Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

National health service; Ely; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service seeks a permanent Respiratory Medicine consultant to join our department. The post covers in-patient and out-patient care, plus on-call emergency work at King's Mill Hospital and outpatient duties at Newark Hospital across multiple sites.

You will contribute to high-quality patient care, run specialist clinics (Lung Cancer, ILD, COPD) and support sleep studies, bronchoscopy and pleural procedures, while participating in teaching and research within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Specialist registration with GMC or be within 6 months of CCT.
• CESR/Portfolio pathway applicants considered.
• Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent completed.
• Extensive experience in Respiratory Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient, outpatient and on-call duties.
• Deliver high-quality patient care and continuous improvement.
• Run respiratory outpatient clinics across multiple sites.
• Support bronchoscopy, ultrasound and pleural procedures as applicable.
• Participate in teaching and research activities.

Skills

Respiratory Medicine

On-call duties

Outpatient clinics

Clinical leadership

Education & teaching

Education

GMC registration

Specialist GMC

CESR eligibility

Intercollegiate exam

Fellowship completed

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic colleague to join the Department of Respiratory Medicine on a permanent basis. This post will involve in-patient, out-patient and on-call emergency work at King's Mill Hospital as well as out-patient work at Newark Hospital.

Our department currently has three base wards for in-patients at King's Mill Hospital with an eight-bedded respiratory support unit to allow acute and chronic non-invasive ventilation.

Main duties of the job The over‑riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Respiratory outpatient clinics are held at King's Mill and Newark Hospitals as well in the Ashfield and Mansfield Community Hospitals. As well as general Respiratory out‑patient clinics, we have also sub‑specialist clinics for Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep/Ventilators, COPD, TB and Bronchiectasis. We sees approximately 2600 new outpatients per year and over 6400 follow up patients. There are bronchoscopy sessions at both King's Mill Hospital and in Newark. We also perform Endobronchial ultrasound, Thoracoscopy and indwelling pleural catheters at King's Mill. We support pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen services at three sites across mid-Nottinghamshire.

About us We have excellent clinical support from 10 respiratory physiologists with access to full pulmonary function tests, exhaled nitric oxide, exercise tests and muscle strength tests. There are also facilities for in-patient and out-patient sleep studies, with 4000 patients under follow-up for sleep disorders. We also organises the community oxygen assessment programme.

We are well served by the Radiology department with 2 consultants who specialise in Chest Radiology. We have weekly support from the tertiary oncology centre in Nottingham with 2 oncologists and a thoracic surgeon attending our local MDT. We have 3 lung cancer specialist nurses and 3 respiratory specialist nurses.

We have an established research portfolio including recruitment into lung cancer and COPD and ILD and COPD studies with support from a responsive Research and Innovation department., 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.

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UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window)., 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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the specialist register at the time of application.

Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or equivalent

Desirable Postgraduate thesis

Completed fellowship programme

Experience Essential Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan

Understanding of all aspects of Respiratory Medicine

Desirable Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme

Experience at locum consultant level

Teaching Desirable Demonstrable ability as an educational supervisor and teacher with evidence of training for the role

Research Desirable Publications in peer-reviewed journals