Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with Interest in Interstitial Lung Disease
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new locum consultant 9 month post within the Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT) Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Unit, based at Wythenshawe Hospital.
The successful applicants will join an established team of health care professionals servicing a population of over 5 million.
Main duties of the job
The service provides general ILD clinics as well as subspecialist Rheumatology ILD, Vasculitis ILD, Familial ILD, Sarcoidosis clinics and offers an outreach nursing service to North Manchester and Central Manchester Hospitals. The service has a strong research tradition and experience and are currently running a number of commercial and non-commercial studies. The ILD team are focused on improving patient pathways and early review and diagnosis in ILD.
You would be encouraged to participate as a member of the research team (sub- or principal investigator) in national and international trials (commercial and non-commercial) for patients with ILD, including research grants.
The successful candidate would have the opportunity to conduct/lead service evaluation/audit/quality improvement projects in the ILD unit, ideally under The Integrated Research Application System (IRAS).
Education and training to staff, students and junior doctors will be an essential part of the role, and there will be opportunities to get involved in a more formal role in undergraduate or post graduate education for the appropriate applicant.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
* Fully registered Medical Practitioner
* MRCP
* Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Thoracic Medicine
Desirable
* Post-graduate thesis
* Publications in peer reviewed journals
Training
Essential
* As required by the Royal College of Physicians
* Formal Specialist Registrar training in Thoracic Medicine
Professional interests and experience
Essential
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both elective & emergency within speciality
* Clinically competent in Bronchoscopy
* Ability to take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* Active and ongoing interest in research
Desirable
* Experience in ILD
Management and administrations
Essential
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities & waiting lists
* Ability to manage and lead a team
Teaching
Essential
* Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching
* Ability to teach clinical and procedural skills
Domestic
Essential
* Resident within a reasonable travel time of the hospital or equivalent access
Physical
Essential
* Satisfactory medical clearance by Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Personal attributes
Essential
* Multidisciplinary team experience
* Enquiring, critical approach to problems
* Commitment to continuing medical education
* Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
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