Locum Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant

Locum Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

POST OF: LOCUM CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY AND CHRONIC PAIN

Fixed term 9PA LOCUM CONSULTANT (or SAS might be offered based on experience) post in paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain at the Oxford University Hospitals based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Oxford Children's Hospital.

This post is flexible fixed term locum for sickness cover of an existing Consultant, to start ASAP. The post might close sooner than advertised if suitable applications received.

Please contact Clinical Lead Dr Akhila Kavirayani if needed for further details.

Current Paediatric Rheumatology consultant team comprises of Dr Kathy Bailey, Dr Akhila Kavirayani, Dr Pam Dawson, Dr Inga Turtsevich (locum) and a well-established clinical team working in the key areas of Paediatric Rheumatology and Chronic Pain.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join a well-established multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive paediatric rheumatology and chronic pain service for the Thames Valley and surrounding region. The appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with consultants and allied professionals from the Children's Hospital Oxford, as well as a number of other DGH's throughout the region. There are close links with the adult rheumatology service. The appointee will also be part of the regional Chronic Pain service providing a comprehensive out-patient and intensive day case service to young people and families from across the region and beyond.

We are looking for a person with appropriate clinical and leadership abilities. The post holder will be fully supported by a busy and friendly department and will be encouraged to take part in research and academic development. Close links to the University of Oxford provide an excellent opportunity to develop research interests in a variety of areas.

About us

Oxford Paediatric Adolescent Rheumatology Centre (OxPARC) is a nationally recognised specialised paediatric rheumatology service, established in 2004, providing a secondary care service for much of Thames Valley and the tertiary referral centre for Northern South Central and neighbouring areas. The emphasis is on one-stop clinics with a full multidisciplinary team including ophthalmology.

Oxford provides a comprehensive service for chronic pain (OXCYPP) with multiprofessional out-patient assessment and in-patient rehabilitation programme.

Additional services include: a highly specialised skeletal dysplasia service offers genetic, orthopaedic and expert radiology assessment for diagnosis and management of rare skeletal dysplasias; combined rheumatology, infectious disease and immunology clinic for assessment and management of autoinflammatory conditions.

There is a strong multidisciplinary team working across all areas of the service. The service has expanded with appointment of new staff across all areas following a successful business case for 7 WTE members of staff. This post will expand the consultant team to 2.6 WTE. Members of the team are outlined below. The MDT have specific areas of interest including inflammatory disease, chronic pain and sports medicine. There are plans to develop the Chronic Pain Service and collaborate with chronic fatigue and long COVID services.

Job responsibilities

Applications are invited from candidates with appropriate training and experience for the post of LOCUM CONSULTANT (or SAS might be offered based on experience) in Paediatric Rheumatology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants should possess, or be within 6 months of receiving, a CCST in paediatrics (or equivalent) or have equivalent training in Paediatric Rheumatology at the time of commencing the appointment and have had appropriate experience within a dedicated paediatric rheumatology unit. Anyone who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post in which case modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Oxford is a tertiary paediatric rheumatology specialist service (OXPARC), established in 2004, providing a secondary and tertiary care service for much of Thames Valley. Additional specialist services provided include a skeletal dysplasia service, sports medicine and Combined ID clinic. The service includes the Oxford Children and Young Peoples Chronic Pain (OXCYPP) service, a regional service providing both outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation programmes for young people in pain. There is an embedded transition service supported by an adult rheumatologist with age appropriate MDT clinics provided in both the paediatric and adult setting. This provides seamless care for adolescents and young people with rheumatic disease to adult services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MBChB or equivalent MRCPCH or equivalent
• Completion of competencies for GRID training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
• APLS or equivalent in date
• Trained to level 3 or equivalent safeguarding
• Transport - Ability to travel to outreach centres
• Completion of competencies for sub-specialty training in paediatric rheumatology or equivalent
• Higher medical degree
• Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree
• Training in paediatric chronic pain. Management qualification
• Trained in adolescent and transitional care

Experience

• Comprehensive training in Paediatrics and all aspects of paediatric rheumatology in a tertiary paediatric rheumatology centre
• Experience working in adolescent transition and young adult services
• Experience and training in managing patients with Chronic Pain
• Experience with independent intra articular steroid injections, both under local and general anaesthetic
• Prescribing of complex medication
• Experience of managing complex patients requiring multi-specialty input and intensive care
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
• Experience as Locum or substantive paediatric rheumatology consultant
• Experience leading and developing services for young people including transition and young adult clinics
• Work experience in one of the major pain centres.
• Experience working within a clinical network
• Experience of joint assessment and injection with ultrasound

Skills

• Evidence of leadership in clinical and management setting.
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork and service improvement.
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate well with children, parents and teams.
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities.
• Participation in clinical research
• GCP or equivalent training
• Experience recruiting and contributing to research studies
• Leadership experience in regional or national project.
• Evidence of additional management responsibilities
• Presentations at national and international meetings. Peer reviewed publications Research grants
• CSG /NIHR activity/experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Pro Rata Per Annum