Consultant Respiratory Physician (with special interest in NEAVS)

Integrated Care System; North East; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare trust in the North East is seeking a Consultant Respiratory Physician to join their team. You will work within a busy respiratory department, contributing to clinical care, teaching, and research. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in respiratory medicine, assisted ventilation, and will be involved in both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. Opportunities for flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Expected entry onto the GMC Specialist (Respiratory and GIM) Registers within 6 months from the date of interview.
• Evidence of experience in assisted ventilation and Pulmonary Embolism.
• Evidence of leadership and project management.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert opinions on patients with respiratory complaints.
• Support NEAVS outpatient expansion at RVI and in outreach clinics.
• Participate in the acute medicine (GIM) on-call rotas.

Skills

Independent responsibility for clinical care

Experience in Respiratory and General Medicine

Assisted ventilation

Teaching skills

Clinical research methodology

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC Registration

MRCP

Research experience at MD / PhD level

Postgraduate qualification in medical education

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Respiratory Physician (with special interest in NEAVS)

The closing date is 03 August 2025

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well- integrated team.

Applications are invited for appointment to the post of Consultant Respiratory / GIM Physician with a special interest in Assisted Ventilation and Pulmonary Embolism. The post will be based within the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary.

This is a 7.5 programmed activity (PA) post.

Currently there are 17 Consultant Respiratory Physicians at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, including the Chair of Respiratory Medicine, Newcastle University, and two Academic Clinical Lecturers/Honorary Consultants. The Department offers a full range of range of sub-specialty services including, tertiary services in: Cystic Fibrosis, Severe Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Assisted Ventilation (NEAVS), Occupational Lung Disease and TB. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the inpatient and outpatient work of the department, teaching, and Quality Improvement.

Main duties of the job

This post will be based at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary. This is a busy respiratory department which specialises in all aspects of clinical respiratory including: interstitial lung disease, complex asthma, occupational lung disease, tuberculosis, lung cancer, pleural disease, assisted ventilation (NEAVS), COPD (including a 'virtual ward') and cystic fibrosis. The post holder will work closely with other consultants in the department but will be able to function at consultant level in PE, Assisted ventilation, general respiratory medicine, and general internal medicine. Support for the other work of the department, the Respiratory Support Unit (RSU), Respiratory Procedures Unit (RPU) and for acute general medicine within the hospital will be expected.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• Provide expert opinions on patients with respiratory complaints, taking independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to the unit.
• Supporting NEAVS outpatient expansion at the RVI and in outreach clinics. Flexible inpatient reviews including a multi professional ward round
• To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
• Participate in the acute medicine (GIM) on-call rotas.
• The post holder will be aware of professional standards, the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Expected entry onto the GMC Specialist (Respiratory and GIM) Registers (within 6 months from the date of interview).
• MRCP
• Research experience at MD / PhD degree level.

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of experience in Respiratory and General Medicine.
• Evidence of training and experience in assisted ventilation and Pulmonary Embolism
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Evidence of consultant level working in Respiratory / GIM
• ALS Provider

Management and Administration Experience

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
• ALS Instructor.

Research

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Audit

• Evidence of participation in audit.
• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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