About Medefer
Medefer is a pioneer in virtual-first specialist healthcare. Founded by NHS consultants over a decade ago, we were delivering consultant-led virtual outpatient care well before “virtual hospitals” became a national priority. Our model has since been cited in government and NHS England material on the NHS Online vision as one of the service models informing this direction.
We sit at the intersection of clinical provider and technology company. Our CQC-registered service is powered by Medefer’s own electronic health record and referral platform, connecting GPs, consultants, diagnostic providers and hospitals into a single coordinated system. This approach has won multiple national awards for elective recovery, innovation and impact, and we now serve both NHS partners and private patients across the UK.
Medefer is built on three principles: innovate to solve real system problems, collaborate with clinicians and partners, and put patients first in every decision. As we scale across Integrated Care Systems and grow our private services, joining now means helping to define what modern specialist care looks like - and owning the financial strategy behind it.
About the role: Consultant Rheumatologist
Our Consultants are responsible for providing virtual specialist care to our patients; reviewing and triaging referrals and providing advice and guidance back to GP’s, arranging and following up on investigations and writing onward referrals to hospital departments where necessary.
You can work as many hours as you would like each week, with no minimum or maximum expectation, and you can decide the days and times you wish to work, whether that be evenings, weekends, or weekdays (providing patient cases are available).
This is a fully remote role, and due to the nature of the role you must have a private and secure space from which to work with reliable internet access.
Key Responsibilities
Provide virtual specialist care to patients within your speciality.
Review and triage referrals.
Provide advice and guidance back to GPs, requesting and following up on investigations, and writing onward referrals to hospital departments where necessary.
Recommend patients for telephone clerking assessments (by registrars and advanced nurse practitioners).
Follow up on the results of investigations with patients, GP’s and hospital departments.
Create an appropriate and comprehensive clinical management plan including prescribing.
Document patient information and plans of care via Medefer’s Secure IT platform.
Complete patient outcome data fields to enable tracking and feedback to NHS England.
About You:
You will be:
A Rheumatology Consultant with a minimum of 12 months NHS experience at Consultant level
Registered with the GMC with an active licence to practice.
On the Specialist Register and be able to provide current documents in accordance with clinical competence requirements.
Have an interest in digital health, clinical informatics and in new ways of working.
Have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Possess excellent time management, planning, and prioritising skills.
Be detail oriented, able to process detailed information effectively, consistently, and accurately.
For further information and a full job description, please contact Georgina, our Talent Acquisition Manager: [email protected]
Medefer is a Disability Confident Employer.
We commit to interviewing applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the job. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please let us know in your application or by contacting our recruitment team.
Medefer fully complies with the Equality Act 2010. We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Medefer is dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone who uses the company services or work within the organisation. In this role, you’ll help us to protect vulnerable people from harm and abuse. We require all team members to follow local safeguarding policies and complete necessary training to maintain a safe, respectful and proactive environment. Background checks are mandatory for successful candidates, and a commitment to safeguarding practices is essential.
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