Consultant Respiratory Physician

4 weeks ago


Portsmouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Consultant Respiratory Physician with an interest in lung cancer, pleural disease, and palliative care

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine.

The post offers an exciting opportunity for either a recently trained or established Respiratory Consultant with expertise or experience in lung cancer, pleural disease and respiratory palliative medicine to join our busy and visionary department within a newly appointed University Hospital.

The successful applicant will join five other Respiratory Consultants working within the lung cancer services. Pleural clinics are run by 2 Consultants and supported by a Pleural Specialist Nurse. Ultrasound is available in clinic, where on-the-spot diagnostic aspirations are performed.

Main duties of the job

Portsmouth is a training centre for medical thoracoscopy, with over 25 years experience and Video-thoracoscopy is performed by the respiratory physicians. There is also an IPC ambulatory chest drain service (for which we run nationally available training courses) and have recently started undertaking pleural biopsies.

Pleural tissue is being harvested for a research tissue bank and there are several research projects into pleural disease. 3 dedicated ultrasound machines are used to facilitate all pleural procedures and to support diagnosis on the wards and in clinic, in addition to endobronchial ultrasound. A clinical fellow post in Pleural disease will supports the service.

The successful applicant would also be expected to undertake inpatient work covering the three respiratory wards and respiratory high care unit along with undertaking reviews of respiratory patients on the admissions unit. Job plans will be negotiated with the successful applicant, but the expectation is that ward cover will be provided for 10 weeks of the year with additional sessions reviewing respiratory patients on the admissions unit.

They would also be expected to participate on the respiratory and general medical on call rotas which is currently 1:19. There is currently no commitment to the acute medical take, but this is a possibility moving forward.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provision of regular lung cancer clinics, engagement in local cancer MDT, support clinical trials. Provision of bronchoscopy, pleural and other specialist diagnostic services (including insertion of indwelling pleural catheters, ultrasound guided biopsies). Contribution to inpatient palliative care and development of a joint respiratory-palliative care service. Provision of pleural one stop shop clinics and pleural outpatient clinics Provision of inpatient care to both respiratory and general medical patients. Supervision of trainees, providing advice on management and reviewing treatment plans. Provision of specialist advice and opinion to general practitioners and to other consultants. Participation in education programmes for trainees, medical students, physiotherapists, nursing staff and other specialist staff. Participation in the clinical governance activities of the department. Being an active member of the respiratory team, encouraging multi-professional working. Management of the trainees in the firm, providing appraisal and necessary feedback. Contribution to the overall management of the respiratory service, undertaking projects and programmes of work as delegated by the clinical director. Participation in respiratory (NIV) on call service and general medical on call. Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC registration with license to practice at time of interview MRCP or equivalent Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for respiratory and general medicine Register for Respiratory and G(I)M via: CCT (expected CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights

Desirable

Higher degree or diploma in relevant clinical, research, educational or managerial subject Prizes and honours ALS training - current Completed Educational Supervisor training

Experience

Essential

Leading G(I)M "acute take" Acute respiratory work Respiratory High Care Unit work Chest Clinic work

Desirable

Expertise in a sub-specialty area of respiratory medicine (particularly lung cancer and pleural) Interest, knowledge and experience of palliative care, especially as applied to respiratory medicine

Clinical Skills

Essential

Bronchoscopy, chest drain and pleural aspiration skills to "competency" Respiratory physiology - clinical experience Understanding of clinical risk management

Desirable

Prior experience of lung cancer Experience of thoracic ultrasound, level 1 or 2 certification Ability to undertake IPC insertion and ultrasound guided biopsies Ability to undertake endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy

Knowledge

Essential

Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice IT skills Effective, confident presentation ability Experience in and outside speciality Record of organisation experience rotas, specialist meetings, undergraduate or postgraduate examinations

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