Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine - applications are welcomed from candidates interested in a part time or full-time role.
The posts will be trustwide with outpatient clinics across trust sites and rotation to provide consultant cover to the two acute respiratory wards at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH).
The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop sub-specialist interests to complement the other members of the department, and any sub-specialist interest can be considered. Sub-speciality clinics in cough, lung cancer, pleural disease, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, asthma and sleep medicine are currently provided within the Respiratory Department. The new post will be encouraged to either support current services or develop new sub-specialty interests, service development of services and pathways is welcomed and encouraged.
For applicants with an interest in Undergraduate Medical Education, there is also the opportunity to take on a dedicated teaching and education role as part of this post.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service, and the timing of sessions may change as the service grows and develops.
A typical week would consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PA's), including an allocation of 1.5 for Supported Professional Activities. Additional SPA's will be available dependent upon service need.
For applicants with an interest in Undergraduate Medical Education, there is also the opportunity to take on 1 PA for a role in Undergraduate Medical Education.
Please see Job Description for full main duties of role.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will join a trustwide team of 14 Consultant Respiratory Physicians, 3 Specialist Trainees, 5 Respiratory Fellows alongside a large Team of Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists, Respiratory Specialist Nurses, Oxygen Nurses and Respiratory Physiologists working trustwide. We also have a large team of Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists and Speech and & Language Therapists, alongside a Senior Respiratory Pharmacist.
The respiratory wards are currently supported by F1, F2, IMT Doctors in Training and SpR/ST/Respiratory Fellow Trainees. Trainee Advanced Care Practitioners also rotate through both Respiratory Wards.
The team provides specialist inpatient respiratory care on two 30 bedded wards at NSECH incorporating an 11 bedded respiratory support unit with a respiratory physician on site from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week and a respiratory on call service. Inpatient ward cover to a base site ward is shared with other General Medicine colleagues at Wansbeck General Hospital. You will share inpatient responsibilities on the ward with existing consultant colleagues. There will be office accommodation and secretarial support provided.
There are lung function laboratories at both Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH) and North Tyneside General Hospital (NTGH) sites and a service supporting outlying clinics. The respiratory department has established a Thoracoscopy service based at NTGH and an EBUS service at WGH.This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management.
There is an opportunity to take on a dedicated teaching and education role as part of this post. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is affiliated with The University of Newcastle and The University of Sunderland. Post-holders with an interest in Undergraduate Medical Education will undertake teaching at an undergraduate level throughout the Trust for students from medical school, including organisation and delivery of courses, and the assessment of clinical medical students.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will join a trustwide team of 14 Consultant Respiratory Physicians, 3 Specialist Trainees, 5 Respiratory Fellows alongside a large Team of Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists, Respiratory Specialist Nurses, Oxygen Nurses and Respiratory Physiologists working trustwide. We also have a large team of Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists and Speech and & Language Therapists, alongside a Senior Respiratory Pharmacist.
The respiratory wards are currently supported by F1, F2, IMT Doctors in Training and SpR/ST/Respiratory Fellow Trainees. Trainee Advanced Care Practitioners also rotate through both Respiratory Wards.
The team provides specialist inpatient respiratory care on two 30 bedded wards at NSECH incorporating an 11 bedded respiratory support unit with a respiratory physician on site from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week and a respiratory on call service. Inpatient ward cover to a base site ward is shared with other General Medicine colleagues at Wansbeck General Hospital. You will share inpatient responsibilities on the ward with existing consultant colleagues. There will be office accommodation and secretarial support provided.
There are lung function laboratories at both Wansbeck General Hospital (WGH) and North Tyneside General Hospital (NTGH) sites and a service supporting outlying clinics. The respiratory department has established a Thoracoscopy service based at NTGH and an EBUS service at WGH.This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of management.
There is an opportunity to take on a dedicated teaching and education role as part of this post. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is affiliated with The University of Newcastle and The University of Sunderland. Post-holders with an interest in Undergraduate Medical Education will undertake teaching at an undergraduate level throughout the Trust for students from medical school, including organisation and delivery of courses, and the assessment of clinical medical students.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP
- Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register for Respiratory and General Internal Medicine. Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of interview.
- Full accreditation with the appropriate Royal College.
- Full GMC Registration.
Desirable
- Educational Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT).
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
- Experience of, and commitment to medical audit.
Desirable
- Experience of administration and management
- Teaching of nonmedical health professionals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP
- Fully registered on the UK General Medical Council's Specialist Register for Respiratory and General Internal Medicine. Specialist Registrars may apply if within 6 months of CCT at date of interview.
- Full accreditation with the appropriate Royal College.
- Full GMC Registration.
Desirable
- Educational Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine, equivalent to that required to gain entry to the UK Certificate of Completed Training (CCT).
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
- Experience of, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff
- Experience of, and commitment to medical audit.
Desirable
- Experience of administration and management
- Teaching of nonmedical health professionals.
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).
