Consultant Respiratory Medicine
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Job summary
We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join our existing team of Respiratory Medicine Consultants at Heartlands & Solihull Hospital. We currently have a team of Consultants with areas of special interest including but not limited to: Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Pleural Disease, Intensive Care, TB, Respiratory Infection, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Our department includes 2 inpatient wards and a respiratory physiology lab.
Standard job plan of 6PA, the exact job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates.
The appointees must have necessary qualifications and should either be on the Specialist Register of the GMC or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of the interview.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Dr Neil Patel: Consultant Respiratory Medicine/Clinical Service Lead- [email protected]
Dr Gareth Walters: Consultant Respiratory Medicine/ Deputy Clinical Service Lead- [email protected]
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Clinical
Responsibilities include ward rounds, on-call, virtual ward delivery, EHRA alongside clinics in lung cancer and interstitial lung disease. Changes to these responsibilities and amendments to job plans will be agreed with the service lead to help with departmental priorities if required.
The post attracts 6 PAs, including 1.0 SPA in the expectation that career grade medical staff undertake additional roles as part of their normal agreed job plan. The post holder will have responsibilities across the department, but there will be opportunities to develop subspecialty interests depending on experience and service needs.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session and provide support to other
registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.
To provide appropriate supervisions to junior doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners
Administrative duties related to patient care
Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including
AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.
Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.
Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements
agreed within Trust policy.
To help the department and Trust in emergencies.
Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
MBBS or equivalent
MRCP or equivalent
Entry on the GMC specialist register for
General Internal Medicine and specialty
interest via (a) CCT (proposed CCT date must
be within 6 months of interview), (b) CESR or
(c) European Community rights
Evidence of Continuing Professional
Development including CME
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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