Department: Medicine
Job Reference: 430-MED1377A-D
This post currently attracts £10,000 Golden Hello on appointment
In addition, this post also attracts Relocation Expenses
You will be part of a six Consultant Respiratory Medicine team with an interest in Acute Care, Interventional Respiratory Medicine and Medical Education. You will be responsible for inpatient and outpatient care of Respiratory and General Medical patients. You will have responsibility for a quarter of the Respiratory bed base of 58 beds across two wards with 8 non-HDU NIV beds and will cross cover your colleagues as and when required. Non-elective activity including clinics will be shared within the six Consultant team, one senior associate specialist and two Senior Specialty Doctors.
You will be part of the general Medical on call at 1 in 24 frequencies. The wider Respiratory team is supported by a team of 12 juniors, 8 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Physiotherapist, and 5 respiratory Physiologists. There is a dedicated visiting Thoracic Surgeon from Harefield Hospital, Oncology and Palliative Care support based locally and excellent links for tertiary care with the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals as well as Oxford University Hospitals.
You will have the opportunity to develop an interest in lung cancer, thoracoscopy, endo-bronchial ultrasound, as well as introduce new interventional procedures with the long plan of introducing navigational bronchoscopy. We have a mature sleep service and initiate domiciliary non-invasive ventilation with support from the home ventilation team in Oxford and the Royal Brompton.
The post holder will:
* Support with service developments and improvements to allow the service to continue to grow and meet the needs of the growing local population
* Build strong working relationships with fellow consultants, operations managers, patient pathway coordinators and other teams across the Trust
* Maintain a high standard of work and look to continuously improve their practice to ensure patient safety and experience
4 out of 5 medical and dental professionals recommend MKUH as a great place to work!
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
* Free on-site parking
* Free tea and coffee
* Great flexible working opportunities
* Discounted gym membership
* Lease car scheme
* Generous annual leave and pension scheme
* On site nursery (chargeable)
* Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Closing date: 5 March 2025.
Interview date: 2 April. 2025.
For further details/informal visits contact:
Dr Rabinder Randhawa, CSU Lead for Internal Medicine
Email: Rabinder.Randhawa@mkuh.nhs.uk
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