A Vacancy at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
Consultant Respiratory Physician with an Interest in sub specialty Lung Cancer
Join Our Visionary Respiratory Team and Shape the Future of Respiratory Medicine!
We are excited to invite forward-thinking, dedicated Respiratory Consultants to join our esteemed partnership at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). Together, we are passionately committed to providing world-class care and innovative respiratory services for the 1.65 million individuals we serve across Northern Lincolnshire.
The successful applicants will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.
Job description is approved by the Royal College
AAC Date: 5th February 2025
We are recruiting for our established Respiratory Department with positions designed for driven, visionary Consultants ready to help us pioneer new services in respiratory care. Your role will involve working with an exceptional team of 9 Consultants, delivering comprehensive respiratory services (excluding cystic fibrosis) and building our capabilities in thoracic ultrasound and medical thoracoscopy. We’re especially keen to hear from specialists in areas such as EBUS, Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, Sleep Disorders, NIV, and Pleural Disease. There are also opportunities to shape care in Tuberculosis, COPD, and Bronchiectasis.
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Clinical Excellence: Provide high-quality, evidence-based care, contribute to the adult internal medicine rota, and work in collaboration with the existing team to deliver timely EBUS and bronchoscopy services.
Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor junior doctors and medical students, while advancing the department’s scope in high-demand respiratory specialties.
Continuous Improvement: Drive forward the development and modernisation of respiratory services, ensuring that our care remains aligned with current best practices and innovations.
Flexible Working Options: We are dedicated to promoting work-life balance and will work with you to develop a working arrangement that best supports your personal needs and professional growth.
Our group prides itself on fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where each team member's contributions are recognized and valued. We prioritize the health and well-being of our staff, understanding that this focus enhances the care we provide to our patients and community. Flexible work arrangements and a culture of openness around career flexibility enable our team members to excel both personally and professionally.
At NLAG and HUTH, we are not just healthcare providers; we are educators, researchers, and leaders in medical innovation. Our partnership with Hull York Medical School empowers us to train the next generation of doctors and advanced care practitioners in collaboration with Sheffield University. Our combined ambition is matched by a strong commitment to employee support and a shared vision for outstanding healthcare delivery.
We believe in the transformative power of diversity and invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer, fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique strengths and perspectives of our team members.
For those who are passionate about making a difference in respiratory care, this is an opportunity to not only join a dedicated team but to also influence and shape the future of respiratory medicine.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
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This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Jan 2025