Consultant in Rheumatology

• The successful candidate would help the department to expand and develop the service.
• The Trust has clear objectives in terms of delivering excellent, safe and effective patient care and aims for services that are positively rated by patients, families and stakeholders.
• Furthermore the Trust aims to ensure a first class educational experience alongside financial security over the longer term. Staffing is firmly embedded within this process.
• Job share and part time applicants are welcome and any modification of job content can be discussed on a personal basis.

• The successful applicant(s) will join the 1.5 full time equivalent rheumatology consultants.
• A beautiful part of the country, this trust has all the benefits of a modern county town whilst being only minutes from spectacular areas of outstanding natural beauty and dramatic coastlines.
• This is an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to help develop our service to deliver the highest quality care: we can offer you a great working environment, flexible working package and a chance to develop and further your career. Any sub-speciality interest that is complimentary to the current service will be considered.
• Relocation package – up to £8,000 (Subject to eligibility)
• Enhanced rates of pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Free parking on most of our sites
• NHS discounts
• Training and development
• Flexible working
• Paid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified staff

Area:

• District general hospital, divided into 4 directorates (Acute Medicine, Surgery & Critical Care, Women & Children, Haematology, Oncology, Palliative & End of Life Care & Clinical Support) providing care to a population of about 350,000.
• We also provide some specialist services for the whole of the region , making their  catchment population around 544,000. Have a wide range of specialisms and career paths to offer prospective colleagues, and are keen to employ people who share the same vision and values as us. In return, we give nationally agreed rates of pay, locally agreed recognition and benefits schemes, and dedication to supporting continual professional development. The Trust has been rated good in a recent CQC inspection, with an outstanding rating for patient care.
• In 2016 selected to be a ‘Global Digital Exemplar’, one of only 16 Trusts who have been selected to trail blaze new ways of using digital technology in order to drive radical improvements in the care of patients. The hospital has over 700 beds, 30 wards, 15 operating theatres, a fully equipped diagnostic imaging department and a purpose built cancer treatment centre which includes outpatient, chemotherapy day care, radiotherapy and inpatient facilities. We have around 4,000 staff, and an annual budget of £246.7 million.