We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Medicine department.
Our client currently is one of the largest university hospitals trusts in the country, joining a department that provides a general Respiratory service as well as a number of specialities including thoracoscopy, vasculitis, severe asthma, interstitial and pleural disease. We would welcome applicants with experience in these fields but will also consider other specialities to meet the needs of our patients. The department currently provides a number of community clinics and is participating in a city-wide redesign of the specialty. The successful appointee would be joining an established team of 12 consultants and a team of highly trained nurses specialising in COPD, severe asthma, and lung cancer. The right applicant will gain invaluable experience within a university teaching hospital.
The successful appointee will be asked to fulfil various duties within the trust. These will include:
- Providing inpatient care on the Respiratory Unit by taking part in an on ward/off ward rotation and respiratory on call.
- Contributing to general respiratory activity, the bronchoscopy/thoracoscopy rota, and developing subspecialty interests.
- Contributing to research and education, delivering educational activities, and raising the departmental research profile.
- Participating in ongoing research trials and having opportunities to become principal investigator for upcoming clinical trials.
- Potentially developing an EBUS & interventional bronchoscopy service.
This list is by no means exhaustive, and other subspecialist interests will also be considered. We will support and encourage sub-specialty interests. There is an opportunity to work with the infectious diseases team and develop respiratory infection services. The appointee will have access to weekly radiology, Respiratory Directorate/Governance meetings, pleural MDTs, and, if required, access to the Regional MDT meetings held at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, attended by respiratory physicians, radiologists, and thoracic surgeons.
Our client's location is a unique blend of rural countryside with quiet market towns and rolling fields, along with the shopping and nightlife of a cosmopolitan city. It has excellent public and private schools within the catchment area, with current motorway and railway links to big cities such as Sheffield, Liverpool, and Birmingham. An excellent international airport is near the trust, making this a truly excellent location with the best of both worlds.
Additional Information
- Will consider full time or part time
- 10 P.A.s
- Prestigious NHS Trust
- A well supported & friendly team
- Must have GMC Registration
- Outstanding Schools within public and private sectors
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