Job summary
The Respiratory Department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals currently has three base wards for in-patients at King's Mill Hospital with an eight-bedded respiratory support unit to allow acute and chronic non-invasive ventilation. Respiratory outpatient clinics are held at King's Mill and Newark Hospitals as well in the Ashfield and Mansfield Community Hospitals.
As well as general Respiratory out-patient clinics, we have also sub-specialist clinics for Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep/Ventilators, COPD, TB and Bronchiectasis. The Respiratory Department sees approximately 2600 new outpatients per year and over 6400 follow up patients. There are bronchoscopy sessions at both King's Mill Hospital and in Newark. We also perform Endobronchial ultrasound, Thoracoscopy and indwelling pleural catheters at King's Mill. We support pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen services at three sites across mid-Nottinghamshire
Main duties of the job
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
You will be expected to undertake the following duties:
Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department
the post holder is expected to contribute towards the teaching and training of medical students
participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD
Please refer to Job description for continued duties of the job
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a detailed description of the role and the main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a detailed description of the role and the main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
- MRCP
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 1 of which must be in Medicine specialties
Desirable
- Current experience of working within the NHS
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to General Medicine
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the current structure of Health Services
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Familiarity with IT and computer skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice
- MRCP
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 1 of which must be in Medicine specialties
Desirable
- Current experience of working within the NHS
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to General Medicine
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the current structure of Health Services
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Familiarity with IT and computer skills
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).
