Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointee will work at St Jamess University Teaching Hospital, where there will be inpatient responsibilities and outpatient responsibilities at Seacroft Hospital.

There is a commitment to CF on call 1:4. The applicant should be committed to teaching and research.

15 whole time equivalent consultant respiratory physicians provide a cross-city inpatient and outpatient service. Current sub-specialty interests among the physicians include lung cancer, pleural disease, interstitial lung disease, difficult asthma, tuberculosis, sleep disordered breathing & non-invasive ventilation, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, PCD, COPD and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD Service

The Leeds Adult CF Unit cover a large geographical area across all of the West, North and East Yorkshire out to the North Sea coast. Our aim is to provide accessible excellent, specialist care to enable adults and young people with CF to maintain the best possible health and participate as fully as possible in normal activities and aspirations, including school, university, college, sports and work.

In 2007 Leeds became the first CF unit to successfully implement full electronic patient records, which has significantly improved quality of care. The team compromises of 3 Consultants, Associate Specialist, Research & Clinical Fellows, Specialist Nurses, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist dieticians, Specialist Pharmacists, Social Work & Psychology.

The Leeds Bronchiectasis service was set up in 1998 and provides secondary and tertiary care for people with bronchiectasis living in Leeds and west Yorkshire region.

The Adult CF & Bronchiectasis Unit has experienced & established home IV Service supported by a team of four full-time experienced CFNS and a full-time support worker. The Leeds Unit has a well-established clinical research programme and is an accredited site for the European Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trial Network and the CF Trust Accelerator Platform.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

The successful candidate would join the other 3 consultants in the team. They are expected to work closely with the current multidisciplinary team to sustain current capacity of CF, Bronchiectasis & PCD services with a view to expand in the near future, ensure the smooth flow from diagnosis to treatment & follow up, including developing innovative ways of working to sustain increasing patient load, contribute to the Respiratory & CF on call rota.

To sustain current capacity of CF, Bronchiectasis & PCD services with a view to expand in the near future.

Ensure the smooth flow from diagnosis to treatment & follow up.

Support development of PCD Service

Work closely with multidisciplinary team & developing innovative ways of working to sustain increasing patient load

Contribute to the CF on call rota 1:4

Perform bronchoscopies & pleural procedures

To take an active role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Active participation in research within the department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS or equivalent qualification. MRCP or equivalent qualification.
• Certificate of completion of Specialist training in Respiratory and General Medicine or CESR or equivalent qualification.
• Should have completed a recognised training programme in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Respiratory Medicine with special interest in Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
• Well organised and skilled in good time management
• Effective interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff

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 (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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)