Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 284-7160177-BC-KF-25
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
This is a locum consultant post (1 WTE) for 6 months. The post holder will cover most aspects of Respiratory Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis (CF), with scope to develop an area of sub-specialty interest to complement the service.
The Department of Respiratory Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis is currently staffed by 7 Consultants (6.25 FTE), 3 ST2-8 trainees, 1 F2 doctor and 2-3 fellows (including a research fellow undertaking a post graduate research degree) within an expanding, dynamic multi-disciplinary team. The department provides a comprehensive clinical tertiary service for respiratory and CF patients from the West Midlands, and specialist input to many paediatric sub-speciality services. The team actively participates in research activities and there are further exciting research developments planned. Please see job description for further details.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to Job Description and Personal Specification
This is a 6 month consultant locum post to deliver the existing respiratory and cystic fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, long term ventilation, Sleep, Difficult asthma, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis and several other conditions.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Personal Specification
This is a 6 month consultant locum post to deliver the existing respiratory and cystic fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, long term ventilation, Sleep, Difficult asthma, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis and several other conditions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
- • Inclusion on GMC Specialist Register for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine or be within 6 months of this
- • MRCPCH
- • Up to date APLS and Level 3 child protection
Desirable criteria
- • Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc)
- • Management training
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of 2 years specialist training in units approved for training by Respiratory CSAC (RCPCH) or an established consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics
- • Competent in fibre-optic bronchoscopy
- • Experience in paediatric lung function and sleep studies interpretation
- • Experience in clinical teaching
- • Appropriate training in the field of child protection
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
- • Training in paediatric resuscitation
Desirable criteria
- • Special experience in a sub-specialty of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine to complement current interests within department
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- • Good knowledge and skills in clinical governance, patient safety and child protection procedures
- • Completed audit cycle
Desirable criteria
- • Influenced guideline or protocol development and effected change in practice
Academic Achievments
Essential criteria
- • Personal research experience
Desirable criteria
- • Support research activities of other staff
- • Publications in peer reviewed journals and presentation at national and international meetings
Management
Essential criteria
- • Experience of management and leadership
Desirable criteria
- • Attendance at recognised management course
- • Evidence of some Regional or National experience of committee work
Personal Skills, Qualities and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- • Excellent communication skills
- • Ability to cope with pressure from unexpected or urgent clinical situations
- • The ability to organise workload and prioritise competing demands
- • Able to build strong and effective relationships with patients, families, and colleagues
- • IT literacy
Desirable criteria
- • Innovation and an excellent ability to respond to and cope with change
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- • To develop the speciality in co-operation with departmental colleagues Teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Prasad Nagakumar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead in Paediatric Respiratory Medicicne
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8199
- Additional information
Additional contact name:
Dr Priti Kenia, Consultant in Paediatric respiratory Medicine
0121 333 8205
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