Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to provide high-quality patient care in a supportive environment, collaborating with a team of experienced professionals. The successful candidate will engage in both inpatient and outpatient management, contributing to the expansion of services and ensuring the highest standards of care. With a focus on teaching and research, this position not only enhances your professional growth but also plays a vital role in shaping the future of healthcare in the region. Join us in making a difference!

Benefits

London high cost area supplement

Dedicated training schemes

Excellent staff benefits

Opportunities for teaching and research

Qualifications

• Must hold a medical qualification with full GMC registration.
• Experience in Lung Cancer and multi-disciplinary work is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical advice in Respiratory Medicine.
• Support the department with outpatient clinic management.

Skills

Clinical skills in Respiratory Medicine

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Teaching and supervising skills

Research and audit experience

Education

Medical qualification registered with the GMC

Higher medical qualification (MRCP or equivalent)

Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC

Job description

Consultant Main area Respiratory Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (TBC) Hours 10 sessions per week (Full Time 10 PAs) Job ref 343-LCON-180 Site St. Helier Town London Salary £105,504 - £139,882 PA + LDW Salary period Yearly Closing 11/02/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Our Respiratory Department is looking to recruit a full-time Locum Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine, to join a team of 8 Consultants. Each of the colleagues has a strong general/specialist respiratory background and we are delighted to offer this post to support the service at Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

As a Department we are one of the biggest units in Southwest London, spread across two hospital sites (St Helier Hospital and Epsom Hospital). We have 7 substantive Respiratory Consultants, covering a large catchment area of Southwest London and Surrey. The successful candidate will join a team of 7 substantive Consultant colleagues. There are close ties between the two sites, including MDT, departmental meetings, audit and shared pathways with specialist clinics (e.g. Pleural Clinic with indwelling catheter insertion service/Cancer/Nodule/ILD).

The Team have further support from a Specialist Doctor, Specialist Registrars, junior doctors and a team of experienced Specialist Respiratory Nurses/TB and Lung Cancer nurses.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical advice in Respiratory Medicine both on inpatients and outpatients management. They will support the Department with maintaining the Respiratory service provision in Outpatients’ clinics (General Respiratory and Lung Cancer pathways), offer Consultant-led referral/in-reaching sessions to Acute Medicine/ITU and contribute to further service expansion and development.

At St Helier Hospital we provide Respiratory input in general and sub-speciality clinics (Asthma/COPD/Allergy-Immunology/Cancer/Nodule and TB), share a weekly bronchoscopy rota and contribute towards the General (Internal) Medicine on-call, non-resident with 1:16 rota.

All Respiratory Consultants contribute to the General Medical on-call, on a 1:16 rota, with weekday ward rounds performed by the Acute Physicians. Due to the nature of medical on calls, a dual CCT accreditation with the GMC in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal Medicine) is essential.

The post is a 10 PA post. There is an opportunity to increase the PAs in discussion with the Clinical Lead.

Working for our organisation

Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is a University teaching hospital with strong links to the neighbouring St George’s Medical School, University London. There are many opportunities to get involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, and the Respiratory Department plays an integral role in this commitment.

We are proud to have excellent links to our neighbouring Trusts (Royal Marsden/St. George’s Hospital University of London) for provision of Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and EBUS. We have an established and thriving Lung Cancer service supported by both hospital sites, with direct input from our Royal Marsden Colleagues in Oncology and Thoracic Surgeons from St George’s Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is also the site of two regional tertiary centres – our Renal Unit and Allergy/Immunology Centre, covering South West London and Sussex/Surrey. This creates a unique environment enabling exciting referrals, optional clinics and opportunities for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants with sub-speciality clinical interest (ILD/TB/Cancer/Respiratory Infection/Pleural disease/Sleep Disordered Breathing/EBUS or other) are welcomed and will be supported by the Department.

This post would suit both a visionary, motivated Consultant as well as an already established Physician. Please refer to the detailed proposed job description for more information about the Department and the post.

We request that successful applicants must have relevant UK and NHS experience in Respiratory Medicine with full registration with the GMC and already have CCT, or be within 6 months of obtaining both a CCT in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine.

Please see attached job description for a full detailed description of responsibilities including provisional job plan.

Person specificationQualifications and TrainingEssential criteria

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
• Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCP or equivalent
• UK and relevant level NHS experience

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
• Lung Cancer experience, working in MDT, service development

Clinical ExperienceEssential criteria

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
• Experience in Lung Cancer
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty
• Interest in multi-disciplinary and cross-site work

Desirable criteria

• Interest in EBUS

Management & Admin ExperienceEssential criteria

• Audit/Research
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
• Supervision of post graduate trainees
• Personal time management skills
• Clinical Governance
• Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists

Desirable criteria

• Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development

Teaching ExperienceEssential criteria

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/post graduates
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching and supervising junior doctors, lay colleagues

Research ExperienceEssential criteria

• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
• Ability to critically review research

LanguageEssential criteria

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

Personal AttributesEssential criteria

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
• Commitment to continuing professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels

Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’

There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.

Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.

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