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Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

CQC: Good

WOLVERHAMPTON

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Acute

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team of 11 FTE Respiratory Consultants, providing care across two purpose built wards, including an RSU, and a comprehensive outpatient service delivered within a dedicated Respiratory Centre. The centre is well supported by a skilled team of respiratory physiologists and experienced clinical nurse specialists. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust provides a Cystic Fibrosis service under an SLA with the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust and is one of 24 specialist respiratory centres in England for ILD. The Respiratory consultant body is further supported by five specialist trainees and additional resident doctors. The Trust also hosts an established Senior Clinical Fellowship Programme, with two posts based within Respiratory Medicine.We are seeking a Consultant with an interest in one or more of the following specialty areas: Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease and Sleep Medicine. There is flexibility to accommodate individual interests, and we would welcome an informal discussion.

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

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RWT hosts a number of specialist respiratory services including COPD, ILD, lung cancer, sleep and ventilation, TB, Difficult Asthma and cystic fibrosis. Most clinics are now subspecialty clinics delivered in a purpose-built respiratory centre with real-time physiology, physiotherapy and respiratory nursing support in addition further respiratory clinics are delivered at Cannock. The applicant will contribute to the bronchoscopy and/or EBUS rota. The applicant will need to work flexibly along with consultant colleagues to provide cover as outlined in the rota. In-patient Facilities: 2 purpose-built wards, which benefit from enhanced ventilation systems to reduce the spread of viral illness. There are dedicated RSU beds to look after the patients who need enhanced clinical and respiratory support, and this includes provision of acute NIV, tracheostomy care, HFNO in our in-patient wards. Outpatient Services: There are a mixture of specialist and general respiratory clinics delivered in a purpose-built respiratory outpatient department at New Cross. An outpatient service of 2.5 clinics per week is being delivered at Cannock Chase Hospital including Lung Cancer, COPD, ILD and general respiratory cases. Specialist clinics are provided for: Sleep and ventilation Bronchiectasis Interstitial Lung Disease (tertiary centre) Cystic fibrosis TB Lung cancer Severe asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Pleural Diseases

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Person specification

Essential

Educational Qualifications
Research & Audit
Education and Training
Experience relevant to the post
Skills required to undertake the role
Management Skills
Leadership Skills

Desirable

Education - higher degree
Experience - Subspecialty training or equivalent
Research/Audit -Relevant research published in peer review journal