Consultant in Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease (10PAs)

Consultant in Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease (10PAs)

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease (10PAs) at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a substantive post to commence as soon as possible. The closing date is 26 April 2026

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease cases
• Share responsibility with colleagues for the day-to-day management of the Rheumatology outpatient, inpatient and on call services
• Teach and train resident staff and medical students in Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Disease
• Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• Ensure active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
• Be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Rheumatology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview
• Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or wishing to job share

About us

The applicant must possess demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job responsibilities

The Rheumatology service in Cambridge is based at Addenbrookes Hospital with satellite clinics at Ely, Saffron Walden and Newmarket. The team consists of eleven Consultants, eleven Practitioners and two Deanery Registrars. Close links are maintained with primary care and other specialities such as Gastroenterology, Renal Medicine, Vasculitis, Neurology and Dermatology, and the service benefits from several established multidisciplinary meetings. Musculoskeletal Radiology support is excellent. There is an established early arthritis service with clinics at Addenbrookes and Newmarket, a psoriatic arthritis and spondylarthritis service, a connective tissue disease service and a metabolic bone disease unit. A rheumatology research unit is also established with the Consultant team, a Clinical Fellow and Research Nurses. Please refer to the attached Job description and Person specification for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Qualifications

• Standards (1 5)
• Professionalism (1 5)
• Clinical Skills (1 5)
• Specialty Specific Skills (1 5)
• Commitment to Clinical Governance (1 5)
• Communication Skills (1 5)
• Personal Skills (1 10)
• Understanding of the NHS (1 5)
• Commitment to ongoing professional development (1 5)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year, pro rata

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust