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Apply for a Full Time Specialty Doctor in Perinatal Psychiatry job within established NHS team working in a community perinatal setting. This is a great opportunity for an experienced perinatal psychiatrist who is looking for a job within a service where they can establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their career towards being a consultant.
Section 12, AC and CESR will be supported.
This is also a very exciting time to be joining the trust following a recent achievement of outstanding with their CQC rating and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
Over the years the quality of the mental health services and the achievements of the staff have been recognised nationally including the “Mental Health Trust of The Year Award” for 2020 at the Health Service Journal Awards.
In a recent NHS Staff Survey the trust achieved the best score for safety culture amongst mental health and learning disabilities trusts throughout the country. The staff have also said that they would recommend the trust as a place to work and as a place for their friends and family to receive care. They are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.
WHAT IS THE PERINATAL DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The Community Perinatal Team (CPT) is a new service that has been funded by NHS England through the Perinatal Community Services Development Fund.
The CPT is about to expand further in line the NHSE Long Term Plan, creating several new posts including funding for this post.
The community perinatal mental health team provides assessment, treatment and management of moderate – severe perinatal mental health disorders and high risk service users who have a GP in the region, during the perinatal period (antenatal and for up to 12 months postnatally – due to expand to 24 months under new service expansion)
The Community Perinatal Team works closely with the regional Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) which is a newly refurbished 7 bedded (with 7 cots) facility. The unit is currently commissioned for an average occupancy of 5.7 women and their babies. Mothers can be considered for admission from 32 weeks pregnancy through to 1 year postpartum. The site is an accredited MBU with the Perinatal Quality Network (PQN) which sets national standards for inpatient mother and baby units. It is anticipated that the Community Perinatal Team will shortly begin the accreditation process the PQN, having already become a member of the Network and had successful peer reviews in 2017 2018 and 2019.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?The region represents one of the finest areas in the UK in which to live.
The Trust covers a mixed rural and urban area, including large and smaller towns. The area has excellent connections to London and the rest of the country. There are three major roads going North-South (the M1, the A1 and the A10). In addition the M25 passes through. Train services are also excellent with the journey time to London from some towns is less than 20 - 30 minutes.
Education is of a high standard. Currently more than 160,000 children are educated in the county’s network of 566 schools made up of 17 nursery schools, 426 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 78 secondary schools, 27 Special Schools and 8 Education Support Centres. Exam results and SATs continue to be above the national average and the ration of pupils to teachers is among the best in the shire counties. There is also a wide range of public/private schools to choose from.
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
The combination of clinical practice and first-class academic connections means that medical professionals have a wide range of opportunities to develop their careers and achieve their aspirations. You will have access to leadership, teaching, educational and research opportunities for Continued Professional Develop (CPD).
As a new member of the team you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Specialty Doctors and Consultants.
In addition to the generous pension and annual leave that comes with NHS employment, the trust offers additional benefits to our staff including a salary sacrifice scheme enabling staff to drive a brand new car or purchase a new bike as well as an HMRC scheme enabling savings on registered childcare costs.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:
- Experience in Perinatal Psychiatry
- MRCPsych
- Experience in Perinatal Psychiatry
- Experience in Perinatal Psychiatry
Apply for a Full Time Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Speciality Doctor to join an established NHS team working in a generic community CAMHS setting. This is a great opportunity for experienced child & adolescent psychiatrist who is looking for a job within a service where they can establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their career towards being a consultant. CESR is supported.
This is also a very exciting time to be joining the trust following a recent achievement of outstanding with their CQC rating and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
Over the years the quality of the mental health services and the achievements of the staff have been recognised nationally including the “Mental Health Trust of The Year Award” for 2020 at the Health Service Journal Awards.
In a recent NHS Staff Survey the trust achieved the best score for safety culture amongst mental health and learning disabilities trusts throughout the country. The staff have also said that they would recommend the trust as a place to work and as a place for their friends and family to receive care. They are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.
