Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 272-5994203-A
- Employer
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bassetlaw District General Hospital
- Town
- Worksop
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 Per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This one year fixed term post based at Bassetlaw District General Hospital (BDGH), Worksop with the aim to further promote the delivery of the well-established and progressive Respiratory and General Medicine service and to enhance our patient outcomes. We particularly encourage applications from those with a special skill in thoracoscopy or advanced bronchoscopy techniques including EBUS or with an interest in difficult asthma.
The post will be based at Bassetlaw Hospital. All overnight on call will be at Bassetlaw Hospital. On-call is classed as Category B and is a 1:8 Rota, which attracts a 4% on call availability Supplement.
Main duties of the job
We have an award winning Assessment and Treatment Centre (ATC) in Bassetlaw and a refurbished Acute Medical Unit (AMU) in Doncaster. Both assessment centres have purpose built ambulatory care units operating 7 days a week. There is consultant acute physician presence in both units 7 days of the week, with 10-12 hour cover.
We have 3 dedicated respiratory inpatient wards in the trust (1 at Bassetlaw and 2 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary) and we work closely with the acute medicine team. There are Specialty Training Registrars attached to respiratory medicine on both main sites. We have a range of specialist respiratory nurses and work closely with the community nursing teams.
The post-holder will be expected to make a significant contribution to the achievement of joint working with General Practitioners in the proactive management of respiratory patients. There is space within the timetable for the post-holder to develop their specialty interest, from a variety of fields such as sleep medicine, difficult asthma, ILD, thoracoscopy, advanced bronchoscopy, EBUS etc.
The Trust is committed to providing a mentoring opportunity for all newly appointed consultant posts. Please enquire about this at your interview.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• We support work-life balance and provide a range of flexible working opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme, generous benefits upon retirement, a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 rising to 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata) depending on NHS service
• Comprehensive and externally recognised health and wellbeing support programme
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key duties of the post:
- Based at Bassetlaw Hospital
- Strengthening the delivery of a high quality respiratory medicine service across the hospital and community
- Forging links between respiratory medicine and the Accident and Emergency departments to develop effective patient pathways
- Liaising and developing working policies with relevant hospital departments, local General Practitioners, nurses and paramedical staff
- Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care and emphasis on community management where appropriate
- Developing the use of nurse practitioners and paramedical staff in the hospital and community
- Developing a subspecialty interest
- Maintaining close links with respiratory medicine colleagues across sites
- Provide a 7 day service, with colleagues, as resources allow
- Teaching and training undergraduates as well as postgraduates
- Quality assurance of the service and individual practice
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
- You must be on the specialist register for Respiratory or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee
- Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Respiratory
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on range of problems within the specialty
- Understanding current issues within Respiratory and the future direction of the specialty
- Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
Desirable criteria
- Wide based experience in Respiratory
- Attendance at a recognised management course
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
Desirable criteria
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Practical / Intellectual / Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to use IT Systems – inc Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook
- Evidence of innovation
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Access to own transport
General
Essential criteria
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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 C Wong
- Job title
- Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01302 642507
- Additional information
Dr M Kyi, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine / Clinical Co-Lead
01302 642504
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