Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Birmingham

This is a replacement/reconfiguration substantive post resulting from changes to the organisation of the consultant team to deliver the existing respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, long-term ventilation, sleep problems, difficult asthma, primary ciliary dyskinesia, bronchiectasis and several other conditions.

The post holder will participate in general respiratory and CF service outpatient provision and there is provision to develop a subspecialty interest in LTV and sleep based on the post holder's experience and service needs. There is also scope to support the development of CF service provision with newer expectations and specifications and lung function testing.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward this commitment. Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year.

The post holder will work along with a team of 8 other consultants who provide continuous cover for respiratory and CF patients. Each newly appointed consultant will be expected to participate in a Trust-wide Consultant developmental programme designed to maximise their professional development during their early years as a consultant. This will include areas such as R&D, clinical leadership and management, education and training, and governance.

Direct clinical care (DCC) comprises 7.0 PAs and 2.0 SPAs for Supporting Professional Activities. Additional roles such as educational lead, governance lead, service lead and CF Director come with additional SPAs and are carried out amongst the consultants in a rotational manner and as per interest/departmental need. The DCC is to cover outpatient, inpatient and MDT clinical work and all clinical activities pertaining to the Consultant role.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Essential: Full GMC registration, MRCPCH by examination or equivalent, on the GMC's Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
• Desirable: Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc), Management training.
• Clinical Skills & Nature of Experience
• Essential: Minimum of 2 years specialist training in units approved for training by Respiratory CSAC (RCPCH) or an established consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics elsewhere with equivalent experience. Competent in all aspects of the paediatric respiratory training curriculum for inpatient and outpatient management.
• Desirable: Special experience in long-term ventilation, difficult asthma and sleep.
• Academic Achievements
• Essential: Good knowledge and skills in clinical governance, patient safety and child protection procedures.
• Desirable: Influenced guideline or protocol development and effected change in practice.
• Management
• Essential: Experience of management and leadership, evidence of development of innovative approaches to healthcare delivery.
• Desirable: Attendance at recognised management course.
• Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes
• Essential: Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English, capacity to gain confidence and trust from others, excellent communication skills.
• Desirable: Innovation and an excellent ability to respond to and cope with change.
• Teaching
• Essential: Commitment to teaching and training.
• Desirable: Experience in teaching and training.
• Professional Development
• Essential: Commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
• Other
• Essential: Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements.

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 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.