Fixed Term Consultant In Respiratory Medicine

Ashford And St Peter'S Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Chertsey; Presencial; GBP 114.000 - 151.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Pension scheme

On-site nurseries

On-site staff cafes

On-site parking

Career development

Salary sacrifice schemes

Resumo da vaga

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Respiratory Consultant to join our expanding team.

You will contribute to broad respiratory services including asthma, TB, ILD, and cancer diagnostics, and engage in bronchoscopy, pleural clinics and other interventional work. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care, participate in education and research, and help shape future developments in our respiratory service within the Trust.

Qualificações

• Full GMC registration is required.
• Medical degree (MBBS/MBChB or equivalent) is required.

Responsabilidades

• Diagnose, investigate and manage respiratory patients per Trust policies.
• Deliver Direct Clinical Care and participate in the on-call rota.
• Supervise and train junior doctors and allied professionals; contribute to education and governance.
• Contribute to teaching sessions for hospital and postgraduate staff.

Conhecimentos

Assess complex cases

Supervise junior staff

Formação

GMC registration

Medical degree

Descrição da vaga

Job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Respiratory Consultant to join our expanding team. We welcome candidates with a variety of interests and skills who are keen to contribute to and further develop our broad range of respiratory services.

Our department is proud to offer specialist services in asthma, tuberculosis (TB), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and cancer diagnostics. We also run a variety of interventional procedures including bronchoscopy lists and dedicated pleural clinics. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking, supportive team, where you will have the chance to build on existing services as well as shape new areas of development in line with your own interests.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and keen to be part of an innovative and collaborative respiratory service, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high-quality, well-led service for patients of Ashford and St Peter's, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices.

Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.

To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and to undertake the administrative duties associated with their care across 5 days.

To be part of the GIM On call rota during their rotation in St Peters.

Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate.

Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care.

Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department.

Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff.

About us

Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit: www.asph-careers.org

Details

Closing date: 12 November 2026

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 323-MD1472-AM

Job responsibilities

The Department has developed an indicative job plan to support the recruitment of a Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in Lung Cancer and COPD. The post is organised on an 18-week rolling rota, providing a balanced mix of inpatient, outpatient and specialist activity whilst promoting consultant wellbeing through an equitable distribution of clinical commitments. The majority of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) is delivered through the department's Consultant of the Week model, where two Respiratory Consultants provide daily consultant-led ward rounds across the 35-bed Chestnut Respiratory Ward, together with specialist in-reach to the Emergency Department (ED). The role also includes outpatient clinics, specialist services, multidisciplinary team meetings, procedural sessions and participation in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call rota.

The consultant job plan operates over two alternating weekly schedules within the 18-week rota. Week 1 comprises an average of 7.25 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1.25 PAs of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA), whilst Week 2 comprises 7.75 DCC PAs and 1.25 SPA. Both weeks include a predictable allocation of 1.1 PAs for General Internal Medicine (GIM) duties.

The rota has been designed to ensure an equitable distribution of workload, enabling consultants to alternate between ward-based, outpatient and specialist activities, balancing clinical demand while supporting continuity of care and staff wellbeing. These job plans are indicative and based on the current establishment of eight substantive Respiratory Consultants. A personalised job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate. All job plans are reviewed annually in accordance with the Trust's Consultant Job Planning Policy and may be amended by mutual agreement to reflect evolving service needs.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council
• Medical degree (e.g., MBBS, MBChB, or equivalent)

Essential experience

• Extensive clinical experience managing the full range of respiratory conditions (e.g., COPD, asthma, lung cancer, pleural disease, interstitial lung disease, sleep apnoea).
• Substantial NHS Experience

Essential clinical skills

• Ability to independently assess, investigate, and manage complex respiratory cases
• Ability to supervise and train junior doctors and allied health professionals

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager, Bedford Ofosu, [e-mail]

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