Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

About our Paediatric Respiratory service:Our Service covers a population of 3.5 million. It provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for a full range of respiratory problems, for children of all ages. There is a 15-bedded PICU and a 6-bedded PHDU alongside approximately 120 paediatric beds.

We work closely with all paediatric subspecialty services at the Childrens Hospital, in particular cardiology, ENT, neurology, neonatology, oncology and surgical specialties alongside regular input into patients on PICU. The respiratory team regularly receives referrals from across all subspecialties both on an inpatient and outpatient basis, as well as from our regional DGH centres. The service is supported by a comprehensive diagnostic radiology and a physiology service.

The Respiratory Service includes a large regional Cystic Fibrosis Network which functions on a hub and spoke format with 10 regional hospitals and currently looks after over 230 patients. We have a large cohort of over 250 children on LTV, supported by a dedicated LTV MDT. We have a large sleep service, undertaking and report on over 1400 sleep studies per annum. We are one of only 4 Highly Specialized Service commissioned PCD centres in England and deliver the diagnostic and management Service for children in the South and South-West of the Country. We also have a newly established regional paediatric bronchiectasis clinic. In addition, we provide specialist MDT clinics in asthma and allergy, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and tracheoesophageal fistula, alongside general respiratory clinics incorporating a wide range of tertiary respiratory cases

The UHS paediatric respiratory consultant body forms part of an extensive multidisciplinary team including specialist nurses, physiotherapists, sleep physiologists, dietitians, speech and language therapists, psychologists and social worker all of whom have dedicated time for the respiratory, cystic fibrosis and LTV services. The multidisciplinary teams for long term ventilation, sleep, complex airways, spinal surgery, primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis meet regularly to discuss both clinical cases and service developments.

The team is also actively involved in a wide range of research activities particularly in relation to CF, sleep disordered breathing, asthma and allergy, primary ciliary dyskinesia.Responsibilities:

- Consultant of week service weeks alongside weekend ward rounds for respiratory inpatient's including those on PICU and PHDU (on a 1 in 6 basis)- Liaison with other hospitals in the region to provide specialist advice and to ensure children receive timely and appropriate treatment- Undertake cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and general paediatric respiratory clinics- In addition there is the potential to undertake outreach clinics across our network for children with cystic fibrosis and LTV

Candidates therefore need to be on specialist register in Paediatrics with sub-speciality recognition in Respiratory Paediatrics (or equivalent) or be in a national grid training programme in paediatric respiratory medicine (or equivalent) and be within six months of CCT date

In addition, the successful candidate will:

- Provide training and support to junior medical staff, ensuring that they perform their duties in line with agreed best practice- Represent the Division and the Hospital at external meetings and conferences as and when required- Participate and contribute to the departmental meetings, research and audit

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIndividuals wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.Interviews will be held on: 22nd July 2025Job Reference: 188-MC10625This vacancy closes on or before: 20th June 2025Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• National Grid training [or equivalent] completed (or to be completed within 6 months) in paediatric respiratory medicine
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Experience in developing and motivating staff

Desirable

• On specialist register in Paediatrics with sub-speciality recognition in Respiratory Paediatrics (or equivalent) or be within six months of CCT date
• Completion or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree (MD/PhD)
• Experience in service development and quality improvement
• Publications in peer review journals/books
• Contributions at major professional conferences
• Experience of recruitment of patients to research trials
• Teaching experience at a national level

Aptitudes and skills

Essential

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff (
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course
• Evidence of regional or National experience of committee work
• Familiarity with working in networks / shared care
• Evidence of developing a subspecialty interest in CF or suppurative lung disease

Living Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Southampton

SO16 6YD

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)