Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; Vor Ort; GBP 80.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a substantive consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine to join the Leeds General Infirmary team. Must have MRCPCH or equivalent and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT.

Responsibilities include advanced respiratory care, bronchoscopy, sleep and long‑term ventilation where needed. Based at Leeds Childrens Hospital, with strong regional links and teaching commitments.

Qualifikationen

• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at interview time
• Established skills in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine including bronchoscopy, sleep and long‑term ventilation desirable

Aufgaben

• Provide expert paediatric respiratory care across CF and PCD
• Deliver high quality teaching and participate in region-wide training
• Support tertiary paediatric services and cross‑specialty links
• Consider part‑time or job‑share arrangements

Ausbildung

MRCPCH or equivalent

Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT

Jobbeschreibung

Required to fill this replacement post within the Paediatric Respiratory Department at the Leeds General Infirmary.This is an 8.75PA substantive consultant post supporting the Paediatric Respiratory team (Dr Tim Lee, Dr Chris Edwards, Dr Alex Adams, Dr Emma Guy, Dr Evie Robson, Dr Laura Walker). You must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. It is desirable that the candidates have experience in bronchoscopy, sleep and long-term ventilation. The post will be based at Leeds Childrens Hospital.All of Leeds tertiary paediatric services take place in the Leeds Childrens Hospital, within Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds city centre which has excellent transport links. Since April 2010 the regional paediatric respiratory service has been based at a purpose-built outpatient facility within the Childrens Hospital. Leeds is also the nationally commissioned supra-regional centre for childrens Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) for the North of England.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should possess MRCPCH (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.Applicants should have established skills in all aspects of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and its related specialties including bronchoscopy, sleep and long-term ventilation. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interest is desirable.Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work part time and those wishing to job share.There are over 270 paediatric inpatient beds, with a dedicated respiratory ward. Tertiary referrals are received in cystic fibrosis, respiratory paediatrics, oncology, haematology, PICU, neurology, gastroenterology, hepatology, nephrology, transplant (liver, renal BMT), paediatric intensive care, neonatology, cardiology, endocrinology, rheumatology, spinal surgery, paediatric and neonatal surgery. The service also has good links with the allergy, diabetes and paediatric ENT teams.We provide a Respiratory Service to a city population of 780,000, and a regional population of 3.8 million. The Leeds/Sheffield training program offers comprehensive training to fulfil the requirements of the Paediatric Respiratory Medicine grid training syllabus.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

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Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

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.