Job summary
Applications
are invited for a post as consultant in respiratory medicine. This is a
replacement post joining a team of 13 consultant currently providing elective
and non-elective services from two acute hospital sites in South Tyneside and
Sunderland. The team are supported by specialist nurses, and provide care for
the local population of nearly half a million people, with a high prevalence of
acute and chronic respiratory disease.
Candidates with
general respiratory experience are invited to apply, and various sub-speciality
interests can be accommodated.
Main duties of the job
This is an
exciting time to be joining the Respiratory Team at South Tyneside and
Sunderland with our continued service expansion. The successful applicant will
be encouraged to develop an area of sub-specialty interest as well as
supporting the existing services as appropriate across both sites.
A Hospital Consultant has continuous
responsibility for any patient under his or her care.
Final job plans will be agreed in
discussion between the successful candidates and the Clinical Director and will
be subject to Annual Review.
Some sessions, in particular audit
and teaching sessions will be worked flexibly and there will be the opportunity
to revise the fixed procedural sessional timetable to accommodate other
commitments of the appointee.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full duties of the role.
At South Tyneside, you will have
continuing responsibility for care of your in-patients on Respiratory Medicine
(Ward 10 and outliers) and your respiratory outpatients; you will cross-cover
in-patients of Consultant colleagues during periods of holidays, study leave
and (short term) sickness. You will be expected to supervise junior Medical Staff
allocated to you and you may be a nominated educational and clinical supervisor
to identified junior medical staff assigned to Respiratory with appropriate
training provided if necessary. If you are an Educational Supervisor, this will
attract additional PAs in your job plan to cover for this. You will also be
expected to undertake as part of the team an active role in regular
departmental Clinical Governance meeting, including morbidity & mortality
(M&M) reviews.
You
will be expected to undertake ward rounds twice a week, board rounds on
non-ward round days and administrative duties directly associated with the care
of patients and the running of clinics.
This includes the SIMS checklist at the start and end of your
allocated day. This is a rapid check
done with the ward juniors, to identify patients requiring immediate review,
procedures to be performed/supervised, help co-ordinate the ward juniors in
relation to responsibilities for that shift, and to highlight tasks/patients to
be handed over to the on-call team.
You
will share responsibility for provision and development of the respiratory
service with the Consultant team and will work closely with the Acute
Respiratory and Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses and Respiratory Physiology staff.
There
will be a commitment toward General/Acute Medicine, depending on your
interests; this can take the form of being the Consultant on-call for General
Internal Medicine (GIM) as per the GIM rota, or being the daytime Consultant
Acute Physician (CAP) based on the CAP rota.
Both are based on the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) at South Tyneside
which receives all medical admissions to the hospital. Further details can be provided on request.
Presently,
the GIM Consultant takes a handover from the daytime CAP between 5 5.30pm.
Daily admissions range from 30 50 patients per day.
Currently
the Consultant team at the Sunderland site operate a 6-7 week rotation. At any
time there are 2 consultants involved in supervision of respiratory inpatient
care.
Week-1
(Monday-Thursday): The Consultant on-call is responsible for new admissions to
respiratory and continuing care for inpatients admitted more than 7 days
previously. There are no clinics or other elective work during week-1.
Responsibilities are: Supervision of care for respiratory in-patients;
provision of respiratory opinion to other departments. At weekends (Saturday
& Sunday) the duty consultant will undertake a ward round of respiratory
in-patients: review new admissions; acutely ill patients, patients with chest
drains or those on NIV; identify patients for discharge.
In-patient
pleural procedures are usually performed by the respiratory registrars
depending upon experience. Consultant supervision is occasionally required.
Week-2:
Consultant is responsible for patients admitted under their care during week-1
and will be on call from Friday until Monday am and has a limited number of
elective duties.
Weeks
3-6: Elective activities only, including outpatient clinics and
bronchoscopy/EBUS. Clinics include new and review patients (template
negotiable); protected slots for 2 week-wait (suspected cancer) referrals.
The
Respiratory Consultants participate in the acute medicine on-call during the
on-call week (week-1). This involves 1-2 evening shifts (3-4 hours) in the
integrated assessment unit (IAU) reviewing/triaging newly admitted medical
patients.
It
is anticipated that the entire team will contribute to co-ordinated working
across both sites and improve efficiency and patient pathways. Development of
subspecialty interest would be encouraged.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full duties of the role.
