Consultant - Respiratory Medicine

The Methodist Church in Britain; Truro; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous study leave budget

Study leave allowance

Comprehensive mentoring programme

Support for revalidation and CPD

Consideration of less than full time /

Fixed-term working options

Job summary

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in Truro is seeking a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to join an expanding department. The post covers ward care, bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural clinics, with subspecialty services in lung cancer, TB, CF, sleep medicine, ILD and home ventilation.

The role offers a 10 PA plan with 2.5 SPA for new consultants (1.5 SPA for existing) and flexibility for less than full-time or fixed-term working.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and a licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of interview date.
• Competency in the management of all aspects of respiratory medicine.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consultant-led respiratory care across the main ward and Acute Respiratory Unit.
• Carry out bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural day-case clinics.
• Provide subspecialty services in lung cancer, TB, CF, sleep medicine, ILD and respiratory failure including home ventilation.
• Hold community clinics across Cornwall.
• Develop local respiratory services and contribute to quality improvement.
• Work within a team of consultants, specialist nurses, physiotherapists, a physiologist, trainees and fellows.
• Use SPA time for professional development, with additional SPA for educational, research or leadership work agreed at annual review.

Skills

Respiratory medicine competency

Clinical leadership

Education

GMC Specialist Register eligibility

Job description

A further Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, joining an expanding department at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. The work spans ward care, bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural clinics, plus subspecialty services in lung cancer, TB, cystic fibrosis, sleep and home ventilation. It is a permanent 10 PA job plan with 2.5 SPA for new consultants, and less than full time or fixed term working is open to discussion. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or hold a pending CCT date.

What the job involves

• Deliver consultant-led respiratory care across the main respiratory ward and the Acute Respiratory Unit
• Carry out bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural day-case clinics
• Provide subspecialty services in lung cancer, TB, cystic fibrosis, sleep medicine, ILD and respiratory failure including home ventilation
• Hold community clinics across Cornwall
• Develop local respiratory services and contribute to quality improvement
• Work within a team of consultants, specialist nurses, physiotherapists, a physiologist, trainees and fellows
• Use SPA time for professional development, with additional SPA for educational, research or leadership work agreed at annual review

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration and a licence to practise
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of interview date

Experience

• Competency in the management of all aspects of respiratory medicine

Checks & eligibility

• Identity checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessment
• Criminal record check
• Right to work check

Nice to have

• Management experience
• Teaching experience

What’s offered

• 10 PA job plan with 2.5 SPA for new consultants and 1.5 SPA for existing consultants
• Annualised job plan with a day off in non-ward weeks and two days off after respiratory weekend on-call
• Generous study leave budget and study leave allowance
• Comprehensive mentoring programme for new employees
• Support for revalidation and CPD
• Consideration of less than full time or fixed term working