Consultant Respiratory Physician post in the Complex Home Ventilation and Specialist Weaning Service, mainly based at Royal Brompton Hospital within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on assessing and managing patients on home ventilation and prolonged mechanical ventilation, plus weaning referrals across inpatient and outreach care. The service supports over 3,000 home-ventilated patients and works with a multidisciplinary team, with research and teaching expected. Applicants need specialist home ventilation and weaning experience and a CCT in respiratory medicine, or one due within six months.
What the job involves
- Specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management of patients needing home ventilation and prolonged mechanical ventilation
- Supporting assessment and management of patients referred for specialist ventilator weaning across inpatient and outreach services
- Working with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and individualised patient care
- Contributing to the development of clinical pathways and improvements in service delivery
- Participating in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development
- Supporting clinical research, including recruitment to clinical trials
- Contributing to medical education, teaching and clinical supervision
- Participating in departmental management, service planning and on-call commitments
- Demonstrating effective clinical leadership and a commitment to high quality patient care
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- CCT in respiratory medicine, or within six months of award or equivalent by interview
Registration & licences
- On the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of eligibility at interview
Experience
- Clinical experience in home ventilation and specialist weaning
- Critical care experience at specialist registrar level or equivalent
- Experience of reviewing and interpreting respiratory sleep studies
Skills & knowledge
- Presentations at national and/or international respiratory congresses
- Undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience
- Experience of clinical audit
Other
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Communicating effectively and working within teams
Nice to have
- BSc or equivalent
- Higher degree such as PhD or MD
- Specialist training at a complex home ventilation service
- Peer-reviewed publications in ventilation, weaning or critical care
- Experience supporting recruitment to clinical trials and/or clinical research
- Evidence of leadership in the development of a clinical service
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
