Job summary
The Respiratory Medicine Department has undergone marked transformation in recent years. The burden of respiratory disese in the local population is significant and often presents interesting, but challenging work. With the addition of the communities division to the rust there are further opportunities for innovative working across the boundaries between primary and secondary care.
We are looking for consultant physicians with experience of working in respiratory medicine, who can deliver excellent care to our patients and work with us to further develop our service to meet the needs of our population. There is opportunity for flexible and less than full time working and for the post-holder to maintain interests outside the trust. We welcome applicants with any specialist interest, but particularly those with interests in asthma or sleep disorders.
Main duties of the job
General responsibilities as Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. The following is not an exhaustive list of the duties of the consultant. The appointee is expected to:
- Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in Respiratory outpatient clinic.
- Provide training, supervision and support to doctors in training, medical students and other health professionals working in respiratory medicine.
- Lead in on-going development of clinical guidelines in respiratory medicine, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda.
- Work with consultant colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of trust resources and contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of quality enhancement projects in the unit.
- Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises.
- Actively participate in the department's teaching program and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multiprofessional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Rolyal Colleges or specialty bodies.
- Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification document. The Job Description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification document. The Job Description has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Respiratory & General (Internal) Medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
- Experience of working in respiratory medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibiity for clinical care of patients
- Current ALS certification
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Respiratory Medicine
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Accomplished interpersonal and organisational skills
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurised clinical environment
Desirable
- Training/qualification in leadership and management
- Posters/presentations at regional and national meetings
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
Knowledge and teaching
Essential
- Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Experience in providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in teaching
Other requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients
- Knowledge of resource management issues
- Computer literate
- Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MRCP or Equivalent
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- CCST/CCT or equivalent in Respiratory & General (Internal) Medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
- Experience of working in respiratory medicine
- Ability to take full and independent responsibiity for clinical care of patients
- Current ALS certification
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in Respiratory Medicine
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Accomplished interpersonal and organisational skills
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Ability to work and lead teams in a pressurised clinical environment
Desirable
- Training/qualification in leadership and management
- Posters/presentations at regional and national meetings
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
Knowledge and teaching
Essential
- Knowledge and participation of clinical audit
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Experience in providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in teaching
Other requirements
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients
- Knowledge of resource management issues
- Computer literate
- Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team
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).
