Job summary
The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultants to work in Respiratory and Medicine at University Hospital Lewisham, which is a part of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
The postis aimed at maintaining and developing the service. The department currently provides services in lung cancer, COPD, sleep and ventilation, pleural disease and TB services. We would be willing to accommodate candidates with these or other specialist interests to complement our current existing team.
The appointees will mainly work on Chestnut ward (AMU) which is a 46 bedded inpatient ward for acute medicine, these patients are admitted on the general medical take. It is well supported with a full MDT compromising of pharmacists, physiotherapists, social workers, SLT, Dieticians, MH practitioners and the nursing team. The successful applicant will also work within the Ambulatory Care and Same Day Emergency Care service supporting junior colleagues, ACP's and PA's.
Successful applicants will be involved in the development of the acute medical service and will be expected to participate in service development
Interview will be in January 2025
Main duties of the job
The acute physicians will spend the majority of their direct clinical care, and supporting professional activity time, working on the Acute Medical Unit, where they will lead the multi-professional team in the management of the acute medical patients. It is expected that they will lead ward rounds, direct the management of patients, assess patients, perform practical procedures, teach both junior medical and other staff, attend multidisciplinary meetings, take part in the governance activity of the department, participate in the management and administration of the service and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the trust as required.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Clinical Responsibilities
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Medical Education & Teaching
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Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
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Participate in the departments monthly governance meetings which provide the opportunity to share audits, journals, latest evidence, serious incident reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews and other similar activities.
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Continuing Professional Development
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Policy, Planning and Management
The list of duties given is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with this grade of post as may be required by the Clinical Director from time to time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Clinical Responsibilities
-
Medical Education & Teaching
-
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
-
Participate in the departments monthly governance meetings which provide the opportunity to share audits, journals, latest evidence, serious incident reviews, morbidity and mortality reviews and other similar activities.
-
Continuing Professional Development
-
Policy, Planning and Management
The list of duties given is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with this grade of post as may be required by the Clinical Director from time to time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ? MBBS or equivalent.
- ? Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- ? To be on the GMC Specialist Register for Acute or General (Internal) Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT on a UK training program or CESR at the time of interview
Desirable
- ? Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- ? Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- o Broad based training and wide experience of acute and general medicine.
- o Experience of working in an Acute Medical Unit
- o Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- o Experience of working in a multi- cultural environment
Desirable
- o Previous consultantlevel experience of working on an AMU / in ambulatory care, and / or in General Internal Medicine.
- o Subspecialty interest
Clinical Audit
Essential
- o Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
- o Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk.
Desirable
- o Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- o Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- o Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Desirable
- o Evidence of educational leadership roles.
- o Curriculum design.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- o Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks
Desirable
- o Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties
Other Attributes
Essential
- ? Evidence of leadership.
- ? Organisational ability.
- ? Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
- ? Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- ? Credibility and integrity.
- ? A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- o Ability to establish good professional relationships with others.
- o Ability to engage in and lead change management.
- o Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures.
Desirable
- ? Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition.
- o An understanding of corporacy in the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- ? MBBS or equivalent.
- ? Full registration with the GMC and hold a license to practice MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- ? To be on the GMC Specialist Register for Acute or General (Internal) Medicine or within six months of obtaining CCT on a UK training program or CESR at the time of interview
Desirable
- ? Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- ? Other degrees, e.g. BSc MSc, MD.
Clinical Experience
Essential
- o Broad based training and wide experience of acute and general medicine.
- o Experience of working in an Acute Medical Unit
- o Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- o Experience of working in a multi- cultural environment
Desirable
- o Previous consultantlevel experience of working on an AMU / in ambulatory care, and / or in General Internal Medicine.
- o Subspecialty interest
Clinical Audit
Essential
- o Evidence of participation in clinical audit.
- o Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and Clinical Risk.
Desirable
- o Evidence of involvement in audits that have been used to significantly improve patient care.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- o Wide experience of, and strong commitment to, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- o Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Desirable
- o Evidence of educational leadership roles.
- o Curriculum design.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- o Evidence of organisational ability and experience of NHS management tasks
Desirable
- o Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to consultant duties
Other Attributes
Essential
- ? Evidence of leadership.
- ? Organisational ability.
- ? Able to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations.
- ? Able to get on with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- ? Credibility and integrity.
- ? A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- o Ability to establish good professional relationships with others.
- o Ability to engage in and lead change management.
- o Ability to plan strategically, execute tasks and to exercise sound judgment when faced with conflicting pressures.
Desirable
- ? Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition.
- o An understanding of corporacy in the NHS.
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).