WHAT IS THE CAMHS DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The clinics accept referrals from a number of sources including General Practitioners, Social Workers, Health Visitors and Consultant Paediatricians. Referrals are processed through SPA (the Single Point of Access). The teams are multi-disciplinary including Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Child Psychotherapists, Systemic Therapists and Social Workers. These teams work on an outpatient model and currently receive approximately 65 referrals per month.
The Trust covers a mixed rural and urban area, including large and smaller towns. The area has excellent connections to London and the rest of the country. There are three major roads going North-South (the M1, the A1 and the A10). In addition the M25 passes through. Train services are also excellent with the journey time to London from some towns is less than 20 - 30 minutes.
Education is of a high standard. Currently more than 160,000 children are educated in the county’s network of 566 schools made up of 17 nursery schools, 426 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 78 secondary schools, 27 Special Schools and 8 Education Support Centres. Exam results and SATs continue to be above the national average and the ration of pupils to teachers is among the best in the shire counties. There is also a wide range of public/private schools to choose from.
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
The combination of clinical practice and first-class academic connections means that medical professionals have a wide range of opportunities to develop their careers and achieve their aspirations. You will have access to leadership, teaching, educational and research opportunities for Continued Professional Develop (CPD).
If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants.
In addition to the generous pension and annual leave that comes with NHS employment, the trust offers additional benefits to our staff including a salary sacrifice scheme enabling staff to drive a brand new car or purchase a new bike as well as an HMRC scheme enabling savings on registered childcare costs.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:
- Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- MRCPsych
- Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
We are seeking General Adult Psychiatrists to join one of the top performing NHS Mental Health Trusts in the UK. This is a great opportunity for experience General Adult Psychiatrists who want to establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their consultant career. The post is suitable for candidates holding specialisation in the EEA, or for experienced IMGs looking to complete CESR. This is a very exciting time to be join the trust following a recent achievement of outstanding with their CQC rating and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
Over the years the quality of the mental health services and the achievements of the staff have been recognised nationally including the “Mental Health Trust of The Year Award” for 2020 at the Health Service Journal Awards.
In a recent NHS Staff Survey the trust achieved the best score for safety culture amongst mental health and learning disabilities trusts throughout the country. The staff have also said that they would recommend the trust as a place to work and as a place for their friends and family to receive care. They are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.
WHAT IS THE GENERAL ADULT PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The post is based with the Community Mental Health Service. This involves providing clinical leadership, offering diagnostic assessments and treatment to service users with severe, complex, and high risk psychiatric conditions.
Adult Community Mental Health Teams operate from two clinical team bases. Both teams provide a range of community based services, including outpatient clinics based on recovery care pathways. The teams provide assessment and treatment to people with complex or severe mental health conditions in HONOS clusters of care 5-17. This includes service users formerly supported by the Assertive Outreach Team and the Community Personality Disorder Services, and those with a diagnosis of ADHD. The Wellbeing team provides assessment and psychological treatment to people with common mental health conditions in HONOS clusters of care 1-4. The wellbeing team is based in Primary Care and requires psychiatric input from the post holder according to the catchment area of the GP practice.
Adult community teams currently support approximately 1500 patients, approximately 400 of whom are subject to CPA. The service receives approximately 16 referrals every week. The post-holder carries in the caseload 4 patients on CTO and 2 on conditional discharge currently. The overall caseload for the post is about 330 service users as a responsible clinician considering clients with a care coordinator; patients under the care of trainees or the specialty doctor and under his/her direct care. The service users followed up in the outpatient clinic are on standard level of care. They attend a weekly multidisciplinary meeting where they can communicate about clinical and administrative matters.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of people of working age from his/her catchment area who are referred or otherwise present to secondary care mental health services. Initial triage by the Single Point of Access (SPA) determines whether the service user meets the criteria for a secondary care assessment.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?Whether you want to live in London and commute, live in the country or small towns, working in this trust has something to offer. The Trust covers a mixed rural and urban area, including large and smaller towns. The area has excellent connections to London and the rest of the country. A large number of psychiatrists working in the trust choose to commute from London, some locations can be reached from London in 17 – 30 minutes depending on the locality. By car from several parts of North London the commute is under 30 mins.
