Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology - #146437

Job Overview

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Rheumatology at The Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals Foundation Trust in Bath. The position is for a full-time (1.0 WTE) post to start as soon as possible. The duration of the appointment is initially for 1 year with the possibility of an extension.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide opportunities for training in all aspects of general and specialist clinical rheumatology. We welcome applications from interested, highly motivated individuals to join our specialist team. The RNHRD offers excellent clinical and research opportunities supported by a large, friendly, highly-motivated interdisciplinary team. We would encourage all interested candidates to discuss the options available.

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and have a licence to practice.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Must have or be able to register and hold license to practice with the General Medicine Council (GMC) A, I
• If, where the applicant is applying from, PLAB is necessary, applicants must have parts 1 and 2 or be exempt
  
  

Desirable criteria

• MRCP or equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience in General Medicine
• Previous teaching experience
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence informed practice
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in Rheumatology
• Experience in joint injection
  
  

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

• Job description & person spec (PDF, 272.4KB)
• Trust Doctor T&Cs (PDF, 725.1KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Dr Tehseen Ahmed Job title Consultant Rheumatologist and Clinical Lead Email address [email protected]