Locum Consultant In Respiratory Medicine

Job title:

Locum Consultant In Respiratory Medicine

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

This post is a fixed term post with a subspecialty focus on lung cancer and intervention (pleural and EBUS). The appointee will work alongside 5 established respiratory consultants in a brand new, purpose-built respiratory unit.The successful candidate will contribute to inpatient general respiratory care, and a 1 in 18 acute unselected medical rota. The respiratory rota is generously filled with trainees and innovative fellow roles (intervention and quality improvement fellowships). The Respiratory team have been highlighted for their high rates of satisfaction across the annual staff survey 2023.The post holder will be expected to contribute to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other professional groups. They will support audit, clinical governance and improvement work happening across the department.Main duties of the job1. To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and specialist Respiratory Medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust.2. To deliver excellence in care for patients admitted on acute unselected medical take.3. To undertake a dedicated respiratory procedures list.4. To work closely with colleagues in both primary and secondary care, to provide seamless lung cancer care for5. To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients.6. To have regard at all times for the clinical and quality standards.7. To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.8. To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Director.9. To take an active role in teaching and training in the department and Trust at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.Job description
Job responsibilities1. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.2. Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trusts business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Director of Respiratory Medicine, the General Manager and the Managing Director and the North East London Integrated Care Board.3. Development of his/her own interests and specialisms within the specialty and including active participation in research programmes.4. Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training including the approval and monitoring of on calls rotas and locum appointments.Managerial arrangementsThe post holder is responsible to the Clinical Director for Medicine. The post is covered by the National Health Service terms and conditions of service for Hospital Medical and Dental staff (England and Wales). The appointment is pensionable unless the appointee chooses to opt out of the National Health Service Pension Scheme.On-going developments in the department are designed to enhance the care delivered to patients, with a commitment to the education of the trainee doctors.Research and Quality ImprovementThe post holder may have the opportunity to participate in departmental research, Quality Improvement projects focussed around the clinical and service development priorities of the department. All research proposals and projects must be processed through the Trusts Research and Development Office, and gain appropriate ethical clearance. Extensive research facilities exist at Barts Health NHS Trust. Research will be actively encouraged within the department and in conjunction with other departments of the hospital, St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Queen Mary University of London, where there is a wide range of research activity. The post holder will be required to participate in all clinical and non-clinical governance activities related to the Respiratory medicine services, including mortality meetings.Continuing Professional Development and Continuing Medical EducationThe post holder is expected to take responsibility for their own Continuing Professional Development and take part in Continuing Medical Education activities, in line with the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and in consultation with the Lead for Respiratory Medicine and the Clinical Director. The post holder will be expected to be committed to the concept of lifelong learning and produce and maintain a Personal Development Plan in agreement with their Clinical Director. Study leave is available as provided for under the Terms and Conditions of Service for Hospital Medical and Dental staff, subject to the approval of the Clinical Director/General Manager.Teaching and TrainingThe post holder will be expected to participate fully in the postgraduate education of Respiratory Medicine StRs and Core Medical and Foundation trainees based at Barts Health NHS Trust, together with undergraduate medical, dental and nursing students, and will be expected to lead on certain aspects of teaching and training.Office accommodation/Secretarial supportShared office accommodation is located within the Respiratory Department with computers. 2024 has seen the opening of a large state-of-the-art Respiratory and Intensive care co-designed building. The comfortable and spacious office areas has enriched the working environment of the whole respiratory service. Secretarial support is provided and can be administered form the main hospital site and Shrewsbury road health centre.Equal OpportunitiesThe post holder must at all times carry out responsibilities and duties with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities policy.Health & SafetyThe post holder is expected to undertake the appropriate management responsibilities, and be aware of individual responsibilities in accordance with the Trusts Health and Safety policy and report as necessary, any untoward accident, incident or potentially hazardous environment. The post holder will promote and implement the Health and Safety policy. The Trust operates a No Smoking policy.Salary and Conditions of ServiceThe post is subject to the Terms and Conditions Consultants (England) 2003. Due to the nature of the work in this post, it is exempt from the provision of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Order 1975).Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, including those which, for other purposes are spent, under the provisions of the Act, and are required to disclose convictions including those pending, to the Trust. Failure to disclose such information may result in dismissal or disciplinary action.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• CCT in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine, G(I)M, (or within 6 months of eligibility at the time of interview) or be on the Specialist Register

Desirable

• MD or PhD

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of broad respiratory and general medicine training.
• Level 1 accreditation in Pleural Ultrasound

Desirable

• Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics
• Experience in bronchoscopy including EBUS

Skills
Essential

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit, quality improvement and teaching.
• Computer skills & IT literacy

Desirable

• Previous experience of research and clinical trials.
• Peer reviewed publications Teaching qualification

Personal Skills
Essential

• Excellent communicator verbal and written.
• Team player with ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Enthusiastic and highly motivated. Innovative and adaptable to change.

Desirable

• Patience
• Demonstrates compassion

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Expected salary

£93666 – 126281 per year

Location

London

Job date

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:02:36 GMT

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