Consultant Rheumatologist

Overview

As a Consultant Rheumatologist, you will deliver high-quality rheumatology care across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. You will work within the Rheumatology Service, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to provide outpatient clinics, on-call cover, and day-unit care, including biologics supervision. You will help drive service improvement and coordinate specialist clinics (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis, paediatric, dermatology–rheumatology) to meet population needs. This role offers impact through complex dual-service care and close cross‑specialty links, within a large NHS health board mission.

Responsibilities

• Emergency on-call duties
• Ward reviews on request
• GCA requests via primary & secondary care
• Minimum four outpatient clinics across two hospitals
• Clinical diagnostic work reviewing results
• Urgent direct patient review/treatment on the rheumatology day unit
• Weekly multidisciplinary meetings about direct patient care
• Administration related to patient care
• Prescription preparation for a large biologics/DMARD service
• Supervision of registrar team and nurse-led biologics clinic
• On-site supervision of therapeutic substance infusions

Key requirements

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• On Specialist Register for Rheumatology (CESR) / Speciality Registrar with CCT due within 6 months of interview date
• Prevous NHS Experience in Rheumatology
• Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
• Self-motivated and flexible approach to work pattern to meet service needs
• Evidence of clinical audit participation
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Evidence of teaching medical students/resident doctors
• Evidence of active research interests

• teamwork
• flexibility
• teaching/mentoring
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• clinical governance and risk management
• clinical audit participation

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