Specialist for Respiratory Medicine

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a dedicated specialist doctor to join their respiratory team in Stevenage. The role involves managing inpatients and outpatients, participating in general medical calls, and supporting the development of high-quality respiratory services. Candidates are expected to possess a medical degree and specialist training in Respiratory Medicine. This fixed-term position at Lister Hospital offers an excellent opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering exemplary patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Career development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing level 2 respiratory patients.
• Ability to deliver high-quality care in a team environment.
• Commitment to continuous medical education.

Responsibilities

• Manage inpatients and outpatients in the Respiratory Department.
• Participate in general medical on call.
• Support clinical governance and audit participation.
• Deliver sub-specialist respiratory services.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Commitment

Teamwork

Clinical skills

Education

Medical degree (Doctor of Medicine)

Specialist training in Respiratory Medicine

Job description

Our Trust is committed to career development which allows us to look out for individuals who are proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. These posts are an important part of our ongoing development of services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. We are seeking a specialist doctor with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation. This is a fixed term post based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. This is an excellent opportunity to join the team at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful candidates will help manage the respiratory ward and be involved with the respiratory support unit in managing level 2 respiratory patients. There will be commitment to general respiratory out‑patient clinics and participation in the medical on call. The post‑holder will also be involved in the respiratory in‑reach service (acute chest team) providing specialty input to patient on non‑respiratory ward especially in the acute areas and holding a HOT clinic once a week.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be responsible for the care of inpatients and outpatients in the Respiratory Department and will be expected to establish and maintain the highest clinical standards in managing these patients. Participation in the General Internal Medicine responsibilities of the Respiratory Team including the general medical on call. Support of the unit's goal of delivering highly effective care approaches. The teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students and junior staff. To participate in both department and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit. To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in CME throughout. To support development and delivery of sub‑specialist respiratory services.

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.