Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist Interest

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist Interest in Lung Cancer. The role, based at Newham Hospital, involves delivering high-quality respiratory care, contributing to cancer treatment, and providing teaching and training. Applicants should have a GMC registration and appropriate qualifications in Respiratory and General Medicine. A structured mentoring program will support newly appointed consultants.

Benefits

Structured mentoring program

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics.
• Accreditation in pleural ultrasound is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Respiratory Medicine service.
• Deliver care for patients admitted on acute medical take.
• Contribute to clinical governance and departmental management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Computer skills & IT literacy

Education

MBBS or equivalent MRCP

CCT in Respiratory Medicine

Tools

Pleural Ultrasound

Bronchoscopy

Job description

Job Title: Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist Interest in Lung Cancer (10 PAs)

Contract Type: Substantive

Location: Newham Hospital

On-call: General Medical on-call

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine. This is a 10 PA role based at Newham Hospital, with EBUS sessions at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join our dynamic respiratory department as a Respiratory Consultant with a special interest in Lung Cancer.

This role will complement a subspeciality team in lung cancer which includes one whole time consultant (in post), a lung cancer nurse, MDT co-ordinator team feeding into a robust, nationally renowned cancer MDT based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

The service offers Bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural lists and the postholder will contribute to the EBUS rota at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The role will also involve consultant-led respiratory care for the 26 bedded Respiratory inpatient ward at Newham Hospital, support for respiratory specialty consult and assessments, vetting of advice and referrals service and contributing to a regular pleural procedure list. The postholder will contribute to the general medical on call rota - current frequency of 1 in 18.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and specialist Respiratory Medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To deliver excellence in care for patients admitted on acute unselected medical take.
• To undertake a dedicated respiratory procedures list.
• To work closely with colleagues in both primary and secondary care, to provide seamless lung cancer care for patients
• To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients.
• To have regard at all times for the clinical and quality standards.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
• To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Director.
• To take an active role in teaching and training in the department and Trust at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• To contribute to clinical governance, audit, and departmental management, and to support the ongoing development and improvement of the service.

Applications are also encouraged from senior trainees within six months of completing their CCT at the time of interview. Newly appointed consultants will be supported through a structured mentoring programme.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
• CCT in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine, G(I)M, (or within 6 months of eligibility at the time of interview) or be on the Specialist Register

Desirable

• MD or PhD

Relevant Experience

Essential

• Level 1 accreditation in Pleural Ultrasound
• Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics
• Evidence of broad respiratory and general medicine training
• Experience in bronchoscopy including EBUS

Desirable

• Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics

Skills, Audit, Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit, quality improvement and teaching.
• Computer skills & IT literacy

Desirable

• Previous experience of research and clinical trials.
• Peer reviewed publications
• Teaching qualification

Personal Skills

Essential

• Enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Excellent communication - verbal and written
• Team player with ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Innovative and adaptable to change

Desirable

• Patience
• Demonstrates compassion

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