Consultant in Respiratory and Transplant Medicine

Transformation Unit; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in Uxbridge seeks a Consultant in Respiratory and Transplant Medicine to join its expanding transplant programme. The role is full-time and involves heavy involvement in the heart and lung transplant pathway, ECLS, and MDT activities.

The post supports development, research, and training within a world-class NHS setting. The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to training, research, and the organisation of the transplant programme, with

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent required.
• Full GMC registration essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a responsive clinical service to referring physicians.
• Work as a full member of the multi-disciplinary heart and lung transplant team including participation in the medical rota for transplantation, and the weekly Transplant MDT meeting.
• Actively participate in the on-going development of the programme’s ECLS service and be responsible for patients on ECLS.
• Undertake regular ward rounds to ensure timely safe discharge of patients where possible.
• Contribute to consultant physician cover for the Transplant Unit.
• Participate in the management of the Clinical Division and undertake tasks to improve clinical services.
• Involve in training the team of junior medical staff within transplant and cardiac surgery services, including teaching and career guidance.

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Job description

Main area Cardiothoracic Transplantation Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: 1 in 8 oncall Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (+2 PA) Job ref 196-CON1184

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Harefield hospital Town Uxbridge Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Consultant in Respiratory and Transplant Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

This post is a new post to support service expansion; it is a whole time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Transplant Medicine.

e post holder will be expected to demonstrate commitment to training, research (especially, but not exclusively in the field of Lung Failure, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Intensive Care and ECMO) and the organisation of the Transplant Programme.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

• To provide a responsive clinical service to referring Physicians.
• To work as a full member of the multi-disciplinary heart and lung transplant team including participation in the medical rota for transplantation, and the weekly Transplant MDT meeting.
• To actively participate in the on-going development of the programme’s ECLS service and be responsible for patients on ECLS.
• To undertake regular ward rounds to ensure timely safe discharge of patients whenever possible.
• The post-holder will be required to contribute to consultant physician cover for the Transplant Unit.
• To participate fully in the management of the Clinical Division, and to undertake specific tasks, as agreed with the Clinical Director(s) to improve the management of clinical services.
• To participate in the Trust’s individual performance review and appraisal programme.
• To be involved in training the team of junior medical staff (including staff physicians) within the Transplant and cardiac surgery services. This will entail teaching, career counselling and guidance in the development of the careers of junior staff.

Working for our organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is amongst the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients from across the world in cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, renal and orthopaedic services as well as a full range of hospital and community services for people in south east London.

Our Trust includes St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Evelina London Children's Hospital, and community services in Lambeth and Southwark.

Our Trust has a reputation for clinical excellence and high-quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. Together with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities and a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre. We are also working in partnership with King’s Health Partners, to deliver the vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Professional Responsibilities

• To maintain current knowledge of evolving best practice, clinical care managementandrelatedareasappropriatetocarryingouttheseduties,andtoparticipatein a recognised program of continuing medical education and professional development.
• To liaise with departments of transplantation nationally and internationally, and to foster collaboration with medical equipment, computing, and pharmaceutical industries.
• Post - holderwillhaveequityinresponsibilities,professional duties,andworkingconditions with existing consultant colleagues.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in managing patients prior and post lung and heart/lung transplantation, including long term follow-up

Skills

• Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
• Ability to initiate & supervise research

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Due to recent changes inthe UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further informationabout eligibilityis available on the UK Government website.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Craig Sanford Job title Senior Service Manager For Transplant Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Vicky Gerovasili Co-Director of Transplantation and Consultant for Respiratory Transplant Medicine

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