Locum Consultant in Respiratory-Interest in Interstitial Lung Disease

Job summary

Due to a recent successful Respiratory expansion business case for additional clinical staff, Walsall Healthcare Trust have the opportunity to develop an Interstitial Lung Disease Service (ILD). This is a new role and service within the Respiratory team. This post will be a full-time 12 months fixed term post for a Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with an interest in Interstitial Lung Disease. The intention is that the post holder will eventually take on the role as ILD lead and be instrumental in developing a high quality clinical new service, including participation in the regional ILD network and management of delivery of antifibrotic medication. This will involve liaison with neighbouring trusts and ICB to develop the service. There will be an expectation that this position will also include active roles in research and quality audits.

As a Trust, we are currently at Tier 1a/1b for delivery of ILD, with the aspiration and commitment to attain Tier 2.

The successful applicant will also contribute, with other consultant respiratory colleagues, to the care of respiratory and general medical inpatients as part of the GIM on-call rota.

Interview date for this post is 11th October 2024.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

1. To assist the current team and have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to provide a high quality of Respiratory and General Internal Medicine Services to patients by continual development of practice in the light of evidence-base, and clinical standards.
2. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on Respiratory care.
3. To provide a comprehensive Outpatient service and good interventional skills for the delivery of Bronchoscopy and EBUS procedural sessions. Training and accreditation for EBUS will be provided by the department if required.
4. To assist in the future development of Medical Thoracoscopy, if desired.
5. To provide clinical support and teaching to Junior Medical Staff, Medical Students and Postgraduate Medical Education.
6. To participate as part of personal CPD development the involvement in local and national quality improvement projects. The department will provide training support if required.
7. Research opportunities are available in conjunction with the research team.
8. To have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to maintaining a high quality of service to patients.
9. To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans.
10. To undertake Saturday respiratory ward round on a rotational basis with other Respiratory consultants.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust The Trust directly employs more than 4,000 staff making it one of the largest employers in Walsall. We are an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre.

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.