We require a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to join our friendly and enthusiastic respiratory department based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. The post entails responsibility for delivering, with 9 other consultant colleagues, a high quality Respiratory Medicine service to the operational division of NHS Fife and supporting acute medical specialties within the Emergency Care Directorate. The development of sub-specialist interests is encouraged and will be supported.
Your main areas of work will be within the Acute Respiratory Unit and other wards within Victoria Hospital. When responsible for inpatients, you will lead ward rounds, provide timely clinical review and advice on specialty and general medical patients. You will provide on site medical cover, liaising with colleagues in other specialties, including critical care.
All Consultants contribute to the general Respiratory outpatient service and nurse-led clinics run alongside these clinics. 2-3 bronchoscopy sessions which include EBUS are scheduled per week. One theatre session per week is scheduled for medical thoracoscopy, indwelling pleural catheter insertion and other complex pleural procedures.
We would be happy to consider applications on a part-time or job share basis and NHS Fife has a number of Family Friendly Policies.
Interviews will potentially be held on week commencing 05/05/2025