Job overview The trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Respiratory and General medicine, to join 13 existing consultants for a 6 month fixed term period. The Respiratory Department is highly successful and nationally renowned. Each of the existing consultants has a strong general Respiratory background with subspecialty interests in lung cancer, mesothelioma, sleep disordered breathing, non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary physiology, interstitial lung disease, medical thoracoscopy, COPD and asthma. We have established EBUS, bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy services across the trust. Both Winchester and Basingstoke sites are supported by a visiting Thoracic surgeon.
The post holder will be expected to support the existing respiratory outpatient services across our hospitals with a base at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for inpatient services.
There are currently Wide range of resident doctors with various training level including registrars, clinical fellows, IMTs, foundation doctors and physician associates. Respiratory nurse specialists are based on each site, covering lung cancer, sleep, tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease and airways disease services in addition to a specialist respiratory physiotherapist on each site who provides sputum clearance and breathing pattern disorder clinics. Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to fulfil the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and the General Medical Council for continuing education, clinical governance, personal development and audit, and programmed activity is made available to facilitate this.
The job plan is based on 10 PAs.
Currently inpatient ward cover is on a 6-week rolling rota covered by 6 consultants. Example job plan (based on 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA): On wards:
• Ward weeks include ward rounds/board rounds, supporting ward referrals, supporting ambulatory clinic fellow
Off wards:
• 3 Outpatient clinics.
• Up to 2 endoscopy sessions depending on skills interest (bronchoscopy/EBUS/).
• MDTs (lung cancer, ILD, sleep and community COPD).
Any successful applicant will be involved in the regional/departmental teaching programmes. Working for our organisation Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery.
The Trust covers a population of 600,000 incorporating Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) and
community hospitals. We provide one hospital service across multiple localities, delivering services as close as possible to the patient. BNHH and RHCH are 23 miles apart, situated in the middle of the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the south coast. Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Person specification Professional Qualifications Essential criteria MBBS/MRCP or equivalent
Licence to practice and full registration with GMC
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in RM and GIM via CCT/ CESR or within 6 months of completion of CCT at time of interview Desirable criteria Distinctions, Scholarships prizes, other degrees eg BSc MSc, MS
Higher degree (MD/PhD) or working towards Clinical Experience & Knowledge Essential criteria Broad experience of general Respiratory Medicine
Recent experience of managing general medical patients Desirable criteria Medical Thoracoscopy experience
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing experience – supervising and interpretation.
Sleep experience Clinical Skills & Ability Essential criteria Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit as well as QUIP Desirable criteria Cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation and experience. Research & Teaching skills Essential criteria An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching and education Desirable criteria Evidence of personal research
Projects and their presentation.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
MD/PhD
Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching/educational skills.
Expertise in teaching. Other Specific Requirements Essential criteria A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
To have undertaken a postgraduate course on communication skills (or ensure that you have undertaken one within one year of appointment)
Ability to establish good professional relations
Punctuality, reliability
Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally
Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance
Awareness of current service development issues
Able to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service with a full current driver’s license. Desirable criteria Will have attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
Clearly formulated career goals
Outside interests
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