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Consultant Respiratory Physician - Lung Cancer & Lung Cancer Screening

1 month ago

Hereford

Generous Financial Welcome Payment Available in Addition to Relocation Expenses. Looking for a fresh start in a supportive, forward-thinking team ? We're expanding to 8 WTE Consultants at Wye Valley NHS Trust and want passionate Respiratory Physicians to join us. The 8th Consultant post will be to support the Lung Cancer Screening programme in Herefordshire acting as Clinical Lead for the programme, along with the Lung Cancer lead role for the service. • No Acute Medicine ward rounds, • Extra PAs & flexible contracts available, • Beautiful Herefordshire countryside & great work-life balance, • Research, teaching & leadership opportunities We're a friendly, ambitious team in a stunning rural setting - whereyour ideas and career can thrive. Let's shape the future of Respiratory care - together. Additional speciality or management PAs can be offered. We are also keen to speak to anyone who would be interested in a contract which allows more flexibility around a work-life balance. We are looking for a motivated individual who will: • Join our existing Lung Cancer team, supporting the investigation and management of patients with suspected lung cancer, lung nodules and pleural malignancy. This includes outpatient clinics, procedures (bronchoscopy/EBUS/pleural) and MDT working., • An opportunity to develop a Cryo-Biopsy service., • Join our team providing Lung Cancer Screening services. This includes screening review meetings with radiology and onward management of CT scan findings. By agreement this could include Lung Cancer Screening lead role, acting as Responsible Clinician to oversee Quality Assurance and to take forward its development (supported by the Band 8a Programme Manager, Consultant and CNS colleagues)., • Participate in the 1 in 7 rota, as Respiratory Consultant of the week on Arrow ward. This role is supported by the experience ward-based team described in section 4.1. It includes a time limited (5-hour) Saturday & Sunday morning dedicated Respiratory ward round. Once our RSU is established provide telephonic support when consultant of the week on the ward till 20:00. The main duties & responsibilities of the Consultants are: • To provide a high quality service in Respiratory Medicine (& General Internal Medicine inpatients) to the patients, using evidence-based guidelines & clinical governance structures., • To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working., • To offer advice / support / education to medical, nursing, managerial & other staff on appropriate matters., • To carry out medical teaching, examination & accreditation duties as required., • To participate in the formal appraisal of junior medical staff in accordance with guidelines, • To contribute to postgraduate & continuing medical education activity including Continuing Professional Development., • To participate in medical audit & develop relevant audit projects., • To provide information for service development & management purposes to support job planning, service planning etc., • To contribute to the management process within the Trust through participation in planning, project or liaison groups as appropriate., • To support the Directorate with appropriate advice with regard to the development of Respiratory Medicine & Medical services at Wye Valley NHS Trust., • To participate fully in mandatory training as required & also in annual appraisal, job planning & revalidation procedures. Management The post holder will be expected to contribute along with his/her Consultant colleagues to the smooth running of the hospital services as a whole. This will include appropriate interaction with the management structures of the Directorate, the wider Trust and external stakeholders as necessary. The successful applicant will provide expertise for Wye Valley NHS Trust and across the wider community to develop new clinical models of care for acute medical patients. This will include influencing the Herefordshire Public Health strategy. Additionally, there will be an expectation to: • Participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings whilst remaining within the framework of the agreed strategy of the Trust and the Department, • Attend other departmental, Divisional and Trust meetings as necessary Supervision and Training Educational and clinical supervision of doctors in Training and other Allied Health professionals is a core role for the post holder. The post holder will be expected to take an active part in the training programme and teaching sessions. There is the opportunity to contribute to training events within the Directorate, and wider across the Trust and other services. Continuing Professional Development is a requirement for all Trust consultants and Consultants are expected to maintain good standing with the Royal College CPD programme. The post holder will attend meetings, audit and academic events. He/she will maintain ongoing professional development and undergo annual appraisal. Medical and Dental staff new to the Trust are helped to identify a mentor; and suitable mentors will be nominated. Induction is arranged for all staff new to the Trust, both through the Trusts regular induction programme and in relation to the service with which they will work. The doctor will participate in annual job planning with the Departments Clinical Lead and annual appraisal under the Trust appraisal process. The doctor will ensure they are fit for revalidation. Research & Audit It is expected that the post holder will contribute to service-related audit and quality improvement projects with the support of the multi-disciplinary team and Trust audit department. Research interests will be encouraged. Post holders may wish to become involved in clinical trials if opportunities are available. Daily ward consultant presence on each ward area and in-reach to acute care areas ensures that every new admission is seen early in their admission by the relevant speciality consultant to ensure appropriate care is provided at the earliest opportunity. • Full GMC registration with license to practice, and on the specialist register in Respiratory And Acute Medicine / GIM with proven skills and up-to-date experience in acute medicine Medicine, • OR Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for G(I)M and Respiratory Medicine via CCT or CESR (CP) (proposed CCT/ CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR or European Community Rights, • If included in the GM Specialist Register Specialist List in a speciality other than general or acute medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/ or appropriate experience, • MRCP or equivalent, • Success in Intercollegiate Speciality Examination or overseas equivalent, • Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the speciality, • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in General and Respiratory Medicine, • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within speciality, • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients, • Current ALS certificate or equivalent [SS1], • Experience in specialist interest that will complement those of other staff, • A dedicated period of training working in a community setting, including leadership and organisation, • A commitment to delivering and leading high quality care and innovation, both personally and within departments and systems, • Communication skills, written and verbal, • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team, • Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm, • Ability to work under stress, • Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances, • Honesty and reliability, • Enquiring, critical approach to work, • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies, • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels, • Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems, • Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects, • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education, • Publications in peer reviewed journals, • Evidence of having undertaken original research, • Basic IT skills, • Word processing, literature searching, • Understanding of clinical information management systems, • Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes, • Ability to manage and lead a clinical team, • Evidence of formal management training IT skills including database management and word processing skills, • Ability to manage risk, • Ability to manage change, • Ability to deal with complaints, • Commitment to CPD / CME, • Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal, • Experience in audit & clinical governance, • Working knowledge of evidence based practice, • Evidence of completion of a quality improvement project eg publication, • Ability to teach clinical and generic skills, • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems, • Training in teaching skills, • Certificate of education, • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates, • Ability to supervise, • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts values and behaviours 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. £109,725 to £145,478 a yearplus relocation package and generous financial welcome payment #J-18808-Ljbffr

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