At South Tyneside, you will have
continuing responsibility for care of your in-patients on Respiratory Medicine
(Ward 10 and outliers) and your respiratory outpatients; you will cross-cover
in-patients of Consultant colleagues during periods of holidays, study leave
and (short term) sickness. You will be expected to supervise junior Medical Staff
allocated to you and you may be a nominated educational and clinical supervisor
to identified junior medical staff assigned to Respiratory with appropriate
training provided if necessary. If you are an Educational Supervisor, this will
attract additional PAs in your job plan to cover for this. You will also be
expected to undertake as part of the team an active role in regular
departmental Clinical Governance meeting, including morbidity & mortality
(M&M) reviews.
You
will be expected to undertake ward rounds twice a week, board rounds on
non-ward round days and administrative duties directly associated with the care
of patients and the running of clinics.
This includes the SIMS checklist at the start and end of your
allocated day. This is a rapid check
done with the ward juniors, to identify patients requiring immediate review,
procedures to be performed/supervised, help co-ordinate the ward juniors in
relation to responsibilities for that shift, and to highlight tasks/patients to
be handed over to the on-call team.
You
will share responsibility for provision and development of the respiratory
service with the Consultant team and will work closely with the Acute
Respiratory and Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses and Respiratory Physiology staff.
There
will be a commitment toward General/Acute Medicine, depending on your
interests; this can take the form of being the Consultant on-call for General
Internal Medicine (GIM) as per the GIM rota, or being the daytime Consultant
Acute Physician (CAP) based on the CAP rota.
Both are based on the Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU) at South Tyneside
which receives all medical admissions to the hospital. Further details can be provided on request.
Presently,
the GIM Consultant takes a handover from the daytime CAP between 5 5.30pm.
Daily admissions range from 30 50 patients per day.
Currently
the Consultant team at the Sunderland site operate a 6-7 week rotation. At any
time there are 2 consultants involved in supervision of respiratory inpatient
care.
Week-1
(Monday-Thursday): The Consultant on-call is responsible for new admissions to
respiratory and continuing care for inpatients admitted more than 7 days
previously. There are no clinics or other elective work during week-1.
Responsibilities are: Supervision of care for respiratory in-patients;
provision of respiratory opinion to other departments. At weekends (Saturday
& Sunday) the duty consultant will undertake a ward round of respiratory
in-patients: review new admissions; acutely ill patients, patients with chest
drains or those on NIV; identify patients for discharge.
In-patient
pleural procedures are usually performed by the respiratory registrars
depending upon experience. Consultant supervision is occasionally required.
Week-2:
Consultant is responsible for patients admitted under their care during week-1
and will be on call from Friday until Monday am and has a limited number of
elective duties.
Weeks
3-6: Elective activities only, including outpatient clinics and
bronchoscopy/EBUS. Clinics include new and review patients (template
negotiable); protected slots for 2 week-wait (suspected cancer) referrals.
The
Respiratory Consultants participate in the acute medicine on-call during the
on-call week (week-1). This involves 1-2 evening shifts (3-4 hours) in the
integrated assessment unit (IAU) reviewing/triaging newly admitted medical
patients.
It
is anticipated that the entire team will contribute to co-ordinated working
across both sites and improve efficiency and patient pathways. Development of
subspecialty interest would be encouraged.
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues
- Evidence of organisational, management and time management skills
Desirable
- Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding management goals
- Management course and / or certificate
Teaching and education
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Qualification in medical education
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC [there is flexibility with the 6-month period with Executive Medical Director approval]
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in any declared specialist interest pertinent to the post
- Evidence of clinical audit
- Understanding of clinical governance and a readiness to accept and acknowledge the responsibilities it implies.
- Competent in management of routine and emergency general medical patients.
Desirable
- Success in obtaining funding for research
- Evidence of research or innovative service developments
- An area of subspecialty interest/experience
Audit and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Involvement in quality improvement measures
- Ability to undertake multi-disciplinary audit / audit in specialty area
- Good presentation skills
- Experience of clinical research
Desirable
- Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, to the Trust and its workforce.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC
Person Specification
Management and administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance process and resource issues
- Evidence of organisational, management and time management skills
Desirable
- Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding management goals
- Management course and / or certificate
Teaching and education
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Qualification in medical education
Qualifications
Essential
- Primary medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC [there is flexibility with the 6-month period with Executive Medical Director approval]
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in any declared specialist interest pertinent to the post
- Evidence of clinical audit
- Understanding of clinical governance and a readiness to accept and acknowledge the responsibilities it implies.
- Competent in management of routine and emergency general medical patients.
Desirable
- Success in obtaining funding for research
- Evidence of research or innovative service developments
- An area of subspecialty interest/experience
Audit and Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Involvement in quality improvement measures
- Ability to undertake multi-disciplinary audit / audit in specialty area
- Good presentation skills
- Experience of clinical research
Desirable
- Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, to the Trust and its workforce.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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