The trust is a situated in beautiful county with picturesque, rural villages and a number of lovely, vibrant towns and garden cities. Ranked in 2016, by uSwitch Better Family Life Index, as the best place to raise a family, The region scored highly on top exam results, good pay prospects, high employment rates, fast broadband and better weather than other towns in the Index! It is also well known for its excellent schools, stunning countryside and fantastic local facilities which provide plenty of opportunities to relax and enjoy yourself away from work.
There are three major roads going North-South (the M1, the A1 and the A10). In addition the M25 passes through. Train services are also excellent with the journey time to London from some towns is less than 20 - 30 minutes. Education is of a high standard. Currently more than 160,000 children are educated in the county’s network of 566 schools made up of 17 nursery schools, 426 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 78 secondary schools, 27 Special Schools and 8 Education Support Centres. Exam results and SATs continue to be above the national average and the ration of pupils to teachers is among the best in the shire counties. There is also a wide range of public/private schools to choose from.
The combination of clinical practice and first-class academic connections means that medical professionals have a wide range of opportunities to develop their careers and achieve their aspirations. You will have access to leadership, teaching, educational and research opportunities for Continued Professional Develop (CPD).
If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants.
In addition to the generous pension and annual leave that comes with NHS employment, the trust offers additional benefits to our staff including a salary sacrifice scheme enabling staff to drive a brand new car or purchase a new bike as well as an HMRC scheme enabling savings on registered childcare costs.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:
- Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
- Board Certified Specialisation in Psychiatry
- MRCPsych
- Consultant experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
- Experience of working in General Adult Psychiatry
- Within 6 - 12 months of completing CCT
An opportunity to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking respiratory department. This is a full-time post in Respiratory / General Medicine supportive of CESR. The trust is based in South Central England and the department provides the full range of Respiratory services within an established team. The Trust is looking to expand the outpatient services to reduce waiting time and develop services and the new appointee is expected to contribute to its development. He/she will be required to attend the weekly Lung Cancer and COPD MDT and participate in the acute on call rota. There is continuous responsibility for teaching, training and supervision of junior medical staff and Cambridge medical students.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST?The Hospital currently provides services for a population of around 270,000, of which 119,600 live in the main county town. The region is primarily agricultural, with numerous pleasant villages within easy commuting distance of the hospital. In recent years most of the expansion in population has been in the M1 / A1 corridor and significant further growth is planned in the surrounding areas. It is anticipated that by 2021 there will be a further 50-55,000 people living in the town area.
The town is a thriving market town, which provides easy access to London (55 miles), the East Midlands, the North of England and beyond through its rail and road links.
WHAT IS THE RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?The Lung cancer service is supported by 2 specialist nurses and an admin staff. There is a fully equipped lung function lab, supported by a lung function technician. There is also a screening service for patients with sleep apnoea syndrome. A weekly Radiology and lung cancer MDT meeting is held at Bedford. There are very close links with the regional cardiothoracic centre at UCLH London and Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire and two thoracic surgeons attend the weekly MDT. The department has been commissioned to deliver the Integrated COPD service and runs an ARAS (acute respiratory assessment service), ESD (early supported discharge), nurse led outpatient and oxygen clinics, physiotherapy and pulmonary Rehab clinics and a clinical psychology clinic.
Currently they are performing about 280 bronchoscopies a year which is carried out in the Endoscopy Unit as a day case/ward inpatient. There is currently one dedicated EBUS list in the Endoscopy dept. and this is likely to increase to twice weekly. They perform approximately 130 EBUS’s a year. There is a Day Assessment Unit for doing pleural procedures and CT guided lung biopsies. Pleural procedures including indwelling pleural catheters are done under ultrasound guidance. Non-invasive ventilation is provided on the respiratory ward. The Respiratory ward also offers a step down service for patients from ICU.
