Job summary
The trust is seeking to appoint a new substantive Consultant in Respiratory medicine, to join 11 existing consultants.
The Respiratory Department is highly successful and nationally renowned. Each of the existing consultants has a strong general Respiratory background with subspecialty interests in lung cancer, mesothelioma, sleep disordered breathing, non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary physiology, interstitial lung disease, medical thoracoscopy, COPD and asthma. We have established EBUS, bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy services across the trust. Both Winchester and Basingstoke sites are supported by a visiting Thoracic surgeon.
The post holder will be expected to support the existing respiratory outpatient services across our hospitals with a base at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to cross cover clinics and other clinical procedures as well as supporting services across all Trust sites.
On each site, in addition to the Consultant staff, there are currently two specialist registrars, two IMTs and two/three FY1's. Four/five respiratory nurse specialists are based on each site, covering lung cancer, sleep,tuberculosis, and airways disease services in addition to a specialist respiratory physiotherapist who provides sputum clearance and breathing pattern disorder clinics.
The pulmonary physiology department offers basic and specialist tests including bronchial provocation and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Bronchoscopy services are performed within our endoscopy unit, two list a week on each site. Facilities are available for x-ray screening. Medical thoracoscopy is performed in the Winchester site with plans to commence on the Basingstoke site imminently. Additional pleural procedure lists are conducted in the endoscopy twice weekly on the Winchester site. There is a fortnightly EBUS list on each site.
Any successful applicant will be involved in the regional/departmental teaching programmes.
About us
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide acomprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery.
The Trust covers a population of 600,000 incorporating Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) andcommunity hospitals. We provide one hospital service across multiple localities, delivering services as close as possible to the patient. BNHH and RHCH are 23 miles apart, situated in the middle of the M3 corridor, withexcellent transport links to London and the south coast.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
AAC TBC - proposed date 13th May 2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
AAC TBC - proposed date 13th May 2024
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS/MRCP or equivalent
- Licence to practice and full registration with GMC
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in RM and GIM via CCT/ CESR or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview
Desirable
- Distinctions, Scholarships prizes, other degrees eg BSc MSc, MS
- Higher degree (MD/PhD) or working towards
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Broad experience of general Respiratory Medicine
- Recent experience of managing general medical patients
Desirable
- Medical Thoracoscopy experience
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing experience - supervising and interpretation.
- Sleep experience
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit as well as QUIP
Desirable
- Cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation and experience.
Research & Teaching skills
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
- Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching and education
Desirable
- Evidence of personal research
- Projects and their presentation.
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- MD/PhD
- Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching/educational skills.
- Expertise in teaching.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- To have undertaken a postgraduate course on communication skills (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment)
- Ability to establish good professional relations
- Punctuality, reliability
- Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally
- Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance
- Awareness of current service development issues
- Able to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service with a full current driver's license.
Desirable
- Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
- Clearly formulated career goals
- Outside interests
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS/MRCP or equivalent
- Licence to practice and full registration with GMC
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in RM and GIM via CCT/ CESR or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview
Desirable
- Distinctions, Scholarships prizes, other degrees eg BSc MSc, MS
- Higher degree (MD/PhD) or working towards
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Broad experience of general Respiratory Medicine
- Recent experience of managing general medical patients
Desirable
- Medical Thoracoscopy experience
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing experience - supervising and interpretation.
- Sleep experience
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit as well as QUIP
Desirable
- Cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation and experience.
Research & Teaching skills
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
- Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching and education
Desirable
- Evidence of personal research
- Projects and their presentation.
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- MD/PhD
- Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching/educational skills.
- Expertise in teaching.
Other Specific Requirements
Essential
- A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- To have undertaken a postgraduate course on communication skills (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment)
- Ability to establish good professional relations
- Punctuality, reliability
- Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally
- Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance
- Awareness of current service development issues
- Able to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service with a full current driver's license.
Desirable
- Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
- Clearly formulated career goals
- Outside interests
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
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).
