Job overview

This is a new post that will be available from October 2025. The post holder will be expected to participate in a weekly Lung Cancer multidisciplinary meeting, one Lung Cancer clinic per week, one virtual Lung nodule clinic per week and a weekly tracking meeting to review the PTL (patient tracking list)/ They will work with the Lung cancer specialist nursing team during the week to ensure timely management of lung cancer patients in line with the National Optimal Lung Cancer pathway and Faster Diagnosis Standard. There will also be the opportunity to develop a Monday-Friday ambulatory Pleural service. In addition, the individual will be required to deliver 3 sessions to the Acute Medical Unit, consisting of consultant of the day for SDEC including the evening post take ward round. There will also be time allocated to a general respiratory clinic, a weekly bronchoscopy list as well as time dedicated to teaching and training of junior staff. 

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to quality improvement and delivery of inpatient, outpatient and emergency work; there will be SPA time is allocated to achieve this. They will provide a strong visible presence across the organisation, be a role model of good leadership and effective communication at individual, team, directorate and whole organisation level.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide General Internal Medicine and specialist respiratory and TB medicine service; this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department and the patient flow across the Directorate.

2.   Responsible for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness

3.    Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4.    Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives

5.    Responsible for in-patient and out-patient clinic commitments as agreed by Croydon Health Services

Please refer to the Job Descriptions for more details. 

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. 

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. 

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.