Specialty Doctor in Respiratory
Northampton General Hospital
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual who is looking to progress through the CESR route or to a Specialist post in Respiratory medicine. The department is committed to supporting the successful candidate with either route they decide to pursue.This is an opportunity to join an ambitious and forward-looking team. The post is full time (10 sessions), fixed term post as a Specialty Doctor. It is anticipated the successful candidate with support the development of pleural services including ambulatory pneumothorax pathway, indwelling drains and potentially help to establish a thoracoscopy service. It is anticipated the candidate will support the cancer service development as we strive to make Northampton General hospital a cancer centre of excellence.The post holder will be supported by a newly recruited physician associate in pleural disease, and it is anticipated further pleural nurses will be employed in the near future subject to a current business case.
The post holder will be supported by the current substantive consultants.
Main duties of the job
Principle elements of the posto Supervise and train junior medical staff including being Educational and or Clinical Supervisoro Supervise specialist nurses / physician associates and other respiratory trainees in pleural procedureso Assessing and appraising juniorso Continue to develop subspecialty interest of choiceo Undertake outpatient clinicso Undertake pleural procedure and bronchoscopy / EBUS sessionso Involved in Care-flow (Internal referral systems from other specialties) o Attend lung cancer MDT sessionso Being part of and contribute to the Mortality and Morbidity meetingo Undertake respiratory outpatientso Contribute to sessions on Becket ward (respiratory ward)
About us
Our current consultants are:Dr Fiona McCann (Clinical Lead)Dr Brian Richardson (FY1 Programme Director)Dr Philip Pearson (Lung Cancer Lead)Locum post 1Locum post 2
We are a welcoming and friendly group of clinicians who are currently embarking on an exciting new journey within respiratory medicine at Northampton General Hospital. We believe the team is the key to our success and work hard to ensure the respiratory department is a supportive, fun and motivated group of individuals. We are currently undergoing significant expansion of the footprint of both our chest clinic and gaining a Level 1 Respiratory Support unit which allows us to develop the service in a very positive way to fulfil the needs of our patients. There are many exciting opportunities ahead of us. We describe the current service initially and then the up and coming changes that are happening within our service further in the attached job description.
Date posted
15 June 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
£50,373 to £78,759 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
265-4291628
Job locations
Northampton General Hospital
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer details
Employer name
Northampton General Hospital
Address
Northampton General Hospital
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD
Employer's website
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