Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team who believe in leading from the frontline, with the aim of providing outstanding care to our community and investing in the well-being and development of our people.
This is a new post to increase Consultant Respiratory physician numbers to meet the demands of an increasing in and out-patient workload.
We take pride in being a very functional and supportive department with a clear vision to provide the best respiratory care possible to our patients. We would welcome candidates with defined sub-specialty expertise but also those candidates prepared to develop a sub-specialty area of expertise complementary to those within the department.
Please note the simulation date is the 16th June 2025 and the interview date is the 30th June 2025.
Main duties of the job
This is a new 10 PA post for a Consultant Respiratory physician at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, with the focus on lung cancer and pleural disease and the development of the lung cancer screening service. The job will comprise a mixture of inpatient care and outpatient clinics along with day case interventional lists in pleural, bronchoscopy and EBUS, inclusive of carrying out US guided pleural and nodal biopsies. The successful applicant will be expected to support development and provision of a thoracoscopy service. There will also be opportunity to be involved in participation in clinical research and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
About us
Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading runs out of our own self-contained department for clinics with full respiratory physiology support . We provide consultant clinics and community diagnostics in Newbury, Bracknell and Henley. We have an inpatient unit with 50 beds, including eight beds within a Respiratory Support Unit. We also have a purpose built pleural procedure room on the ward for elective and non-elective pleural lists.
RBH is a cancer centre with a weekly MDT including thoracic radiologists, lung oncologists, pathologists and clinical nurse specialists. Inpatient and elective thoracic surgery is provided by Guy's Hospital with a surgeon attending the weekly MDT meeting. Radiotherapy and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy is provided on-site.
The lung cancer clinic takes place weekly in the respiratory out patient department with the lung oncologists, CNS and surgeon running clinics alongside the physicians. There are 2 bronchoscopy lists each week with bronchoscopy and EBUS provided. There is a dedicated pleural procedures room on the ward with a dedicated respiratory ultrasound machine, where both day case chest drain, indwelling pleural catheter insertion, pleural aspirations and US guided pleural and lymph node biopsies are performed, along with IP pleural cases. We have a pleural clinical nurse specialist along with a physician associate who support these lists and undertake pleural procedures independently.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see enclosed Consultant job information pack for further details and information.
Activity will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading with the opportunity for some clinics at one of our spoke sites. Specific responsibilities will include the following, although there is flexibility in this that can be discussed upon appointment:
Outpatient activities:
1 weekly general clinic at RBH, 1 weekly general clinic at WBCH and 1 pleural procedure list (with the aim that there will also be an additional thoracoscopy list in the future) 1 Lung Cancer clinic per week Weekly participation in the decision-to-treat lung cancer MDT Participation in the EBUS and bronchoscopy rota Pleural procedure list (day case and inpatient) Triage and review of incoming referrals on the 2WW pathway Screening review meeting for lung cancer screening (fortnightly) Involvement in the BOB breathlessness pathway/clinic (likely based at WBCH)
Inpatients and on-call
Managing the specialist respiratory inpatient ward and referrals on a rotational basis (currently 4 weeks in 18). Outpatient commitments are cancelled when covering inpatients. Contribution to the respiratory of the day (ROD) rota. Weekend cover of the respiratory ward; 08.30-14.30 reviewing new patients to the ward, patients on the RSU, sick patients flagged by the nursing staff. Resident cover (2 resident doctors) is provided from 08.30-17.30 for the respiratory ward at the weekend. Supervision and education of ward junior doctors and final year medical students, with on-the-job clinical teaching Participation in the general medicine on call. Full time equivalent frequency is as below:
- 1:24 weekdays
- 15.00 -22.30, on-site, including post-take reviews (overnight- non-residential)
- The general medical on-call weekend rota is also at a 1 in 24 frequency, on site 0800-20.00 both Saturday and Sunday with overnight non-residential on call.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see enclosed Consultant job information pack for further details and information.
Activity will be based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading with the opportunity for some clinics at one of our spoke sites. Specific responsibilities will include the following, although there is flexibility in this that can be discussed upon appointment:
Outpatient activities:
1 weekly general clinic at RBH, 1 weekly general clinic at WBCH and 1 pleural procedure list (with the aim that there will also be an additional thoracoscopy list in the future) 1 Lung Cancer clinic per week Weekly participation in the decision-to-treat lung cancer MDT Participation in the EBUS and bronchoscopy rota Pleural procedure list (day case and inpatient) Triage and review of incoming referrals on the 2WW pathway Screening review meeting for lung cancer screening (fortnightly) Involvement in the BOB breathlessness pathway/clinic (likely based at WBCH)
Inpatients and on-call
Managing the specialist respiratory inpatient ward and referrals on a rotational basis (currently 4 weeks in 18). Outpatient commitments are cancelled when covering inpatients. Contribution to the respiratory of the day (ROD) rota. Weekend cover of the respiratory ward; 08.30-14.30 reviewing new patients to the ward, patients on the RSU, sick patients flagged by the nursing staff. Resident cover (2 resident doctors) is provided from 08.30-17.30 for the respiratory ward at the weekend. Supervision and education of ward junior doctors and final year medical students, with on-the-job clinical teaching Participation in the general medicine on call. Full time equivalent frequency is as below:
- 1:24 weekdays
- 15.00 -22.30, on-site, including post-take reviews (overnight- non-residential)
- The general medical on-call weekend rota is also at a 1 in 24 frequency, on site 0800-20.00 both Saturday and Sunday with overnight non-residential on call.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Fully trained in Respiratory and GiM with knowledge of all aspects of general respiratory medicine and patient care
- Experience of working in the NHS at SpR or Consultant level
- Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
- Fully trained in Bronchoscopy, EBUS, and thoracoscopy
Desirable
- Independent in USS guided biopsy including pleural and lymph node
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team, understanding each others unique role
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Fully trained in Respiratory and GiM with knowledge of all aspects of general respiratory medicine and patient care
- Experience of working in the NHS at SpR or Consultant level
- Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
- Fully trained in Bronchoscopy, EBUS, and thoracoscopy
Desirable
- Independent in USS guided biopsy including pleural and lymph node
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team, understanding each others unique role
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).
