Consultant - Rheumatologist

Overview

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Rheumatologist to join its established Rheumatology service based at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro.

The Rheumatology service is based in a modern dedicated unit at Truro Health Park, with consultant offices, outpatient suites, offices for junior doctors and allied health professionals, a meeting room and lecture facility, and an onsite pharmacy. A comprehensive Community Rheumatology service provides peripheral outpatient clinics throughout Cornwall (Bodmin, St Austell, Camborne/Redruth, Penzance, Helston, Falmouth and the Isles of Scilly). The service includes Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinics for patients requiring Biologic Therapies, as well as Rheumatology follow-up clinics. Biologics are administered in the Medical Day Unit within the Royal Cornwall Hospital and West Cornwall Penlee Unit. Inpatients are reviewed at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Rheumatology
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day to day management of the Rheumatology department.
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students
• To actively support the Rheumatology research programme
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance. The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations—including NHS Kernow and NHS England—to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000 people, which can increase during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

About the role

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment with extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. The role is based at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, with the broader service across Cornwall.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Hutchinson
Job title: Consultant Rheumatologist and Speciality Lead
Email: david.hutchinson5@nhs.net
Telephone: 01872252202

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