Job summary
This is a substantive appointment for a colleague to work alongside the six current Respiratory Physicians in the Somerset Lung Centre and Integrated and Urgent care Directorate at Musgrove Park Hospital, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. This new post will support existing services and the post holder will be actively encouraged to help develop services according to their sub-specialist interests. Clinical research is actively encouraged and supported in the department as are teaching and training.
The Respiratory Team currently take 3.5 slots of the 21 on the general medical take rota, with respiratory medicine accounting for more than 20% of the admissions. We provide a Consultant led weekday review service to inpatient referrals on AMU and other wards. This promotes early access to respiratory expertise. We aim to provide quality, safe patient care, excellent patient experience and outcomes with low length of stay. It also supports the trust ambulatory care agenda. We are working towards 7-day specialist services across the medical directorate.
Main duties of the job
You and your clinical manager will agree a prospective Job Plan that sets out your main duties and responsibilities, a schedule for carrying out your Programmed Activities, your managerial responsibilities, your accountability arrangements, your objectives and supporting resources.This post is a Taunton-based appointment.
The appointee is expected to review and finalise the programme with the Respiratory Clinical Service Lead and the Clinical Director, within 3 months of commencing the post.
Job Plan
The post is in line with the National Contract for hospital consultants. The team is committed to equitable distribution of workload between colleagues. The clinical workload can vary and a degree of flexibility isnecessary within the programs to deliver this activity. Additional PA's may be available. An example timetable is detailed below:
- 2.5 PAs Ward Work
- 2 PAs Outpatient activity / week
- 0.5 PA Clinic Admin/week
- 0.5 PA Diagnostics
- 2 PA Acute Medicine Take
- 0.5 PA X-Ray meeting and MDT
- 1 PA Clinical Admin
- 1.5 PA SPA
About us
About the Trust
Musgrove Park Hospital is a 750 bed hospital, which is the largest in Somerset and serves a population of 350,000 with an excellent reputation for providing a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and specialist services.
Musgrove Park can offer you a friendly, great working environment, flexible working packages and a chance to develop, challenge and further your career.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.
Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged. We provide community and mental health services across the whole of Somerset and acute hospital services in the north, west and centre of the county and beyond.
Taunton is an attractive market town within easy reach of Bristol and Exeter. It is also close to Exmoor and Dartmoor, the Quantock Hills and two coast lines, including North Devon's beaches.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring respiratory and acute medical services both as in and outpatients, as outlined in the proposed programme.
To organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in Musgrove Park Hospital.
Except in emergencies, or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the Programmed Activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed from time to time.
You are responsible for the associated duties set out in the Terms and Conditions of Service.The purpose of including agreed personal objectives in your Job Plan is to set out in clear and transparent terms what you and your clinical manager agree should reasonably be achieved in the year in question. These objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but you have a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them.
You will also be required to participate in an on-call rota to provide emergency cover and to provide enhanced medical / respiratory support to the hospital. When not on an on-call rota, we may in exceptional circumstances ask you to return to site for emergencies if we are able to contact you. You are not, however, required to be available for such eventualities. Where emergency recalls of this kind become frequent, we will review the need to introduce an on-call rota.
For further information or to arrange a visit please telephone or email Dr Dinesh Shrikrishna, Clinical Service Lead for Respiratory Medicine on 01823 342146, dinesh.shrikrishna@SomersetFT.nhs.ukor email Dr James Gagg, Associate Medical Director, James.gagg@somersetft.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring respiratory and acute medical services both as in and outpatients, as outlined in the proposed programme.
To organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in Musgrove Park Hospital.
Except in emergencies, or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the Programmed Activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed from time to time.
You are responsible for the associated duties set out in the Terms and Conditions of Service.The purpose of including agreed personal objectives in your Job Plan is to set out in clear and transparent terms what you and your clinical manager agree should reasonably be achieved in the year in question. These objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but you have a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them.
You will also be required to participate in an on-call rota to provide emergency cover and to provide enhanced medical / respiratory support to the hospital. When not on an on-call rota, we may in exceptional circumstances ask you to return to site for emergencies if we are able to contact you. You are not, however, required to be available for such eventualities. Where emergency recalls of this kind become frequent, we will review the need to introduce an on-call rota.
For further information or to arrange a visit please telephone or email Dr Dinesh Shrikrishna, Clinical Service Lead for Respiratory Medicine on 01823 342146, dinesh.shrikrishna@SomersetFT.nhs.ukor email Dr James Gagg, Associate Medical Director, James.gagg@somersetft.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications and Attainments
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- Registered as a specialist in respiratory medicine and General Internal Medicine with the GMC or will be eligible for inclusion as a specialist within 6 months of interview.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Sub-specialty interests in respiratory medicine complimentary to needs of the department.
- Able to demonstrate significant experience and expertise in interventional practices/bronchoscopy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Attainments
Essential
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- Registered as a specialist in respiratory medicine and General Internal Medicine with the GMC or will be eligible for inclusion as a specialist within 6 months of interview.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Sub-specialty interests in respiratory medicine complimentary to needs of the department.
- Able to demonstrate significant experience and expertise in interventional practices/bronchoscopy.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
