[ref. i4269004] Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a locum respiratory consultant to cover a vacancy within the team. This role will to support the ongoing sustainability of Respiratory services in Gloucestershire, including supporting thoracic malignancy services and interstitial lung disease.
Respiratory medicine has been identified as the vanguard service for the Strategic Transformation Programme for Gloucestershire in recognition of the strong and dynamic links between the acute trust and the community-based integrated respiratory team.This post will be cross county appointments with activities on both sites and, subject to the candidate’s skills and interest there will be opportunities to work in the community as well. The successful candidate will participate equally in the departmental ward, hot and on call rota and will be able to develop another subspecialty interest, balanced with the needs of the department.
Candidates with interests in interstitial lung disease and long term ventilation would be particularly welcomed. The role will also provide respiratory expertise to the acute medical team on a sessional basis, based in ambulatory care.
The post has been approved to work jointly, and equally, with the rest of the senior respiratory team in providing respiratory and acute medical services to the hospital.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities- To assess and review patients and perform procedures as required
- To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
- To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trust’s electronic discharge summary system.
- To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.
The job plan consists of 10 PAs, of which 8.5 PAs are DCC and 1.5 are SPA. The job plan will be reviewed on a regular basis.
The Postholder, on a shared basis with ten consultant colleagues, will participate in a respiratory HOT rota, with that week (Monday to Friday) dedicated to acute respiratory work in the form of post take ward round, ambulatory care/HOT clinic reviews, HOT phone advice and ward referrals.We provide a specialist respiratory weekend and overnight on call service and there is also a small acute medical commitment, which results in an overall weekend frequency of 1 in 7. Weekend respiratory work consists of a respiratory post take ward round and a targeted ward round of the respiratory wards.
The post holder will be responsible for the care of respiratory inpatients on a rotational basis (currently 1 in 4 weeks).
The postholder will be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest, with opportunities for service development in integrated/community care, cancer and interstitial lung disease.
Working for our organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research.You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities- To assess and review patients and perform procedures as required
- To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
- To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trust’s electronic discharge summary system.
- To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.
The job plan consists of 10 PAs, of which 8.5 PAs are DCC and 1.5 are SPA. The job plan will be reviewed on a regular basis.
The Postholder, on a shared basis with ten consultant colleagues, will participate in a respiratory HOT rota, with that week (Monday to Friday) dedicated to acute respiratory work in the form of post take ward round, ambulatory care/HOT clinic reviews, HOT phone advice and ward referrals.We provide a specialist respiratory weekend and overnight on call service and there is also a small acute medical commitment, which results in an overall weekend frequency of 1 in 7. Weekend respiratory work consists of a respiratory post take ward round and a targeted ward round of the respiratory wards.
The post holder will be responsible for the care of respiratory inpatients on a rotational basis (currently 1 in 4 weeks).
The postholder will be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest, with opportunities for service development in integrated/community care, cancer and interstitial lung disease.
Please see job description attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- GMC full registration with licence to practice
- MMBS or Equivalent medical qualification.
Clinical experience
Essential criteria- Respiratory and G(I)M experience through most or all of training.
- Demonstrated additional experience and interest in thoracic malignancy, interstitial lung disease or ventilation
Management & Administrative skills
Essential criteria- Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
- Ability to manage and lead a clinical team
- IT skills including database management and word processing skills
- Attendance on a management course
Teaching experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of ability to teach clinical and generic skills
- Evidence of ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems
- Training in teaching skills
- Certificate of education
- Evidence of involvement in undergraduate education
- Evidence of experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Evidence of ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research experience
Essential criteria- Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems
- Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
Personal attributes
Essential criteria- Evidence of effective team working
- Conscientiousness and empathetic
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Use non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs of financial status
- Flexible and resilient
- Initiative, drive and enthusiasm
- Committed to lifelong learning
- Able to meet travel commitments of the post
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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