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 post is an exciting opportunity for postgraduate trainees in Respiratory Medicine or Cardiology to gain extensive experience and participate in the outpatient and inpatient multi-disciplinary assessment, diagnosis, and treatment initiation of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension of different aetiology. Respiratory applicants will have the exposure to wider pulmonary vascular disease including the management of pulmonary arterio-venous malformations and pulmonary vasculitides. Based at the Freeman Hospital the post holder will manage patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), further details can be found in the job description.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This post is an exciting opportunity for postgraduate trainees in Respiratory Medicine to gain extensive experience in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and exposure to wider pulmonary vascular at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle Upon Tyne which is an internationally recognised centre of excellence. The Freeman Hospital is a leading highly specialised centre in the UK for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, a regional pulmonary vascular centre, a regional vasculitis centre, and an internationally renowned centre for Lung Transplantation.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr James Lordan on 0191 22 31462, or via email at j.lordan@nhs.net
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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 quality 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:
- The successful appointee/ trainee will have the opportunity to work and gain clinical experience at the cardio-thoracic centre, specifically the inpatient and outpatient pulmonary hypertension or cardiology unit and the Institute of Transplantation in the Freeman Hospital.
- A clear timetable of clinical duties primarily focused on the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), with exposure to wider pulmonary vascular disorders, pulmonary vasculitides (or cardiac conditions, as appropriate if a cardiology based applicant).
- There will be protected research time included in the post, and opportunities to participate in Pulmonary Hypertension-specific research and clinical audit, including collaborative research with other research centres.
- This post provides the opportunity to learn and gain experience in the investigation and management of pulmonary hypertension patients.
The successful appointees/ trainees will have had the opportunity to:
- Gain experience in the assessment and management of patients with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Involvement in PAH clinical research.
- exposure to wider pulmonary vascular disease including the management of pulmonary arterio-venous malformations and pulmonary vasculitides.
- Cardiology applicant exposure to the management of congenital heart disease with pulmonary vascular involvement.
Administrative:
- The successful appointees/ trainees will be responsible for maintaining in-patient and outpatient records, discharge summaries and communication with specialist referring teams and General Practitioners regionally in adherence with GDPR and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust regulations.
Research:
- The successful appointees/ trainees will be encouraged and supported in the departments of clinical research and clinical trial activity related to clinical research projects in pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation. Protected time 2 PAs per week will be protected for clinical research activities.
Teaching:
- The successful appointee/ trainee will have the opportunity to contribute to the teaching programme of undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees attached to the department which is part of the medical and surgical teaching and training programme for Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust. The department has an active educational respiratory teaching programme which the successful appointees/ trainees will be have the opportunity for protected educational and research activity.
Other:
There may be an opportunity for out of hours working on the respiratory (or cardiology) middle grade rota with this post subject to Directorate approval, which would attract the appropriate banding supplement subject to on call rota requirements and Directorate approval. On call duties include cover for new admissions and existing respiratory (or cardiology) patients, as well as pulmonary hypertension, and heart/ lung transplant patients based on outlying wards such as ward 25 and 30 in the Cardiothoracic block, and ward 38 based at the Institute of Transplantation. This will be discussed with the appointees/ trainees.
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 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:
- The successful appointee/ trainee will have the opportunity to work and gain clinical experience at the cardio-thoracic centre, specifically the inpatient and outpatient pulmonary hypertension or cardiology unit and the Institute of Transplantation in the Freeman Hospital.
- A clear timetable of clinical duties primarily focused on the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), with exposure to wider pulmonary vascular disorders, pulmonary vasculitides (or cardiac conditions, as appropriate if a cardiology based applicant).
- There will be protected research time included in the post, and opportunities to participate in Pulmonary Hypertension-specific research and clinical audit, including collaborative research with other research centres.
- This post provides the opportunity to learn and gain experience in the investigation and management of pulmonary hypertension patients.
The successful appointees/ trainees will have had the opportunity to:
- Gain experience in the assessment and management of patients with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Involvement in PAH clinical research.
- exposure to wider pulmonary vascular disease including the management of pulmonary arterio-venous malformations and pulmonary vasculitides.
- Cardiology applicant exposure to the management of congenital heart disease with pulmonary vascular involvement.
Administrative:
- The successful appointees/ trainees will be responsible for maintaining in-patient and outpatient records, discharge summaries and communication with specialist referring teams and General Practitioners regionally in adherence with GDPR and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust regulations.
Research:
- The successful appointees/ trainees will be encouraged and supported in the departments of clinical research and clinical trial activity related to clinical research projects in pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation. Protected time 2 PAs per week will be protected for clinical research activities.
Teaching:
- The successful appointee/ trainee will have the opportunity to contribute to the teaching programme of undergraduate students and postgraduate trainees attached to the department which is part of the medical and surgical teaching and training programme for Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust. The department has an active educational respiratory teaching programme which the successful appointees/ trainees will be have the opportunity for protected educational and research activity.
Other:
There may be an opportunity for out of hours working on the respiratory (or cardiology) middle grade rota with this post subject to Directorate approval, which would attract the appropriate banding supplement subject to on call rota requirements and Directorate approval. On call duties include cover for new admissions and existing respiratory (or cardiology) patients, as well as pulmonary hypertension, and heart/ lung transplant patients based on outlying wards such as ward 25 and 30 in the Cardiothoracic block, and ward 38 based at the Institute of Transplantation. This will be discussed with the appointees/ trainees.
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 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 and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months of successful interview.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
- Evidence of competence in care of Respiratory patients at equivalent CMT/ST level
- Interpretation on pulmonary function tests
Desirable
- Experience in central and midline placement
- Cardiac catheterisation skills (cardiology applicant)
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects.
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full GMC registration or eligibility to obtain this within 3 months of successful interview.
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
- Evidence of competence in care of Respiratory patients at equivalent CMT/ST level
- Interpretation on pulmonary function tests
Desirable
- Experience in central and midline placement
- Cardiac catheterisation skills (cardiology applicant)
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Essential
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of audit projects.
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Essential
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's Core & Professional Behaviours
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable
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).
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).
