Consultant in Respiratory (Sleep & Long Term Ventilation)

Consultant in Respiratory (Sleep & Long Term Ventilation) YC72

Main area: Respiratory

Grade: YC72

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week

Job ref: 349-WTWA-

Site: Wythenshawe and Trafford Town, Manchester

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 PA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/02/:59

Job overview

The Directorate of Respiratory Medicine at WTWA (Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham) is part of the Respiratory Division (along with the Lung Cancer Directorate). The Directorate provides community-based and secondary care for respiratory patients in the local area, hosting 16 tertiary or national respiratory subspecialty services. We provide an on-call service and inpatient care for Respiratory Medicine patients, with 20 clinicians contributing to the on-call rota. There is no requirement to provide secondary care services for general medicine.

The Directorate is made up of several small inclusive subspecialty teams, comprising a diverse mix of clinicians and allied health professionals. These teams work collaboratively to provide general respiratory care, with varying interests among the Respiratory medical staff, including purely clinical roles, leadership, innovation, and academia. This offers new consultants an array of choices and post CCT training opportunities in a nurturing environment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

1. Contribute to the general respiratory ward cover and participate in the 1 in 20 on-call for Respiratory Medicine.
2. Provide a high-quality service with responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of patients referred to the specialty in inpatient and outpatient settings.
3. In conjunction with consultant colleagues, develop clinical leadership and contribute to the vision and values of the service.
4. Supervise and manage junior medical staff and allied health professionals.
5. Participate in clinical governance processes and continuing professional development.
6. Contribute to ongoing strategic redesign.
7. Complete mandatory training and undertake annual appraisal.

These duties may evolve annually according to the development of Respiratory Services, and you will be expected to embrace changes for continuous improvement in patient care.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn. We are creating an integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services, we encourage collaborative working and transformation, supporting our 28,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals.

We have created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022. We are a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, offering robust infrastructure for high-quality research programmes, and we are committed to sustainability through our Green Plan.

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.

Person specification

• GMC registered
• MRCP or equivalent
• Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Thoracic Medicine or equivalent
• Formal Specialist Registrar training in Thoracic and Acute or General Medicine or equivalent
• Experience and interest in Long Term Ventilation, especially non-invasive ventilation
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Active and ongoing interest in research and audit
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities and waiting lists
• Ability to teach clinical and procedural skills
• Multidisciplinary team experience

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Dr Andras Bikov

Job title: Respiratory Consultant and Clinical Lead

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