Consultant post in respiratory medicine at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, covering ward duty, in-reach to the acute assessment unit at Hull Royal Infirmary and support for the asthma and sleep/NIV services. The post also carries a brief to develop the CPET and breathlessness service. Rota is phased: a 1:5 ward rota alongside a shared 1:11 in-reach rota, with a consultant colleague assigned to mentor the appointee. GMC specialist registration is required, or expected within six months.
What the job involves
- Ward duty on the Respiratory Ward, one week (7 days) in five on a 1:5 rota
- Respiratory in-reach to the AAU at Hull Royal Infirmary on a 1:11 rota, with one PA for weekday in-reach
- Supporting the asthma service
- Supporting the sleep and NIV service
- Developing the CPET and breathlessness service
- Seeing new patients in clinic, six per clinic as standard
- Sharing workload with consultant colleagues and an SpR as required
What’s required
Qualifications
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent qualification
- MRCP(Resp) or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- GMC specialist registration, or expected within 6 months
Experience
- Sound clinical opinion across a range of acute medical conditions
- Taking full and independent responsibility for patient care
- Supervising junior medical staff
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Managing and leading medical/surgical teams and the smooth running of a unit
Skills & knowledge
- Organising, prioritising and managing high-intensity workload
- Extrapolating clinical research evidence to individual patient care
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and students
- Excellent manner with patients, sensitive to their needs and fears
- Communicating effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other health professionals, flexing style as appropriate
- Working flexibly in a changing health service
Other
- Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Nice to have
- Postgraduate qualification in education, or significant experience of postgraduate training
- Experience of managing complex asthma
- Developing, presenting and operationalising service development ideas
- Evidence of a practice-changing audit
- Teaching on clinical courses, such as IMPACT, faculty, ALS or ALERT instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
- Communicating effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
What’s offered
- Consideration of time off in lieu, for example for weekend working
- Allocated consultant colleague to mentor and support the appointee on starting
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