• Ep 8. How to choose the right consultant job
    Jun 30 2023

    In this episode, Dr Anastasia Madenidou talks with Dr Pippa Watson and Dr Lisa Waters about choosing and getting the right consultant job. They share their own experiences navigating this time in their careers and give practical advice on when you should start and how to prepare for a consultant job, how to communicate your interests and career ambitions, the importance of mentorship, and the things you should look out for when applying for a job in a hospital where you haven't trained.

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    19 mins
  • Ep 7. How to fail with Ailsa Bosworth
    Jun 16 2023

    This is the third episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.

    In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Ailsa Bosworth, founder and previous CEO of NRAS, about things that didn't go to plan. She shares her experience including both employment and personal challenges and what she learned from those.

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    37 mins
  • Ep 6. Career development for rheumatology nurses
    Jun 2 2023

    In this episode, Di Finney and Julie Begum, two senior rheumatology nurses, discuss the changing landscape of rheumatology nursing, the complexity of the role, and how the RCN rheumatology competency framework can help in shaping and developing your career.

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    28 mins
  • Ep 5. How to fail with Will Gregory
    May 26 2023

    This is the second episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.

    In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Will Gregory, a Rheumatology Consultant Physiotherapist at Salford Royal Hospital and our new BSR Vice President, about things that didn't go to plan. He candidly shares his experience including that of being a middle child, his first attempt at publication, his experience of transitioning to his current Consultant role and vomiting at a bad time.

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    30 mins
  • Ep 4. The role of pharmacists in rheumatology
    May 22 2023

    In this episode, Dr Anastasia Madenidou and Rebecca Heaton talk about the important and exciting role of pharmacists in a rheumatology team.

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    24 mins
  • Ep 3. How to fail with Prof David Isenberg
    Apr 21 2023

    This is the first episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.

    In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Prof David Isenberg, one of our leading academic Rheumatologists, about things that didn't go to plan. He candidly shares his experience including both clinical and employment challenges and how they helped make him the person he is today.

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    32 mins
  • Ep 2. Choosing rheumatology
    Oct 27 2022

    Dr. Roz Benson and Dr. Mini Dey discuss choosing rheumatology as a speciality, and what you need to know about applying. Additionally, they share some of their experiences as rheumatology trainees so far. This is the perfect podcast to share with your IMT3 colleagues.

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    11 mins
  • Ep 1. Rheumatologists in general medicine- more opportunities than obstacles?
    Jul 28 2022

    Dr Anastasia Madenidou chats to Dr Rikesh Patel, trainee rheumatologist and general physician (ST7), about how rheumatology and general medicine interplay and the opportunities it provides through joint training and dual posts.

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    22 mins