Respiratory Physician Consultant Line of work

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Respiratory Medicine team and Epsom & St Helier Hospitals at a unique time. The Respiratory Medicine team has developed expertise in pleural disease, interstitial lung disease, COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma, integrated medicine, immunology/allergy and respiratory oncology. We are a dynamic and forward thinking team who hold excellent and safe patient care as its core aim, delivered holistically by an integrated, multi-disciplinary team. We are looking to appoint a colleague into an already established (replacement) post which will support the development of the team and Trust ambitions. On the whole the department manages a large throughput of patients with very wide ranging respiratory conditions.

Our respiratory department is based across both of our trusts main sites (Epsom and St Helier) We have specialist respiratory wards on each site and are proud to deliver daily consultant led care. To support our work there is a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services; bronchoscopy and pleural procedure lists take place in a dedicated endoscopy unit. A comprehensive lung function laboratory is available within the trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a committed, vibrant and enthusiastic colleague to join our cohesive Respiratory Team at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a Trust-wide post with cross site working being fully embedded within Respiratory Medicine department.

The main activities of the post will be:

· To deliver consultant led inpatient care to respiratory and GIM patients, on rotation

· To give specialist advice to other ward areas and specialties, on rotation

· To provide bronchoscopy and pleural procedure lists, on rotation

· To provide outpatient clinics with an option to provide subspecialty clinics e.g. lung cancer, ILD, TB, post COVID, Pleural and Nodule

· To contribute to the weekly respiratory radiology meeting

· To contribute to teaching and continuing medical education of postgraduate and undergraduate students

· To contribute to the clinical governance work undertaken in the department including building on standards of best practice. This will include participation in audit and CPD.

· To contribute to the strategic direction of the respiratory department in conjunction with other staff at monthly departmental meetings in line with local and national strategic guidance.

About us

Welcome to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.

So, as well as great hospital care, together we offer an increasing range of services. These include adult community health, sexual health and children's therapies. Many of these community services are run by the partnerships we host, Surrey Downs Health and Care and Sutton Health and Care.

We are committed to making all of our work places great places to work, with the right support and culture to help you excel. We spoke with more than 3,000 colleagues about what makes a good day at work and as a result introduced a new core value – 'Respect'.

By choosing to work here, you also choose to value and role model respect. This means having respect for the Trust and your roles and responsibilities, as well as colleagues, patients and anyone who interacts with the Trust