Consultant Respiratory Physician
Job Description
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant Respiratory Physician at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post is offered at 6PAs.
We are keen to appointenthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated consultants to our forward-thinking team that prides itselfon providing high quality respiratory care across a comprehensive range of respiratory services.
The Trust is one of a small number of hospitals nationally confirmed to be in an early phase of the national New Hospital Build Programme. This will result in the acute hospital on the Leighton site being completely rebuilt and operational by 2031, providing fantastic opportunities for development and transformation of elective and acute surgical services at MCHFT.
The successful applicant must have full registration with the GMC and continue to hold aLicence to Practise. The applicant must also be on the Specialist Register or be within sixmonths of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training in Respiratoty Medicine.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the post holder will contribute to the leadership, delivery, and developmentof our future Respiratory services at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust (MCHFT) aswell as the exciting New Hospital Program that is in development at the current LeightonHospital site.There is an opportunity to develop, progress and deliver sub-specialty services for RespiratoryMedicine in all these areas:
o Respiratory Physician specialising in Pulmonary Oncologyo Interstitial Lung Diseaseo Sleep and Ventilationo Tuberculosis and Complex infectionso Severe Asthma and Airways Disease
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
A wide range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust became a strategic partner in Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership, caring for a population of over 2.7million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign.Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been included in the Government's 'New Hospital Programme' to replace the current estate and enable the transformation of healthcare for our community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Job responsibilities
The post is offered at 6 PA.The post holder will be expected to undertake 4.5 programmed activities (PAs) of Direct ClinicalCare and 1.5 programmed activities (PAs) of Supporting Professional Activity per week.
Further details regrading the role can be found in the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
- MB ChB/MBBS or equivalent
Desirable
- Other postgraduate qualification e.g. MD, PhD
Experince
Essential
- Extensive experience in Acute / Respiratory Medicine including bronchoscopy and the ability to undertake endobronchial biopsies
Desirable
- Trained in EBUS
- Trained in thoracic ultrasound to level 2 standard
- Experience of running a respiratory sleep service
Ability
Essential
- Recognised ability to work within, and provide leadership to, the multidisciplinary team
- Effective communicator
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility of approach
- Commitment to clinical risk management and implementation of clinical governance
- Effective team leader
Audit & Research
Essential
- Relevant experience in clinical audit
- Relevant experience in research and evidence of publications
- Ability to develop evidence-based practice
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Clinical Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
- Experience and interest in teaching both junior medical and non-medical staff
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development and lifelong learning
- Commitment to teaching
- Membership of Society of Acute Medicine
Desirable
- Evidence to allow accreditation as a Consultant Educational Supervisor for trainee doctors with the GMC
- Recognised teaching skills course Special interest in role development and staff training
- Membership of relevant medical associations/learned societies
- Post Graduate Certificate of education
Other
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff at all levels of the organisation
- Full driving licence
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
L7 Respiratory Medical Staff 11006
Middlewich Road
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
