Consultant Rheumatologist

☞ South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Update day: 27-05-2024

Location: Middlesbrough Yorkshire and the Humber

Category: Human Resources

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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The Rheumatology Department at South Tees comprises a unified Outpatient Unit and Day Unit. There is access to inpatient beds and integrated Rehabilitation facilities, including physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, occupational therapy, podiatry, orthotics and clinical psychology. Three consultants provide the service at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.

The appointee will be encouraged to develop their own area of special interest and to take part in teaching, education and research activities at both hospitals. The department is a major contributor to the undergraduate programme for medical students. There is an active Research & Development programme, part of the Comprehensive Research Network. Current research projects include systemic sclerosis, RA and DMARD/biologic therapies, osteoporosis and biomechanics. Research is supported by two Research Nurses and a Clinical Trials doctor. The department has excellent links with colleagues in primary care, radiology, immunology and orthopaedics.

The consultant team is supported by a Specialist Registrar, Foundation trainees, a GP registrar and specialist nurse and pharmacist team. The department runs an open-access Bone Densitometry service and has its own musculoskeletal ultrasound scanner. Consultants each run one outreach clinic in the community. Specialist clinics are held for metabolic bone disease, paediatric/adolescent rheumatology, connective tissue diseases and combined clinics with orthopaedics.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anupam Paul Job title: Clinical Director for Rheumatology Email address: anupam.paul1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01642 854759
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Deadline: 11-07-2024

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