Consultant Respiratory Medicine

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Timewise accreditation

Flex positive employer

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine with a specialist interest in either difficult asthma or ILD. The post is based on the Worcester Royal site within a hub and spoke model and includes a general medical on-call commitment.

The department collaborates closely with nurses, physiotherapists and MDT colleagues across three hospital sites. The successful candidate will run and develop complex asthma/ILD clinics and contribute to

Qualifications

• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification and GMC Licence to practise.
• Full GMC Registration and Specialist Register in Respiratory.
• Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or CESR eligibility.
• Interest and experience in ILD and asthma.
• Willingness to travel between Worcestershire sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service to Trust patients and GPs in Respiratory/Gen Med.
• Attend MDTs and cross-site meetings across three sites.
• Support A&E and acute medicine to ensure timely patient flow.
• Provide consultation/advisory service to clinical colleagues.
• Participate in on-call duties and weekend on-call reviews.

Skills

Respiratory expertise

Teaching skills

Communication skills

On-call experience

Education

MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification

Full GMC Registration with Licence to practise

Entry on Specialist Register in Respiratory

Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or CESR

Higher degree (Desirable)

Job description

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine, with a specialist interest in either difficult asthma or ILD. Successful candidates will join a team of 12 consultants cross-county and will participate in a ward consultant of the week rota on the Worcester Royal site. They will run and develop complex asthma/ILD clinics and MDTs and manage patients on biologics and disease modifying drugs as part of a hub and spoke model. The post includes a general medical on-call commitment. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire.

The department has a well-established team of nurse practitioners, highly specialised respiratory nurses, respiratory physiotherapists and physiologist and the successful candidate will benefit from a cohesive and supportive MDT environment. The department is actively recruiting to research trials and has excellent research nurse and department support.

Interested candidates are invited contact Dr Jamie Johnstone or Dr Will Foster to discuss the opportunity.

As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic:

How should we use existing secondary care Respiratory department resources to improve integrated working?

AAC Interview date: 18th January 2027

Main duties of the job

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
• The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of

the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.
• The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
• The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on‑call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
• The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Respiratory
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in sub‑specialty

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

Other requirements

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP (UK) or equivalent qualification.
• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on Specialist Register in Respiratory (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via CCT or CESR (CP) CESR or European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
• Interest and Experience in ILD and Asthma

Desirable

• Higher degree