Rheumatology Consultant

We are offering the opportunity to join our dynamic team of physicians, specialists and allied health professionals as a Consultant in Rheumatology.

As the post-holder you will be working primarily at the state of the art Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (DGRI). You will join a team working closely with Consultants and Associate Specialists delivering high quality rheumatology services to the people of the region. You will also contribute to the strong divisional clinical governance and audit programme, and will have the opportunity to teach and supervise nursing and junior medical staff as well as medical students from the Scottish Universities.

The appointment will be on a whole-time basis under the terms of the new consultant contract. However, the job plan includes two programmed activities (PAs) which have been allocated specifically for supporting professional activities (SPA). The job plan will contain a total of 10-12 programmed activities, and be subject to review; additional SPAs may be incorporated into the job plan, depending on the time required to support your professional activities and the needs of the service (refer to the General Provisions section in the Job Description). Additional EPAs can be available through contribution to the general medicine on-call rota consultant rota.

For further details please contact Dr Anne Drever, Clinical Lead and Associate Specialist at anne.drever@nhs.scot or Dawn Smith, Divisional Manager at dawn.smith@nhs.scot