Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the post of Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician sub-specialising in Sleep Medicine and ventilatory failure. This is a 12 month appointment to provide care and management of patients being investigated with and treated for Sleep disorders and/or ventilatory failure.
Participate in MDT presentations, discussions and outcomes management.
Assist with recruiting patients to clinical trials, tissue banking and research methodology.
The post holder will also be encouraged to submit work / attend national / international meetings in Thoracic Medicine.
To share responsibility for the training of specialty trainees, clinical fellows and medical students in conjunction with consultant colleagues, ensuring that College and local requirements are met.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe, the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent
MRCP or equivalent
CCT or equivalent in Respiratory Medicine
Experience
Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need. Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and reflective/analytical approach to practice.
Demonstrates an understanding of principles of research and evidence-based practice, with the potential to support the RSSC academic programme.
Evidence of participation in audit.
Evidence of contribution to teaching.
Research papers
Postgraduate research qualification
Additional Criteria
Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Please see attached Job Description for full person specification
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Consultant
Contract
Locum
Duration
12 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
175-25-1151
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
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