The Department is also working towards developing new services including treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome and Medical Thoracoscopy. Being an associate teaching Hospital of the University of Cambridge Clinical School, the department has attachments of both stage 1 and 3 medical students. The department also has close links with University College Hospital, London and 2 Respiratory consultants have honorary contracts with UCLH.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE REGION?
The town has a varied selection of accommodation for rent or purchase, both in rural and urban surroundings. Education is a prominent feature in the area. Local Trust schools provide first-class independent education for some 4,000 girls and boys supported by preparatory schools and other independent schools that cater for all ranges of ability. There is also a wide selection of state schools available. The University has a campus in the town; and the College also offers a comprehensive range of courses in Applied Sciences, Health, Education, Business and The Arts. The hospital is situated within walking distance of the town centre.
The town and several villages to the north are situated on a famous River , which is a very attractive feature of the area. The town has two good parks within walking distance of the town centre. A nearby Country Park is within walking distance, offering water sports, nature trails, a visitor centre and marina. The river is an important feature and provides a focus for a very strong rowing community and River Festival held every two years, a large free outdoor event.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
UK based applicants:
- Consultant experience in respiratory medicine
- Or within 6 months of completing CESR
EEA based applicants:
- Consultant experience in respiratory medicine
- Hold specialisation in respiratory medicine
Non EEA based applicants:
- MRCP
- Consultant experience in respiratory medicine
We are seeking a Full Time CAMHS Consultant to join an established team working in a generic community CAMHS setting. This is a great opportunity for experience child & adolescent psychiatrists who want to establish themselves in the NHS, and grow their consultant career. This is also a very exciting time to be join the trust following a recent achievement of outstanding with their CQC rating and being one of just five mental health and learning disabilities NHS trusts in England to hold an outstanding rating.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
Over the years the quality of the mental health services and the achievements of the staff have been recognised nationally including the “Mental Health Trust of The Year Award” for 2020 at the Health Service Journal Awards.
In a recent NHS Staff Survey the trust achieved the best score for safety culture amongst mental health and learning disabilities trusts throughout the country. The staff have also said that they would recommend the trust as a place to work and as a place for their friends and family to receive care. They are driven by our values. If you believe in Respect, Kindness and a Positive outlook then you'll be right at home.
WHAT IS THE CAMHS DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The clinics accept referrals from a number of sources including General Practitioners, Social Workers, Health Visitors and Consultant Paediatricians. Referrals are processed through SPA (the Single Point of Access). The teams are multi-disciplinary including Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses, Child Psychotherapists, Systemic Therapists and Social Workers. These teams work on an outpatient model and currently receive approximately 65 referrals per month.
The Trust covers a mixed rural and urban area, including large and smaller towns. The area has excellent connections to London and the rest of the country. There are three major roads going North-South (the M1, the A1 and the A10). In addition the M25 passes through. Train services are also excellent with the journey time to London from some towns is less than 20 - 30 minutes. Education is of a high standard. Currently more than 160,000 children are educated in the county’s network of 566 schools made up of 17 nursery schools, 426 primary schools, 9 middle schools, 78 secondary schools, 27 Special Schools and 8 Education Support Centres. Exam results and SATs continue to be above the national average and the ration of pupils to teachers is among the best in the shire counties. There is also a wide range of public/private schools to choose from.
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
The combination of clinical practice and first-class academic connections means that medical professionals have a wide range of opportunities to develop their careers and achieve their aspirations. You will have access to leadership, teaching, educational and research opportunities for Continued Professional Develop (CPD).
If you are a new consultant you will receive mentoring and support from medical leads as well as access to a large peer group of enthusiastic and high-caliber Consultants.
