Consultant in Respiratory Physician-with interest in Thoracic Oncology

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust awaits. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team, provide clinical services to over 3.2 million people, and participate in the expansion of lung health initiatives across Greater Manchester. This role fosters a culture of collaboration and offers significant opportunities for research and professional development.

Qualifications

• Fully registered Medical Practitioner with MRCP.
• Within 6 months of CCST in Thoracic Medicine.
• Ability to manage outpatient priorities & waiting lists.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services for the local population as a Consultant.
• Participate in leadership, management, and decision-making within the Directorate.
• Ensure effective communication and optimal resource use.

Skills

Ability to offer expert clinical opinion

Clinically competent in Bronchoscopy

Active and ongoing interest in research

Education

Fully registered Medical Practitioner

MRCP

CCST in Thoracic Medicine (within 6 months)

Job description

Consultant (x3) in Respiratory Medicine with Interest in Thoracic Oncology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two new consultant posts to join the Lung Cancer & Thoracic surgery directorate at Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT), in anticipation of the expansion of Targeted Lung Health Checks (lung screening) across Greater Manchester.

The successful applicants will join an established team of health care professionals in providing specialist respiratory services to a population in excess of 3.2 million people.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to:

• Share with Consultant colleagues the responsibility for providing clinical services for the local population
• Be readily available during the working week so that medical and nursing staff can communicate and consult freely
• Ensure that management plans are clearly displayed in the notes of patients
• Be actively involved in the leadership, management and decision making within Directorate
• Work flexibly to achieve high quality care through the team job plan covering all aspects of the service.
• Ensure the policies for communication with General Practitioners, Trust staff and patients are followed
• Ensure that optimal use is made of all resources allocated to the post
• Cover Consultant colleagues during periods of leave.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification
Attainments
Essential

• Fully registered Medical Practitioner
• MRCP
• Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Thoracic Medicine

Desirable

• Post-graduate thesis
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Training
Essential

• As required by the Royal College of Physicians
• Formal Specialist Registrar training in Thoracic Medicine

Professional interests and experience
Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both elective & emergency within speciality
• Clinically competent in Bronchoscopy
• Ability to take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Active and ongoing interest in research

Desirable

• Experience in ILD

Management and administrations
Essential

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities & waiting lists
• Ability to manage and lead a team

Teaching
Essential

• Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical and procedural skills

Domestic
Essential

• Resident within a reasonable travel time of the hospital or equivalent access

Physical
Essential

• Satisfactory medical clearance by Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust

Personal attributes
Essential

• Multidisciplinary team experience
• Enquiring, critical approach to problems
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

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