Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
About
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage. We are rated CQC ‘Good’ and are well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we provide for our patients and our staff. We offer a broad range of clinical care to a population of 270,000, and we have regional specialist centres for spinal injuries, rehabilitation, plastics and burns. Our longstanding links with local Armed Forces and veterans has seen us awarded Gold under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition scheme.
Our 5,500-strong workforce is at the very centre of everything we do, and we are committed to developing our people and their careers. We have high levels of staff engagement, an award-winning internal communications function, an innovative training partnership with Coventry University, and are one of 23 ‘NHS People Promise Exemplar’ sites.
At SFT we work flexibly and we think working here is pretty rewarding. Employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, a generous leave entitlement and pension scheme.
Additional staff benefits include accommodation, on-site car parking, access to a leisure centre (2 indoor heated swimming pools and a fully equipped gym and squash court), day nursery, holiday play scheme, restaurants and a number of shops.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work with easy access to London and local airports. Salisbury also has one of the 31 UNESCO world heritage sites in the UK in the form of Stonehenge and boasts a number of museums and famous landmarks which are well worth a visit. Explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting here.
Key details
Location
Site: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Odstock Road
Town: Salisbury
Postcode: SP2 8BJ
Major / Minor Region: Wiltshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Salary
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Consultant
Specialty
Main area: Respiratory Medicine
Interview date: 28/03/2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to join our dynamic and forward-looking team of respiratory consultants. We strive for excellent quality patient-centred care across a comprehensive range of respiratory services. There is a generous financial Welcome Payment available in addition to relocation expenses.
We provide a comprehensive Respiratory service for both Inpatient & Outpatients across the range of sub-specialities and work closely with our primary care colleagues. As a cohesive and collaborative group of consultants, we offer a broad range of expertise and there is every opportunity for the new post holder to continue to develop an existing area of interest or develop expertise in a new sub-speciality.
Our services are supported by an excellent multidisciplinary team of Respiratory and Lung Cancer Nurse specialists along with outpatient physiotherapy and pulmonary physiology. We work closely with an enthusiastic secretarial team who provide administrative support. Our junior doctor team includes Specialist Registrars, Respiratory Clinical Fellows and Internal Medicine and Foundation trainees.
We welcome applications from individuals who will bring new and dynamic ideas to help us develop and deliver excellent patient-centred care now and into the future.
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Our new colleague will join the existing respiratory consultants in delivering high quality and patient centred inpatient & outpatient specialist care to our local population of around 270,000 people. Inpatient responsibilities are on a rotational basis with other respiratory colleagues, some weeks focusing on the respiratory ward & specialty inpatient referral & other weeks with more outpatient & procedure activity.
We have a well-established fibreoptic bronchoscopy, EBUS and thoracoscopy service with opportunity to develop this further. We provide an ambulatory pleural service including indwelling intra pleural catheter insertion. These services also offer an excellent opportunity to engage in practical training & education for our speciality trainees.
Our robust Lung Cancer service has a weekly multidisciplinary team meeting attended by Medical and Clinical Oncology & Palliative Care teams & virtually by the Thoracic Surgeons. Systemic anti-cancer therapy is delivered on site with timely radiotherapy & surgery provided by colleagues in Southampton.
We have a small domiciliary non-complex non-invasive ventilation service as well as an extensive Sleep service which serves the local population as well as Dorset. There is opportunity to expand an interest in domiciliary NIV by developing links with our onsite regional Spinal Unit. We have close links with the Southampton Difficult Asthma & Interstitial Lung Disease teams & other tertiary centres in London & further afield.
Working for our organisation
We are an innovative trust with a proud heritage & over 250 years of experience. We are driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone, & we are well regarded for the quality of care & treatment we provide.
As an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, we have a track record of high performance providing regional & super-regional specialist services: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, the Spires Cleft & the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Centre. We have about 470 beds & employ over 4000 staff.
We have an active education programme with educational links with Southampton Medical School & the Wessex Deanery. Local & National audit is encouraged, and there is opportunity to develop a research interest with the support of the Research department.
Salisbury is a beautiful place to live & work, we are close to the New Forest & coast with easy access to London & local airports. Visit www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk for more information on the area.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:
* Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
* Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
* An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual)
* Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
* Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
* An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
* Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
* Cycle to work scheme
* Uniform provided (where required)
* On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
* On site health and fitness club
* On site car parking
* Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GMC Registration with CCT in Respiratory Medicine
* Accredited in General Medicine
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of broad-based high-level training and competence in Respiratory Medicine including related clinical procedures
* Evidence of high-level training and clinical practice in General Medicine
* Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, develop professional relationships across the wider healthcare community
Management Experience
Essential criteria
* Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
* Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
* Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Division
* Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
* Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Teaching
Essential criteria
* Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
* Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Documents
* Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine (, 504.3)PDFKB
* Our City Our Hospital (, 617.5)PDFKB
* Consultant Brochure (, 4.0)PDFMB
* Facts about Salisbury (, 214.5)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Dr Rohan Mehta
Job title: Clinical Lead, Respiratory Medicine
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01722 336262
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