Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. This role involves supporting in-patient and outpatient care and contributing to specialist clinics. Ideal candidates will have experience in Respiratory Medicine and a flexible approach to working within a multidisciplinary team. The Trust promotes diversity and is open to flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Diversity and inclusion focus

Qualifications

• Consultant with interest in Interstitial Lung Disease and Cystic Fibrosis.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Flexibility to cover different roles as required.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to bronchoscopy and/or EBUS rota.
• Support in-patient care on purpose-built wards.
• Participate in outpatient and specialist clinics.

Skills

Experience in Respiratory Medicine

Bronchoscopy and EBUS skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team of 11 Consultants in Respiratory Medicine, providing support to 2 purpose-built wards and an outpatient service delivered in a respiratory centre. The respiratory centre offers respiratory physiology and a team of experienced clinical nurse specialists. The consultants are supported by junior medical staff and specialist trainees. The Trust has an established Senior Clinical Fellowship Programme and 2 posts are housed within Respiratory Medicine. RWT hosts a number of specialist respiratory services including COPD, ILD, lung cancer, sleep and ventilation, TB, Difficult Asthma and cystic fibrosis. Most clinics are now subspecialty clinics delivered in a purpose-built respiratory centre with real-time physiology, physiotherapy and respiratory nursing support in addition further respiratory clinics are delivered at Cannock.

In-patient Facilities: 2 purpose-built wards, which benefit from enhanced ventilation systems to reduce the spread of viral illness. There are dedicated RSU beds to look after the patients who need enhanced clinical and respiratory support, including provision of acute NIV, tracheostomy care, HFNO in our in-patient wards. Outpatient Services: There are a mixture of specialist and general respiratory clinics delivered in a purpose-built respiratory outpatient department at New Cross. An outpatient service of 2.5 clinics per week is being delivered at Cannock Chase Hospital including Lung Cancer, COPD, ILD and general respiratory cases.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the bronchoscopy and/or Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) rota.
• Work flexibly with consultant colleagues to provide cover as outlined in the rota.
• Support in-patient care on the two purpose-built wards with enhanced ventilation and RSU beds as required.
• Participate in outpatient and specialist clinics as part of a multidisciplinary respiratory service.

Specialist Clinics and Services

• Sleep and ventilation
• Bronchiectasis
• Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) – tertiary centre
• Cystic fibrosis
• TB
• Lung cancer
• Severe asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Pleural diseases

Additional Information

We are looking for a Consultant with an interest in Interstitial Lung Disease and Cystic Fibrosis, but there is flexibility to accommodate other interests and we would welcome an informal discussion. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of 24 specialist respiratory centres in England for ILD and provides a CF service under an SLA with the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services. We are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We have been rated as "Good" by CQC and have received awards including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust supports flexible working arrangements and will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.