In addition to the generous pension and annual leave that comes with NHS employment, the trust offers additional benefits to our staff including a salary sacrifice scheme enabling staff to drive a brand new car or purchase a new bike as well as an HMRC scheme enabling savings on registered childcare costs.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
EEA Candidates:
- Experience of working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Board Certified Specialisation in Psychiatry
- MRCPsych
- Consultant experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Experience of working in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Within 6 - 12 months of completing CCT
Medical & Clinical Oncology consultants looking to start or continue their careers in the NHS are invited to join excellent, large specialised hospital Trust on the South Coast of England. CESR candidates either completed or in process are invited to apply whilst candidates on the specialist will be warmly received of course. The Specialist Oncology Centre is based onsite and provides Cancer services to the local population in addition to parts of Sussex (Chichester) and the Isle of Wight. It is a friendly and integrated Centre, with enhanced treatment and facilities, nursing and pharmacy roles and encourages research and innovation.
They are looking to appoint both a clinical and medical oncologist and they can offer either permanent consultant roles or locum consultant roles with support for CESR depending on whether you are recognised as a specialist in the UK already. Additionally, these roles can cater for your cancer site interests amongst their most needed areas that include breast, brain tumour, colon, lung, head and neck and CNS.
The area combines the advantages of city life with rural villages and seaside towns, whilst the city centre itself is a thriving naval city, steeped in history, on the beautiful South Coast. It is ninety minutes from central London and has good transport links by ferry and airplane into Europe. Water sports facilities are excellent with access to the channel and sandy beaches are within easy reach. Inland is the spectacular and relatively unspoilt countryside of rural Hampshire, and the South Downs National Park.
Job requirements:
FRCR or equivalent for clinical oncologists
MRCP or equivalent for medical oncologists
CCT or Specialist Registration eligibility
IELTS/ OET
Extensive experience as an oncologist with interests in either of CNS, breast, brain tumour, colorectal, lung, head & neck and CNS.
Length of contract:
Either permanent or 24-month fixed term (subject to be renewed)
Benefits:
Queen Alexandra is a great hospital to work in, below are some of several key benefits to working at QEH Porstmouth and their Oncology Centre.
- Attractive salary and relocation package
- Training and development opportunities within your areas of preference
- Th centre acts as one the major cancer hubs on the South Coast of England and has established, high performing services
- CESR support for those eligible and requiring it
- Tier 2 Health and Care Visa (sponsorship for the whole family)
- Guidance regarding the CV and full interview preparation
- Assistance regarding the GMC registration, visa, accommodation and transportation by an experienced onboarding specialist
- Complete IMG Relocation service from start to finish of process
- New service for SABR for primary lung cancer and oligometastatic disease will be up and running in the early part of 2021.
- established brachytherapy program for both prostate cancer and gynaecological treatments, and laparoscopic and robotic surgery programmes are well developed. Both urology and gynaecology teams are a research active with a broad portfolio of clinical studies and strong track record of recruitment to clinical trials
Any Oncology Specialists with interest in breast, brain tumour, colon, lung, head and neck and CNS cancers are strongly invited to apply. CESR will be supported where needed and the trust will nurture your career and professional development goals.
An excellent opportunity for accredited histopathologist to join one of the UK's leading hospitals and pathology training hubs in the UK. International candidates are invited to apply ideally eligible for specialist registration whilst experience pathologists from US / Canada and Australia can be considered for locum consultant roles if holding the appropriate experience.
Job requirements:
- FRCPath in Histopathology (if non-EEA)
- CCT in Histopathology or EEA-recognised equivalent
- IELTS / OET or excellent standards of English for exemption
- A minimum of 3 years consultant experience required
- Experience in Lung, Gynae and Head & Neck desirable
Length of contract:
Substantive appointment (permanent contract)
For particularly well experience not eligible for permanent roles a fixed-term contract can be considered
Benefits:
- Attractive salary and relocation package
- Opportunity to work for one of the highest regarded hospitals in the UK
- An excellent pathology department with some world renowned consultants
- Slides are allocated using a workload management system (SAINTS), developed in-house and based on the RCPath points system
- Excellent accommodation and modern laboratory facilities.
