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Specialty Doctor - Respiratory Medicine

£40,000 - £75,000
 

Job Description

We are recruiting for an experienced and motivated Specialty Doctor in Respiratory Medicine to join a friendly and enthusiastic team in the North West of England. 

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are interested in securing CESR within 1 - 2 years. 

The post involves out-patient and in-patient duties for respiratory, and there is a regular commitment to in-reach into the medical admissions unit, however there is no commitment to on-call for general medicine.


CESR: 

International candidates are welcome and CESR will be supported. Direct input will be provided on a regular basis from the Clinical Director, with opportunity for shadowing, lists and portfolio building built into the job plan.

The team has recent experience of supporting IMGs with the CESR process, benefiting any newly appointed candidate. 

Career opportunity: 

The posts represent a fantastic career opportunity for clinicians with drive and commitment to completing CESR and securing a permanent consultant post. The opportunity to work closely with an experienced consultant and management structure is excellent.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop any particular interest she or he has and a timetable will be agreed in advance, to reflect the particular interests of the applicant, the specialist interests of the existing Consultants, and the needs of the Trust.

There is considerable opportunity for an appointee to develop sub-specialist services

The department: 

The department offers modern and well-resourced inpatient facilities providing acute hospital medical services to a population of approximately 200,000.

The service has undergone significant modernisation in the last few years.

Flexible commitments: 

The remainder of the appointee’s professional time will be deployed flexibly on other clinical duties, administration, teaching, research, clinical audit and continuing medical education. The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Package:

The trust will offer an attractive relocation package, a flexible job plan and a generous SPA allowance as part of the job plan for the right candidate.

Local area:

This is an opportunity to develop your career in supportive and friendly town in the North West of England, set in fantastic scenery. The local are is also surrounded by beautiful countryside, with national parks on your doorstep. 

Cost of living in this area is excellent, making this a brilliant location to settle & buy property. The area provides excellent educational, cultural and sporting facilities, making this a fantastic location for families.

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    Career opportunity: 

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    The department offers modern and well-resourced inpatient facilities on dedicated wards. This includes NIV, High Flow Nasal Oxygen, Step down ventilatory care and pleural ultrasound.

    Outpatient services include bronchoscopy lists across all sites with EBUS provision. They offer comprehensive pulmonary function facilitates across the trust including sleep services and bronchial provocation testing. The lung function labs have recently been upgraded to state of the art equipment including a brand new cardiopulmonary exercise machine with excellent exercise physiology research links at Lancaster University.

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    Package:

    The trust will offer an attractive relocation package, a flexible job plan and a generous SPA allowance as part of the job plan for the right candidate.

    Local area:

    This is an opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic and forward thinking department set in a vibrant university city. The local are is also surrounded by beautiful countryside, with national parks a short train or car journey away. The coast is a matter of minutes drive. 
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    • Experience of working in Acute & General internal Medicine
    • Board Certified Specialist in Acute & General internal Medicine

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    • MRCP UK
    • Experience of working in Acute & General internal Medicine

    UK based applicants

    • Experience of working in Acute & General internal Medicine
    • Within 6 - 12 months of completing CCT
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    WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE? 

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    The ward currently has 27 beds on one of their sites, including four negative pressure side rooms, and provides acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV). There are also 14 beds on another site. The in-patient work also involves reviewing ward referrals. The respiratory firm receives a large number of ward referrals (20-25 per week) from other medical teams. The TB caseload is 100 notifications per year. The TB team is well staffed by 4 WTE nurses & 0.6 WTE case worker to provide latent TB screening, screening for immunosuppressive therapies, direct-observed therapy, community outreach as well as inpatient support.

    The post holder is expected to lead the development of an outpatient sleep and ventilation service. The post holder is expected to provide General Internal Medicine and specialist respiratory and TB medicine service; this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department and the patient flow across the Directorate.

    WHAT IS THE AREA LIKE?

    Living in the area means that you will never be short of something to do! The area is a bustling area and offers a great selection of shops, restaurants, transport links and leisure facilities. The successful candidate can enjoy a jog in the local parks. There are a variety of pubs and clubs located in the town centre. Residents also have access to some excellent outdoors locations.

    The area is a trendy, up-and-coming area on the road to becoming the golden town of London with the government dedicating a £5.7 billion regeneration budget to build new homes, hotels and public spaces including a new Westfield shopping centre. It’s a great place to visit and an even greater place to buy a home. Croydon is also part of London’s premier tram network. A unique way to explore the area as a visitor. Connecting to Wimbledon, Beckenham and Merton, as many as 30 million people use the tram every year.

    WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?

    The NHS Trust is a teaching hospital, and works in partnership with St Georges University of London to provide the highest possible quality of medical education. Involvement in high quality research & development is strongly encouraged at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, as this supports both the delivery of high quality clinical care. The undertaking of research within a job plan should be discussed during appraisal and as part of job planning activities. 

    CUH offers newly appointed Consultants 4 free coaching/mentoring sessions. This is in line with the GMC’s recommendations for Good Medical Practice. The success of coaching and mentoring is aimed at establishing effective relationships with mentors based upon mutual respect, honesty and understanding, combined with structured questioning to enable the mentee to find their own solutions.

    ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
    UK based candidates:

    • Specialist register, or within 6-12 months of completing CESR
    EEA candidates: 
    • Specialisation in Respiratory Medicine
    • Consultant experience
    Non-EEA candidates:
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