Locum Consultant Respiratory Medicine

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant to join The Directorate of Respiratory Medicine at James Cook University Hospital.

The service includes a 35 bedded inpatient ward incorporating an 8 bedded Respiratory Support Unit for non-invasive ventilation; a Lung Cancer Nursing Team; TB Nursing Team; COPD Outreach Service, COVID-19 virtual ward service, domiciliary NIV and a Specialist Respiratory Physiology Laboratory. Consultant led Acute Respiratory Assessment Service and Pleural Day Case Service runs weekly. We have specialist cancer, pleural disease, and difficult asthma, TB, and bronchiectasis clinics, sleep and NIV clinics. We have close links with the Newcastle interstitial lung disease, when requiring consensus opinion for ILD, and for commencing anti fibrotics. Candidates with an interest in interstitial lung disease/non-invasive ventilation would complement the current team. Plans are underway to set up a local anaesthetic video assisted thoracoscopy service (LAVAT) and navigational bronchoscopy services.

Facilities for interventional bronchoscopy are available in a modern endoscopy suite. Endobronchial ultrasound, bronchial stenting, argon plasma coagulation and electrocautery tumour de-bulking are done routinely. Advanced Emphysema MDT and endoscopic Lung volume reduction service has been up and running for the past 4 years.

Main duties of the job

Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Respiratory Medicine.

Clinical/ on-call responsibilities

Undertake any responsibility which relates to the agreed special interests
Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff
Be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the monthly Directorate meetings/consultant meetings
Take part in annual appraisals (mandatory for all Consultants), carried out by the Clinical Director. Appropriate time and assistance will be provided for preparation
Active involvement in audit
Involvement in research - Joint research projects are undertaken with both the University of Teesside and Durham University and involvement in the further development of research links
Continuing professional development. The Trust supports requirements for CPD as laid down by the Royal Collages and is committed to providing support for these activities
Any other duties which may be required

About us

Since October 2019, we have been empowering our clinicians to make the decisions around how we allocate our resources and deliver care - supported by the wealth of experience and professional knowledge that exists within our operational, estates, human resources and other administrative and support teams.

We have done this through our Clinical Policy Group (CPG) which draws its membership from our clinical directors, nursing and allied health professional leaders, chief medical officer, executive team, operational managers, chairs of staff-side, our senior medical staff forum, and our BMA representative.

Our CPG has created ten clinically-led improvement collaboratives (service groups) - natural care communities of surgeons, physicians, nurses, midwives, scientists, allied health professionals and administrative and support colleagues, which have come together to make their services even better for our patients.

At the heart of our clinical collaboratives is our Leadership Improvement and Safety Academy which encompasses our patient safety faculty and provides a range of support, including leadership and management training, quality improvement skills, team and service support, coaching and human factors training.

Date posted

26 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Locum

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-SC-MED-0330

Job locations

James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with GMC. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of expected date of CCT.
Completion of a recognised training programme in respiratory and general medicine.

Desirable

Multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer management.

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience in any declared specialist interest pertinent to the post.
Evidence of clinical audit

Desirable

Evidence of research or innovative service developments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with GMC. Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of expected date of CCT.
Completion of a recognised training programme in respiratory and general medicine.

Desirable

Multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer management.

Experience

Essential

Relevant experience in any declared specialist interest pertinent to the post.
Evidence of clinical audit

Desirable

Evidence of research or innovative service developments

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).