Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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Job summary

Consultant - Respiratory Medicine

An opportunity is available for a substantive consultant to join the existing team of twelve NHS consultants, two clinical professors and two nurse consultants. This dynamic academic respiratory unit provides opportunities for sub-specialty development, respiratory-related research, and medical education, with close links to the Norwich Medical School. The department is integrated with the department of thoracic surgery and has state of the art facilities for radiology, lung function and bronchoscopy.

Around the core components of this post there is flexibility to accommodate a wide range of specialist interests, including clinical, research, education, and innovative service development.

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. The job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

Main duties of the job

The appointments are to the Trust, not to specific hospitals.

All consultants, including the new appointees, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management. This will be included in the candidate's job plan.

The appointee will be a member of the Consultant Staff Committee and be expected to serve on this committee.

The appointees will share office space, band 3 and band 4 admin staff with other consultant colleagues in the Department of Respiratory Medicine and will be mentored by one of the existing Respiratory consultants.

The appointees will share with the other respiratory consultants:

On call duties
In-patient duties
- Attendance at appropriate MDT meetings
- Undergraduate and post-graduate medical teaching
- Clinical and educational supervision of junior doctors
- Departmental management duties
- Support of clinical research
Around the core activities of this post there is flexibility to accommodate, by mutual agreement, specialist interests including clinical, research, education or innovative service development.

About us

We treat more than one million patients; people from Norfolk, neighbouring counties and further afield. Our patients are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices but we are also a tertiary referral centre from other acute hospitals and primary care trusts around the country. Norwich is a beautiful and historic city set within the picturesque Norfolk countryside. It has good links to London and is located close to the stunning North Norfolk coast. Norwich also hosts a year-round calendar of events and festivals.

As a University teaching hospital we have established our research and development strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia. Currently we are conducting three multi-centred NIHR funded studies, in Interstitial Lung Disease, asthma and bronchiectasis. We also work closely with our partners in the Norwich Research Park and Norwich Radiology Academy to take forward our ambitious targets for research and development. The UEA School of Medicine was founded in 2002 and is now consistently ranked in the top 20 medical schools in the UK. Applicants would have the opportunity to contribute to medical student teaching.

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

234-MS2115

Job locations

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and main responsibilities of this post please read the attached job description and for informal enquiries please contact Dr Chris Atkins, Service Director contact details on job description. To learn more about the Trust, please visit our website

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC
Accreditation in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine
On the specialist register at or within 6 months of the AAC

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Training and experience CCT in respiratory and general internal medicine
Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Bronchoscopy experience
Experience equivalent to the 5 years training period in NHS

Desirable

Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest

Aptitiudes

Essential

Ability to work under pressure
Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Enthusiasm for teach, research and service development

Desirable

Management skills

Communication skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to present effectively to an audience

Interests

Essential

Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest

Circumstances

Essential

Must live within 15 mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time
Full driving license

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC
Accreditation in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine
On the specialist register at or within 6 months of the AAC

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Training and experience CCT in respiratory and general internal medicine
Teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Bronchoscopy experience
Experience equivalent to the 5 years training period in NHS

Desirable

Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest

Aptitiudes

Essential

Ability to work under pressure
Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Enthusiasm for teach, research and service development

Desirable

Management skills

Communication skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to present effectively to an audience

Interests

Essential

Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest

Circumstances

Essential

Must live within 15 mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time
Full driving license

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).