Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Job title:

Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

£105,504 to £139,882 a year On-call availability supplement where applicable Closing date 13 Nov 2024View more categoriesView less categoriesProfession , Grade Contract Type Hours SettingSave jobClick to add the job to your shortlistYou need to or to save a job.Job DetailsWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine. Successful candidates will join a team of 10 consultants cross-county. They will run and develop acute/ hot respiratory clinics and provide clinical oversight to the cross county virtual ward service. The department would be particularly keen to receive applications from consultants with a COPD interest but most other sub-specialty areas can be accommodated with modification of the proposed job plan accordingly. The post includes a general medical oncall commitment.As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic:Reducing hospital bed days in respiratory medicine (please prepare a 5 to 10 minute presentation using one sub-specialty area as an example)Interested candidates are invited to contact Dr Will Foster to discuss the opportunity.AAC Interview date: 17th December 2024.This job description is currently pending Royal College approval Royal College any recommendations will be amended.Main duties of the job

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will, if relevant, participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with Consultant colleagues in post.
• The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.

About usOur purpose is simple – Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and WorcesterOur workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision – working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation – this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.Job description
Job responsibilitiesThis job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf ofthe Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Entry on Specialist Register in Respiratory
• (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) via
• CCT or CESR (CP)
• CESR or
• European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree

Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Respiratory
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in sub-specialty

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

Other requirements
Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

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Expected salary

£105504 – 139882 per year

Location

Worcestershire

Job date

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 07:30:10 GMT

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