Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. This is a locum post which has arisen due to absence.
The appointee will be part of the dynamic Department of Respiratory Medicine based at the Cardiothoracic Centre alongside the Institute of Transplantation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. The objective of this post is to provide cover for respiratory consultant absence, by contributing to the existing work of the lung cancer team, including clinics and seeing new referrals, as well as contributing more widely to the respiratory work of the department, including seeing general referrals in clinic and providing cover to the respiratory ward on an attending Physician of the Week rota. There are on calls for Freeman respiratory Medicine, approximately 1 in 8, with weekends on call also.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
- To support the existing general respiratory and lung cancer service.
- Contribute to the general adult respiratory in patient service.
- Contribute to the Consultant on call rota for Respiratory Medicine.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Andrew Stanton, Head of Respiratory Department, 0191 233 6161 Ext 48365 or andrew.stanton@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
This post will support the general respiratory and multi-disciplinary lung cancer service by:
- Seeing new and review general respiratory medicine patients
- Seeing new and review lung cancer patients in clinics.
- Participating in the weekly multidisciplinary lung cancer meeting
- Support the adult respiratory service with a commitment to flexibly arrange sessions as service demands change.
- Contribute to the Respiratory ward and look after respiratory in-patients.
The appointee will have an equitable share in the attachment of junior medical staff and secretarial support.
Administrative:
The appointee will be expected to organise and ensure probity of their clinical practice and that of their supporting team so as to provide coordinated, quality care to patients in line with wider departmental objectives. This would include, for example, providing timely responses to clinical and related correspondence, appropriate management of waiting lists, supervision and assessment of trainees.
The appointee may also be required to support colleagues or the clinical director in running aspects of the department from time to time. This may include timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
The appointee will:
- Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians
- Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
- It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
-be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
-attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
-include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
-take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleague
Audit and CPD:
The Trust supports requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing support for these activities
ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT
There are currently 11 consultant respiratory physicians contributing to the clinical work of the department at Freeman. We provide in-patient care on a 31 bedded respiratory ward which takes patients from the assessment unit of the Royal Victoria Infirmary as well as planned subspeciality admissions e.g. bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension / transplant assessment. NIV provision is supported by specialist respiratory physiotherapists. The ward is supported by a trust grade registrar, and 3 IMT level doctors. There is additional support, particularly with specialist liaison referrals from speciality trainees undertaking specific sub speciality training modules and numerous clinical nurse specialists. We have excellent support from specialist thoracic radiologists (including interventional radiology), thoracic surgery and intensive care.
Current consultant team:
Prof Tony De Soyza Bronchiectasis, domiciliary ventilation, COPD
Prof Andy Fisher Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr Liz Fuller Lung cancer
Dr Katy Hester Bronchiectasis / COPD
Dr Kishor Lekhak Lung cancer, pleural disease
Dr Lim Lordan Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension/ severe asthma
Dr Gerry Meachery Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension/ sleep
Dr Arun Nair Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr Andrew Stanton Pleural disease, severe asthma, lung cancer
Dr Ann Ward Lung cancer
Dr Sophie West Sleep
Research:
The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis is that studies should fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. The Respiratory Department at Freeman Hospital has a strong base in clinical and applied molecular biological research with dedicated facilities on site in the William Leech Centre at Freeman Hospital and laboratory facilities at the Medical School on the University Campus. The Academic Respiratory Department has a prominent role within the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University. Academic Respiratory Medicine is led by Professor John Simpson. The grouping has 4 separate research laboratories (2 in the NUTRI, one in the Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, plus the small satellite lab at Freeman Hospital). The first of these is a shared, communal lab space incorporating 3 closely interactive respiratory groups, encouraging exchange of ideas and facilities. The grouping has collective expertise in basic research, in vivo work, experimental medicine and large randomised controlled clinical trials. A distinct strength in Newcastle is the research contribution made by full-time NHS consultants, complementing and extending the outputs of the academic appointments. The broad academic interests of the grouping are described below (*indicates full-time NHS employees who lead clinical research). There is an academic clinical fellowship programme in addition to clinical research fellows participating in research programmes based on lung transplantation, innate immunity, pulmonary vascular disease and sleep medicine. There are clinical research fellows in post who also contribute to the on call rotas.
- Prof John Simpson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine (NUTRI) neutrophil/monocyte biology, ventilator-associated pneumonia.
- Prof Andrew Fisher, Professor of Respiratory Transplant Medicine and Dean of Clinical Medicine lung transplant.
- Prof Tony De Soyza (Population and Health science Institute, PHSI) bronchiectasis and COPD.
- Dr Malcolm Brodlie (NUTRI) cystic fibrosis and paediatric respiratory medicine.
- Dr Chris Ward (Institute of Cell and Biomedical Science and NUTRI) respiratory airway epithelial biology and the pulmonary effects of reflux.
- Dr Stephen Bourke* COPD.
- Dr Sophie West* sleep medicine.
- Dr Ian Forrest* interstitial lung disease.
- Dr Carlos Echevarria COPD
Teaching:
As with all other colleagues, the appointee will be expected to contribute to teaching activity when required as part of their appointment. The hospital is also a designated teaching centre for undergraduate medical students from Newcastle University. The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute at departmental meetings, administrative, audit, governance and academic teaching.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
This post will support the general respiratory and multi-disciplinary lung cancer service by:
- Seeing new and review general respiratory medicine patients
- Seeing new and review lung cancer patients in clinics.
