Consultant Respiratory Physician (Lung Cancer)

Job title:

Consultant Respiratory Physician (Lung Cancer)

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a full time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with an interest in a specialist interest in Lung Cancer to join our forward-looking respiratory team. Acute respiratory services are centralised in Morriston Hospital, Swansea with additional outpatient services in the nearby Singleton and Port Talbot Hospital sites, all well supported by on site Respiratory Physiology and Radiology. We provide excellent quality patient care across a comprehensive range of Respiratory services.The successful candidates will join eight existing Respiratory Consultants and will contribute to the care of inpatients on the Respiratory ward (incorporating RSU) and the respiratory retrieval rota in Morriston Hospital. Currently Respiratory Medicine contributes to the GIM on call.Our service incorporates a multidisciplinary team including Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Respiratory Physiotherapists and Pulmonary Physiologists. We work closely with our experienced Thoracic Radiologists and on site Thoracic Surgeons. Our junior doctor team includes four Specialist Trainees, two IMT3s, IMTs, clinical fellows, foundation trainees and two full time Physicians Associates.Main duties of the jobAs a Respiratory Team, we strive to provide excellent quality patient-centred care in a friendly, inclusive and supportive environment. We welcome applications from individuals who will bring new ideas and help develop the department further. There is opportunity to be involved in research and postgraduate and undergraduate training. There are strong links with Swansea Medical School. There is a generous financial Welcome Payment available in addition to relocation expenses.The successful candidate will join an existing team of respiratory consultants and lung cancer specialist nurses involved in the delivery of respiratory cancer care. There is an established and full MDT once weekly with Pathologists, Thoracic Radiologists, Oncologists and on-site Thoracic Surgeon. In addition daily triage sessions occur virtually with Thoracic Radiologists to aid decision making and improve the patient pathway. There are weekly EBUS and bronchoscopy sessions. Navigational bronchoscopy is planned. The opportunity exists to further develop interventional bronchoscopy. A pleural team with CNSs and medical thoracoscopy complements the service.About usWe believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services – wehave a job for you.There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.Our values – Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe’s most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city – look no further.Job description
Job responsibilitiesA detailed copy of the job description and personal specification for this post are attached to this advertisement.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered with GMC
• Licensed to practice
• On Specialist Register with GMC (including via CESR/European Community Rights) as a specialist in Respiratory Medicine or eligible for CCTCESR/CP within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (Working Together)
• Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (Always Improving)
• Values partnership with other agencies (Working Together)
• Broad based experience in Respiratory Medicine and GIM
• Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice

Skills
Essential

• Effective leadership ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
• Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people receptive to appropriate change (Working Together)
• Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (Caring for each other)
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (Caring for each other)
• Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (Always Improving)
• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
• Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS

Desirable

• Training the Trainers experience
• Evidence of management training

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks and undertake responsibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team working skills
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team
• Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the service
• A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (Always Improving)
• Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people see people as individuals

Other Requirements
Desirable

• Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn

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Expected salary

£91722 – 119079 per year

Location

Swansea

Job date

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:47:52 GMT

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