1 PA allocated for supporting professional activities (including research, audit, admin, teaching and CPD). As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing safe and high-quality care to patients.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a clinical caseload of musculoskeletal patients referred for assessment, triage and management in the form of advice, imaging, investigations, injections and ultrasonography
- To support our ACP Physiotherapists in developing a new ultrasonography point of case service for patients with musculoskeletal pathologies
- To act as clinical supervisor for the ACP colleagues undergoing the ultrasonography course
- To be a point of contact and link with the Sports and Exercise medicine and rheumatology teams
- To contribute to departmental audit and research initiatives
- To contribute to relevant in-service training programmes
- To maintain trust governance, policies and guidelines
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Member of RCP and Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science
- Presence on the GMC Specialist Register for Sport and Exercise Medicine or within 6 months of achieving this with Certificate of Training completion
- PGCert, PGDiploma or MSc in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broad Sport and Exercise Medicine experience
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching ability across the MDT
- Evidence of leadership ability
- Understanding of the budgetary processes of the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Training in role of Educational Supervisor as laid down by PMETB
- Experience of working with professional and elite athletes
- Experience of exercise medicine clinics
Skills
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with management processes and evidence of involvement in management at specialty training level
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication skills
- Good skills working across organisational boundaries
- Team building skills
Desirable criteria
- Formal management training
- Appraisal and assessment skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop good working relationships
- Commitment to continuing personal development
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
- Simon Cannon
- Job title
- DHOT - OP
- Email address
- [email protected]
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