Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with an interest in Asthma
This is a full-time locum consultant in general medicine with an interest in respiratory medicine and a sub-speciality interest in asthma, for 6 months pending substantive recruitment. The post has arisen due to expansion within the asthma and allergy service and to complement elective recovery. The successful applicant will work closely with the present team of ten employed across the whole Trust, which includes the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City and Hertford County Hospital in Hertford. The appointee will be based at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, where the respiratory in-patients have been centralised, but will be expected to work at the sites within the Trust including the New QEII hospital at Welwyn Garden city and Hertford County Hospital at Hertford.
The appointee will be expected to augment the services provided by the department, which provides a respiratory service 7 days a week and the applicant will be involved in 7 day working. They will be part of the General Medical Team of consultants and be expected to participate in the medical on call rota. The present chest physicians are enthusiastic and determined to build an excellent department. There is a substantial Respiratory Nurse Specialist Group, expanding asthma and allergy service, full Endoscopy services, Sleep Unit, well developed Lung cancer service and an expanding Lung Function Unit.
Main duties of the job
Organisation and provision of specialist respiratory services and the promotion of the highest quality respiratory care within East & North Hertfordshire NHS. The applicant will provide specialist respiratory input for acute respiratory admissions to ensure the highest quality care and optimum effectiveness. The applicant will also provide care to general medical patients and participate in the general medical on call. They will support the development of sub-specialist services according to their expertise.
Person Specification
Previous Experience
* Broad range of experience in Respiratory and General Medicine in particular: o Experience in acute medicine emergencies
* Fully competent with Bronchoscopy
* Experience and expertise in managing critically ill patients within a medical ICU and HDU environment
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Qualifications / Training
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist
* College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level
* Advanced Life Support or demonstration of ability to achieve ALS immediately upon appointment
* Postgraduate academic degree
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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