Job Summary
We are seeking two outstanding clinicians to complement the current respiratory service at QEH UHBFT that comprises 20+ consultant respiratory physicians and consultant clinical scientists across several sub speciality teams and across the city. The service has strong MDT bases that provide regional services in Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Lung Transplantation, Severe Asthma, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, Pleural Diseases and Sleep & ventilation. Teams are supported by Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapy and Psychologists. The Trust provides Lung Cancer Services in conjunction with one of the largest Thoracic Surgery units in the country supported by a team of Lung Cancer nurses and MDT co-ordinators. There are state of the art lung function and sleep services including Polysomnography and well-established Endobronchial Ultrasound and local anaesthetic thoracoscopy services.

Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will be responsible for inpatients on ward 513, 515 and/or 516 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham plus a cohort of General Medical outliers in a Physician of the Week model and including rostered weekend ward rounds. They will also contribute to an out of hours telephone Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) on-call rota. The post holders will provide Respiratory Out-Patient Clinics plus other Direct Clinical Care as detailed in the Outline Job plan at the end of this document.

Please note that due to the changing needs of the service the post holders may be required to adopt a flexible approach together with the other consultant members of the respiratory team.

About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
Demonstration of excellence in patient care.

Leadership of a team of trainee doctors caring for inpatients on respiratory and allocated outlying wards

Taking a significant role in Clinical Governance within the respiratory department.

Deputise for colleagues including covering for absence on leave and short notice cover in exceptional circumstances.

Human Resources
Develop and maintain a positive, focused and patient led team culture.

Manage the performance of staff, through coaching and mentoring to enhance their potential and take action to improve poor performance when necessary.

To have individual annual appraisals against objectives aligned to Job Plan.

Review job descriptions on a regular basis to reflect changes to roles.

Ensure that all staff effectively manage the Trust's HR policies and practices and employment legislation

Interpersonal and Communication Skills
The post holders must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal effectively with a wide range of clinicians, managers and professionals both within and outside the Trust.

The post holders must have well-developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make effective use of presentation aids.

Planning and organising
Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.

Effectively plan, communicate and execute change.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Medical Degree from a recognised University.
• Full GMC registration.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in respiratory and general internal medicine
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of respiratory problems.
• Ability to function as independent operator in pleural procedures
• Ability to function as independent operator in Bronchoscopy/EBUS
• An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.

Desirable

• Specialist interest and substantial training and experience in the management of one of::
• Pulmonary Infection/ Bronchiectasis
• Asthma
• Interstitial Lung
• Disease
• Sleep
• Pleural diseases

Additional Criteria

• Understanding of Training system and active participation in training structures/trainee supervision
• Experience of and willingness to teach medical students
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

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.

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.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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