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Respiratory Consultant

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Derby

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

No

Trust type

Teaching

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

Do you want to work flexibly?Do you want to annualise your hours with a job plan that provides work life balance?Do you want to support improvement projects? We would particularly welcome applicants with an interest in cancer, sleep and interstitial lung disease although we would consider accommodating other subspeciality interests. The applicant will be expected to contribute to the respiratory virtual ward as part of a team of consultants within the department. We have the flexibility to provide a bespoke job plan that encompasses your academic, teaching or research interests, as well as an annualised job plan, part time working and are able to offer a relocation and incentive package. We are expanding our Respiratory Consultant team at our Derby site and we want you to help us shape and deliver it. You will join a team of dedicated Consultants working closely together providing respiratory care to patients in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and surrounding areas.

Respiratory Consultant

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of a Respiratory Service. To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management and provision of a high quality, consultant-led Respiratory Medicine service. Teaching & training of junior medical staff, and medical students. To actively participate in both departmental & Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance & To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME). This is an excellent opportunity to join the Respiratory Medicine Department at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. The department is one of the larger and fastest growing clinical respiratory departments in the country and as such you will be joining a dynamic and close-knit team of 24 Respiratory Consultants. The department prides itself on being innovative and progressive and at the cutting edge of respiratory service delivery across numerous sub-specialities.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust: Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily. We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Person specification

Essential

MBBS/MBCH & possess MRCP
Evidence of entry on GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine OR Have CCT or be within 6 months of attaining CCT at time of interview
Evidence that the GMC is processing the Specialist Registration application (MUST be provided prior to interview)
5 years of supervised training in an appropriate StR equivalent training programme, together with a high standard of clinical skills and expertise in general medicine
Evidence of ability to work effectively as part of a multi- disciplinary team & share clinical responsibilities
Experience of audit management
Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & postgraduates
Experience of research in clinical practice

Desirable

Higher degree / MD / PhD
Level 1 accreditation in thoracic ultrasound
Evidence of having developed a subspecialty interest
Evidence of training in clinical teaching methods
Publications in peer- reviewed journals
Experience of enrolling & consenting patients into trials; ICH-GCP qualification