Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Respiratory Physician (ILD)

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Job summary

Royal Papworth Hospital is seeking a Consultant to join our Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) service within the Department of Respiratory Medicine. The Interstitial Lung Disease service opened in 2006 but has significantly grown since then. It has been recognised as a Specialist ILD Centre by NHS England since 2017. The service has approximately 1,400 new referrals each year and there are over 2,000 patients undergoing active follow up by the team. Patients within the service have a variety of lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, familial pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis related to auto-immune diseases (systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Sjgren's syndrome) and cystic lung diseases.

The ILD service is a part of the Thoracic Directorate and the post-holder will work as part of the team of Chest Physicians within Thoracic Services.

Main duties of the job

Provide care to patients being managed by the ILD service as per their job plan. This will involve planning investigations, undertaking diagnostic procedures and formulating appropriate management plans for both routine and emergency management of patients.

Participate in MDT presentations, discussions and outcomes management.

Assist with recruiting patients to clinical trials, tissue banking and research methodology.

The post holder will also be encouraged to submit work / attend national / international meetings in Thoracic Medicine

Participate in the consultant of the week rota covering referrals, phoneline queries and caring for ILD inpatients.

To share responsibility for the training of specialty trainees, clinical fellows and medical students in conjunction with consultant colleagues, ensuring that College and local requirements are met.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Date posted

01 October 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-24-910

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP or equivalent qualification
Completion of Certificate of Training (CCT) or equivalent in Respiratory Medicine
Significant, demonstrable clinical experience in ILD

Desirable

Higher Degree (e.g. MD or PhD)

Experience

Essential

Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need. Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and reflective/ analytical approach to practice.
Has aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye-coordination, dexterity, visual-spatial awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Please see detailed Person Specification within the Job Description for additional criteria

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
MRCP or equivalent qualification
Completion of Certificate of Training (CCT) or equivalent in Respiratory Medicine
Significant, demonstrable clinical experience in ILD

Desirable

Higher Degree (e.g. MD or PhD)

Experience

Essential

Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need. Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and reflective/ analytical approach to practice.
Has aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye-coordination, dexterity, visual-spatial awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Please see detailed Person Specification within the Job Description for additional criteria

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

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)