Job Description

This is an NHS post comprising 10 PAs per week. The post holder will join the multidisciplinary team delivering paediatric and adolescent rheumatology within Birmingham, the West Midlands and beyond. There are 7.75 Direct Clinical Care PAs (including a 1 in 5 on call commitment which attracts 0.25 PA per on call week), and 2.25 supporting professional activities, including educational lead and educational supervision. The post holder will be a dedicated paediatric and adolescent rheumatology specialist who will provide the clinical rheumatology service at BWCH and proactively support the education and clinical research programmes within the department.
Main duties of the job
The primary purpose of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical rheumatology service with the other NHS consultants & MDT.
The appointee will be employed by Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, and as such will be accountable to that Trust for appraisal, job planning, annual leave and study leave. The appointee is expected to be trained in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology and be skilled in intra-articular injections.
Clinically, he or she will share in the provision of the outpatient and inpatient service for paediatric and adolescent rheumatology (including a category B 1 in 5 oncall commitment at BCH) and provide inpatient advice for other specialties when requested. At BWCH, out of hours care is provided by the Hospital at Night team and at UHCW by the General Paediatric Team.
The appointee will attend and contribute to the specialised clinics at BWCH, including lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, and scleroderma.
Clinics undertaken at BWCH will predominantly be jointly undertaken with other consultants and with the MDT. They will be a mixture of general and adolescent clinics. At BCH there is a dedicated weekly adolescent clinic, which facilitates developmentally appropriate care and transfer to adult services.
About us
The appointee will be employed by Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, and as such will be accountable to that Trust for appraisal, job planning, annual leave and study leave. The appointee is expected to be trained in paediatric and adolescent rheumatology and be skilled in intra-articular injections.
Clinically, he or she will share in the provision of the outpatient and inpatient service for paediatric and adolescent rheumatology (including a category B 1 in 4 oncall commitment at BCH) and provide inpatient advice for other specialties when requested. At BWCH, out of hours care is provided by the Hospital at Night team and at UHCW by the General Paediatric Team.
The appointee will attend and contribute to the specialised clinics at BWCH, including lupus, juvenile dermatomyositis, and scleroderma.
Clinics undertaken at BWCH will predominantly be jointly undertaken with other consultants and with the MDT. They will be a mixture of general and adolescent clinics. At BCH there is a dedicated weekly adolescent clinic, which facilitates developmentally appropriate care and transfer to adult services.
Details
Date posted
12 September 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
105,504 to 139,882 a year Dependant on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
284-7245543-BC-KF-25
Job locations
Birmingham Children's Hopsital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Essential

• oCommitment to continuing professional development

QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• Eligible for GMC registration / Eligible for inclusion on Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT date.
• oAt least 2 years' training in Paediatric Rheumatology within the UK national grid scheme or equivalent skills attained

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Essential

• oMDT working and experience of inpatient & outpatient paediatrics / paediatric Rheumatology.
• oLevel 3 Child protection training

Desirable

• oSpecific adolescent rheumatology experience

CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential

• oIntra-articular injections under local and general anaesthetic
• oAdvanced paediatric life support

RESEARCH/ TEACHING
Essential

• oSignificant experience in teaching and in supporting undergraduate and postgraduate learning
• oAudit experience
• oContribution to clinical research within paediatric rheumatology

Desirable

• oPrevious personal research experience
• oPublications /Attendance at Training the Trainers teaching
• oGCP certification

Person Specification
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Essential

• oCommitment to continuing professional development

QUALIFICATIONS
Essential

• Eligible for GMC registration / Eligible for inclusion on Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT date.
• oAt least 2 years' training in Paediatric Rheumatology within the UK national grid scheme or equivalent skills attained

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Essential

• oMDT working and experience of inpatient & outpatient paediatrics / paediatric Rheumatology.
• oLevel 3 Child protection training

Desirable

• oSpecific adolescent rheumatology experience

CLINICAL SKILLS
Essential

• oIntra-articular injections under local and general anaesthetic
• oAdvanced paediatric life support

RESEARCH/ TEACHING
Essential

• oSignificant experience in teaching and in supporting undergraduate and postgraduate learning
• oAudit experience
• oContribution to clinical research within paediatric rheumatology

Desirable

• oPrevious personal research experience
• oPublications /Attendance at Training the Trainers teaching
• oGCP certification

Skills Required