Job summary
General Respiratory
The successful candidate would be joining the respiratory department at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The appointee will contribute to the activities of the department on a rotating basis with other consultants, including care of general and Level 2 respiratory inpatients, "Hot clinic", bronchoscopy, general respiratory and sub specialist clinics.
Sleep and Home Ventilation
The Sleep and Home Ventilation Department located at the Bristol Royal Infirmary is the regional tertiary centre for the diagnosis and management of sleep disordered breathing and chronic respiratory failure. It is one of the largest departments of its kind in the country, providing care for approximately 8000 patients on CPAP and 600 on NIV. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and inspiring team including, an advanced physiotherapy practitioner, a dedicated sleep physiology team, and physiotherapy and nursing staff specialised in NIV management.
The home ventilation team form an integral part of the South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network, providing regional care for patients with neuromuscular disorders and joint neurology and ventilation multidisciplinary meetings are run on a monthly basis. We also work in close collaboration with paediatricians at Bristol Children's Hospital, running joint transition clinics for young people with complex sleep disordered breathing.
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Main duties of the job
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General Internal Medicine
The successful appointee will participate in the general medicine on-call Rota. This is staffed by acute physicians and consultant physicians for the respiratory, gastroenterology, hepatology, care of the elderly and diabetes and endocrinology departments, supported by a full quota of medical trainees. All the respiratory consultants, including this post, currently have on-call duties as part of the general medical on-call rota; as well as respiratory weekend cover.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Not quite ready to apply? Have an informal conversation with one of our consultants about the role by emailing sarah.mungall@uhbw.nhs.ukor jemima.robinson@uhbw.nhs.uk wed be delighted to talk to you about the exciting work going on at the UHBW.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Not quite ready to apply? Have an informal conversation with one of our consultants about the role by emailing sarah.mungall@uhbw.nhs.ukor jemima.robinson@uhbw.nhs.uk wed be delighted to talk to you about the exciting work going on at the UHBW.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC
- Must be on the GMC's Specialist Register or an SpR must provide documentary evidence that they will be enrolled within 6 months CCT in both General (internal) Medicine and Respiratory Medicine
- MRCP(UK), or recognised equivalent qualification
Desirable
- MRCP(UK), or recognised equivalent qualification
- Attendance at a management training course and evidence of having learnt from it.
Communications and language skills
Essential
- Spoken and written English must be at the highest level.
- The ability to communicate well and form good relationships with other members of the team as well as appropriate, careful and empathic communication with relatives and their families
Abilities and aptitude
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients but also to work well in the setting of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and clinic lists.
- Willingness to take on a key role in planning and developing a modern efficient respiratory service.
- Willingness to participate in community support and planning for respiratory services.
- Inquiring and critical approach to work.
- A commitment to continuing medical education and evidence that opportunities for personal and professional growth and development will be grasped.
- Demonstrates excellence in working within a multiprofessional team
Desirable
- Evidence of successful people and resources management in previous posts.
Clinical governance and audit
Essential
- Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance.
- Experience in organising audit with effective outcomes.
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and other health professionals.
- Experience of a wide variety of teaching styles with undergraduate and postgraduate students - tutorials, bed-side teaching, lectures, problem-based learning, supervising student projects.
Desirable
- Evidence of training in up to date teaching and assessment techniques
Research
Essential
- An understanding of the principles, ethics and methods of research
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Research experience of relevance to sleep and ventilation
- Ability to increase the academic profile of the department
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Fully registered with the GMC
- Must be on the GMC's Specialist Register or an SpR must provide documentary evidence that they will be enrolled within 6 months CCT in both General (internal) Medicine and Respiratory Medicine
- MRCP(UK), or recognised equivalent qualification
Desirable
- MRCP(UK), or recognised equivalent qualification
- Attendance at a management training course and evidence of having learnt from it.
Communications and language skills
Essential
- Spoken and written English must be at the highest level.
- The ability to communicate well and form good relationships with other members of the team as well as appropriate, careful and empathic communication with relatives and their families
Abilities and aptitude
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients but also to work well in the setting of a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload and clinic lists.
- Willingness to take on a key role in planning and developing a modern efficient respiratory service.
- Willingness to participate in community support and planning for respiratory services.
- Inquiring and critical approach to work.
- A commitment to continuing medical education and evidence that opportunities for personal and professional growth and development will be grasped.
- Demonstrates excellence in working within a multiprofessional team
Desirable
- Evidence of successful people and resources management in previous posts.
Clinical governance and audit
Essential
- Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance.
- Experience in organising audit with effective outcomes.
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and other health professionals.
- Experience of a wide variety of teaching styles with undergraduate and postgraduate students - tutorials, bed-side teaching, lectures, problem-based learning, supervising student projects.
Desirable
- Evidence of training in up to date teaching and assessment techniques
Research
Essential
- An understanding of the principles, ethics and methods of research
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
- Research experience of relevance to sleep and ventilation
- Ability to increase the academic profile of the department
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).
