Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine.

The post offers an exciting opportunity for either a recently trained or established Respiratory Consultant to gain expertise and/or develop a sub-specialty service within our busy and visionary department. We would welcome especially a colleague who brings skills in Lung Cancer.

Those who wish to visit the hospital or to discuss further should contact Dr. Alex Hicks, Clinical Director at Queen Alexandra Hospital, telephone number Ext. 4198.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work within the Respiratory Team based at QA Hospital in Portsmouth. The post offers an exciting opportunity for either a recently trained or established respiratory consultant to gain expertise and/or develop a sub-specialty service within our busy and visionary department. We would welcome especially a colleague who brings skills in lung cancer.

The successful applicant would also be expected to undertake inpatient work covering the three respiratory wards and respiratory high care unit along with undertaking reviews of respiratory patients on the admissions unit. Job plans will be negotiated with the successful applicant, but the expectation is that ward cover will be provided for 10 weeks of the year with additional sessions reviewing respiratory patients on the admissions unit.

They would also be expected to participate in the respiratory and general medical on-call rotas which is currently 1:19. There is currently no commitment to the acute medical take, but this is a possibility moving forward. The successful applicant would undertake a range of duties including advice and guidance to both the community and the hospital along with delivering two outpatient clinics per week. The successful applicant would be involved in delivering respiratory procedures such as bronchoscopy and pleural procedures in their off-ward time. Each respiratory consultant provides weekend cover for 4 weekends per year plus an additional day for bank holiday cover.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job responsibilities

Grade: Consultant Respiratory Physician with an interest in lung cancer

Please refer to the attached documents.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice at time of interview
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Respiratory and G(I)M via CCT (expected CCT date must be within 6 months of interview)
• CESR or European Community Rights

Experience

• Leading G(I)M acute take
• Acute respiratory work
• Respiratory High Care Unit work
• Chest Clinic work
• Expertise in a sub-specialty area of respiratory medicine (particularly lung cancer).

Additional criteria

• Bronchoscopy, chest drain and pleural aspiration skills to competency
• Respiratory physiology clinical experience
• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Prior experience of lung cancer working within the NHS
• Experience of thoracic ultrasound, level 1 or 2 certification
• Ability to undertake endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.