Consultant Respiratory Medicine

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off in lieu

Mentoring and supervision by seniorCol

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in respiratory medicine to cover ward duties on the Respiratory Ward, provide in-reach to the acute assessment unit, and support the asthma and sleep/NIV services.

The post involves developing the CPET and breathlessness service, seeing new patients in clinic (six per clinic), and sharing workload with consultant colleagues and a supervising SpR. GMC registration is required or expected within six months.

Qualifications

• MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification required.
• MRCP(Resp) or equivalent qualification required.
• GMC registration with specialist registration or expected within six months.
• Experience supervising junior medical staff and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Ward duty on Respiratory Ward, one week in five.
• Respiratory in-reach to the AAU at Hull Royal Infirmary on a 1:11 rota.
• Support the asthma and sleep/NIV services.
• Develop CPET and breathlessness service.
• See new patients in clinic, six per clinic as standard.
• Share workload with consultant colleagues and an SpR.

Skills

Organising workload

Prioritising high‑intensity workload

Teaching medical staff

Effective communication

Leadership of medical teams

Education

MRCP(UK) or equivalent

MRCP(Resp) or equivalent

Job description

Consultant post in respiratory medicine at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, covering ward duty, in-reach to the acute assessment unit at Hull Royal Infirmary and support for the asthma and sleep/NIV services. The post also carries a brief to develop the CPET and breathlessness service. Rota is phased: a 1:5 ward rota alongside a shared 1:11 in-reach rota, with a consultant colleague assigned to mentor the appointee. GMC specialist registration is required, or expected within six months.

What the job involves

• Ward duty on the Respiratory Ward, one week (7 days) in five on a 1:5 rota
• Respiratory in-reach to the AAU at Hull Royal Infirmary on a 1:11 rota, with one PA for weekday in-reach
• Supporting the asthma service
• Supporting the sleep and NIV service
• Developing the CPET and breathlessness service
• Seeing new patients in clinic, six per clinic as standard
• Sharing workload with consultant colleagues and an SpR as required

What’s required

Qualifications

• MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
• MRCP(Resp) or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration
• GMC specialist registration, or expected within 6 months

Experience

• Sound clinical opinion across a range of acute medical conditions
• Taking full and independent responsibility for patient care
• Supervising junior medical staff
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Managing and leading medical/surgical teams and the smooth running of a unit

Skills & knowledge

• Organising, prioritising and managing high-intensity workload
• Extrapolating clinical research evidence to individual patient care
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and students
• Excellent manner with patients, sensitive to their needs and fears
• Communicating effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other health professionals, flexing style as appropriate
• Working flexibly in a changing health service

Other

• Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification in education, or significant experience of postgraduate training
• Experience of managing complex asthma
• Developing, presenting and operationalising service development ideas
• Evidence of a practice-changing audit
• Teaching on clinical courses, such as IMPACT, faculty, ALS or ALERT instructor
• Original peer-reviewed research publications
• Communicating effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

What’s offered

• Consideration of time off in lieu, for example for weekend working
• Allocated consultant colleague to mentor and support the appointee on starting