Job summary
Royal Brompton Hospital is offering an exciting opportunity for a part time Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with special interest in Sleep and home mechanical ventilation. The appointee will join a team of physicians to provide, specialist sleep and home mechanical ventilation management, evaluated as outpatients, day cases, outreach, sleep study review and inpatients.
Main duties of the job
This role involves providing specialist services to those with sleep disorder or respiratory failure, seen as outpatients, day cases and after sleep studies as well as reporting of outpatient sleep studies and communicating those results to patients. Although not primarily a role with inpatient responsibilities the successful applicant may on occasion cover the inpatient beds allocated to sleep and ventilation also, collaborating with other consultant physicians in the care group to provide high-standard clinical care in this area, staying at the forefront of the field. Ancillary responsibilities include advancing the service, contributing to research and audits, and participating in teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Post holder will participate in the consultant on call rota in respiratory medicine at the Brompton site.
About us
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals make up the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and are among the largest in Europe. It has a state-of-the-art diagnostic and imaging centre which as opened in the autumn of 2021. The Hospital benefits from a joint cardiac and respiratory clinical research facility and has strong links both with King's College London/ King's Health Partners and the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College.
Royal Brompton Hospital has an international reputation for its work with patients experiencing sleep disorders, and for its pioneering work in domiciliary ventilation (providing respiratory support at home).
Historically our teams at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals have been at the forefront of ground-breaking innovations for over 175 years. Our experts carried out the UK's first successful operation to close a hole in the heart in 1956, the first coronary angioplasty in 1980, and the first 'heart lung' transplant in 1983. We set up the UK's first adult cystic fibrosis centre in the 1960s which is now one of Europe's biggest treatment centers for the condition.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification of the job attached within this advert for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed job description and person specification of the job attached within this advert for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent. MRCP or equivalent.
- On the Specialist Register of The GMC or within 6 months of eligibility at the time of interview.
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in respiratory medicine, or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD, MD etc).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant speciality
- Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience in sleep and ventilation
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to conduct clinical audit.
- Ability to initiate and supervise research.
- Broad range of IT skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent. MRCP or equivalent.
- On the Specialist Register of The GMC or within 6 months of eligibility at the time of interview.
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in respiratory medicine, or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD, MD etc).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in relevant speciality
- Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience in sleep and ventilation
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to conduct clinical audit.
- Ability to initiate and supervise research.
- Broad range of IT skills
Desirable
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).
