Job summary
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a respiratory consultant. This role will to support the ongoing sustainability of Respiratory services in Gloucestershire, including supporting the asthma services.

Main duties of the job
Respiratory medicine has been identified as the vanguard service for the Strategic Transformation Programme for Gloucestershire in recognition of the strong and dynamic links between the acute trust and the community-based integrated respiratory team. This post will be cross county appointments with activities on both sites and, subject to the candidate's skills and interest there will be opportunities to work in the community as well.

The successful candidate will participate equally in the departmental ward, hot and on call rota and will be able to develop another subspecialty interest, balanced with the needs of the department.

About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and parts of Powys and Worcestershire. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

Job responsibilities

• To assess and review patients and perform procedures as required
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
• To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trusts electronic discharge summary system.
• To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.

Education and Training

• To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
• To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, core trainees, SpRs, StRs and other staff as appropriate

Clinical Governance

• To undertake all work in accordance with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procedures and operating policies
• To adhere to the Trusts Adverse Clinical Incident Policy

Teamwork

• To work within the framework of team decisions.
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider hospital and health community
• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Accountability

• The post holder will be immediately accountable to the Specialty Director for Respiratory and Cardiology. Further line management is provided by the Chief of Service for medicine and subsequently the Medical Director.
• The post-holder has a general duty of care for his or her own health, safety and well being and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital. This statutory duty is in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with the post.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration and a licence to practise
• MBBS or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for General or Respiratory Medicine via CCT or CESR (CP) (proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview)
• CESR or European Community Rights

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Respiratory and G(I)M experience through most or all of training.

Desirable

• Demonstrated additional experience and interest in thoracic malignancy, interstitial lung disease or ventilation

Management and Administrative Skills
Essential

• Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
• Ability to manage and lead a clinical team

Desirable

• IT skills including database management and word processing skills
• Attendance on a management course

Training Experience
Essential

• Evidence of ability to teach clinical and generic skills
• Evidence of ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems

Desirable

• Training in teaching skills
• Certificate of education
• Evidence of involvement in undergraduate education
• Evidence of experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Evidence of ability to supervise postgraduate research

Research Experience
Essential

• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems
• Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Evidence of effective team working
• Conscientiousness and empathetic
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
• Use non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs of financial status
• Flexible and resilient
• Initiative, drive and enthusiasm
• Committed to lifelong learning
• Able to meet travel commitments of the post

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Respiratory Consultant
Adam Usher
Adam.Usher@nhs.net
03004224346