- Participating in the weekly multidisciplinary lung cancer meeting
- Support the adult respiratory service with a commitment to flexibly arrange sessions as service demands change.
- Contribute to the Respiratory ward and look after respiratory in-patients.
The appointee will have an equitable share in the attachment of junior medical staff and secretarial support.
Administrative:
The appointee will be expected to organise and ensure probity of their clinical practice and that of their supporting team so as to provide coordinated, quality care to patients in line with wider departmental objectives. This would include, for example, providing timely responses to clinical and related correspondence, appropriate management of waiting lists, supervision and assessment of trainees.
The appointee may also be required to support colleagues or the clinical director in running aspects of the department from time to time. This may include timely investigation of complaints working to provide reports within the timeframe set out by Trust policy.
The appointee will:
- Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians
- Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
- It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
-be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
-attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
-include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
-take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleague
Audit and CPD:
The Trust supports requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal Colleges and is committed to providing support for these activities
ABOUT THE RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT
There are currently 11 consultant respiratory physicians contributing to the clinical work of the department at Freeman. We provide in-patient care on a 31 bedded respiratory ward which takes patients from the assessment unit of the Royal Victoria Infirmary as well as planned subspeciality admissions e.g. bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension / transplant assessment. NIV provision is supported by specialist respiratory physiotherapists. The ward is supported by a trust grade registrar, and 3 IMT level doctors. There is additional support, particularly with specialist liaison referrals from speciality trainees undertaking specific sub speciality training modules and numerous clinical nurse specialists. We have excellent support from specialist thoracic radiologists (including interventional radiology), thoracic surgery and intensive care.
Current consultant team:
Prof Tony De Soyza Bronchiectasis, domiciliary ventilation, COPD
Prof Andy Fisher Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr Liz Fuller Lung cancer
Dr Katy Hester Bronchiectasis / COPD
Dr Kishor Lekhak Lung cancer, pleural disease
Dr Lim Lordan Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension/ severe asthma
Dr Gerry Meachery Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension/ sleep
Dr Arun Nair Lung transplantation/ Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr Andrew Stanton Pleural disease, severe asthma, lung cancer
Dr Ann Ward Lung cancer
Dr Sophie West Sleep
Research:
The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided. The emphasis is that studies should fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio. The Respiratory Department at Freeman Hospital has a strong base in clinical and applied molecular biological research with dedicated facilities on site in the William Leech Centre at Freeman Hospital and laboratory facilities at the Medical School on the University Campus. The Academic Respiratory Department has a prominent role within the Institute of Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University. Academic Respiratory Medicine is led by Professor John Simpson. The grouping has 4 separate research laboratories (2 in the NUTRI, one in the Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, plus the small satellite lab at Freeman Hospital). The first of these is a shared, communal lab space incorporating 3 closely interactive respiratory groups, encouraging exchange of ideas and facilities. The grouping has collective expertise in basic research, in vivo work, experimental medicine and large randomised controlled clinical trials. A distinct strength in Newcastle is the research contribution made by full-time NHS consultants, complementing and extending the outputs of the academic appointments. The broad academic interests of the grouping are described below (*indicates full-time NHS employees who lead clinical research). There is an academic clinical fellowship programme in addition to clinical research fellows participating in research programmes based on lung transplantation, innate immunity, pulmonary vascular disease and sleep medicine. There are clinical research fellows in post who also contribute to the on call rotas.
- Prof John Simpson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine (NUTRI) neutrophil/monocyte biology, ventilator-associated pneumonia.
- Prof Andrew Fisher, Professor of Respiratory Transplant Medicine and Dean of Clinical Medicine lung transplant.
- Prof Tony De Soyza (Population and Health science Institute, PHSI) bronchiectasis and COPD.
- Dr Malcolm Brodlie (NUTRI) cystic fibrosis and paediatric respiratory medicine.
- Dr Chris Ward (Institute of Cell and Biomedical Science and NUTRI) respiratory airway epithelial biology and the pulmonary effects of reflux.
- Dr Stephen Bourke* COPD.
- Dr Sophie West* sleep medicine.
- Dr Ian Forrest* interstitial lung disease.
- Dr Carlos Echevarria COPD
Teaching:
As with all other colleagues, the appointee will be expected to contribute to teaching activity when required as part of their appointment. The hospital is also a designated teaching centre for undergraduate medical students from Newcastle University. The appointee will be expected to attend and contribute at departmental meetings, administrative, audit, governance and academic teaching.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience and competence in bronchoscopy
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- At least British Thoracic Society CiP level 4 Primary TUS operator
- Evidence of experience and training in management of patients with lung cancer
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
Desirable
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
- Evidence of experience and competence in Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Ability to run a respiratory service and participate in management process
- Involvement with unit management and project leadership
- Proven management and administration ability and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership and project management
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
- Ability to review clinical guidelines
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Ability to teach clinical, technical and practical skills
Research
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Higher degree. Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- MRCP or equivalent
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience and competence in bronchoscopy
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- At least British Thoracic Society CiP level 4 Primary TUS operator
- Evidence of experience and training in management of patients with lung cancer
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
Desirable
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
- Evidence of experience and competence in Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Ability to run a respiratory service and participate in management process
- Involvement with unit management and project leadership
- Proven management and administration ability and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership and project management
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
- Ability to review clinical guidelines
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Ability to teach clinical, technical and practical skills
Research
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Higher degree. Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work
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).