- A well-established training centre for histopathologists and incorporates one of the original “SHO Schools”.
- Electron microscopy services and digital imaging are delivered through our Biomedical Imaging Unit.
- A modern mortuary that includes dedicated suites for high-risk and Paediatric / Perinatal cases. The department is UKAS ISO15189 accredited.
- Training and development opportunities in leadership and subspecialties
- CESR support for those requiring it
- Tier 2 Health and Care Visa (sponsorship for the whole family)
- IMG guidance regarding the CV and full interview preparation
- Assistance regarding the GMC registration, visa, accommodation and transportation by an experienced onboarding specialist
- Complete IMG Relocation service from start to finish of process
We are looking for an experienced Consultant Histopathologists for a large University Hospital in South East England.
Job requirements:
- Specialist Registration via CCT, CESR or equivalent
- Extensive experience in histopathology
- Interest in general histopathology and breast
Length of contract:
Substantive or Permanent Contract only. Experienced consultants who can apply for CESR within 6 months can be considered.
Benefits:
- Attractive salary and relocation package
- Training and development opportunities in leadership and consultant mentor programmes.
- Tier 2 Health and Care Visa (sponsorship for the whole family)
- IMG Connect guidance and consultation regarding your CV and interview preparation
- Assistance regarding the GMC registration, visa, accommodation and transportation by an experienced onboarding specialist
- Complete IMG Relocation service from start to finish of process
Consultant
Specialty & Special Interests:
General Histopathology
NHS Teaching Hospital are recruiting for an experienced clinical oncologist on the South of England.
Job requirements:
Specialist Registration or FRCR
IELTS / OET
Extensive experience as a consultant oncologist
Developed special interest in colorectal & urological cancers
Length of contract:
Permanent
Can be offered fixed term (subject to be renewed)
Benefits:
- Attractive salary and relocation package
- Training and development opportunities
- CESR support for those eligible
- Tier 2 Health and Care Visa (sponsorship for the whole family)
- Guidance regarding the CV and full interview preparation
- Assistance regarding the GMC registration, visa, accommodation and transportation by an experienced onboarding specialist
- Complete IMG Relocation service from start to finish of process
Grade:
Consultant or Locum Consultant
Specialty:
Clinical Oncology
An exciting opportunity for experienced pulmonologists, including candidates interested in completing CESR, to join a friendly and dynamic team within the Respiratory department at a large district general hospital in the South East of England. This well funded, and high performing trust will appoint as either consultant, associate specialist or speciality doctor - with each post supporting CESR applications for international candidates.
Applications are welcome from UK and international respiratory medicine specialists.
WHAT IS THE NHS TRUST LIKE?
They are an ambitious NHS trust committed to removing unnecessary stress and frustration for doctors and their patients, providing you with more time to care and make the most of your skills. If you are ambitious to complete CESR, or grow your consultant career, then you will be very well matched to this trust.
You can find the CQC report here.
WHAT IS THE RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT & TEAM LIKE?
The service are looking for individuals able to run subspecialty respiratory medicine for a population of over 800,000. They wish to develop existing specialist sleep and NIV services and create specialty services in lung cancer and intervention, Bronchiectasis, lung infection, and asthma. Individuals with an interest in any of these sub-speciality areas would be considered.
Both of the NHS trust Hospitals have well established and progressive units providing a wide range of respiratory services to the local population. They pride themselves on their reputation for being a cohesive, supportive and friendly departments. The trust is developing a model of partnership bringing exciting new service development opportunities. To complement the established services they are looking to develop specialist respiratory services to serve the combined catchment areas of both trusts of over 800,000. Growing the department, the service are appointing x2 Consultants, one as a replacement post and one new post to expand our compliment to 6 full time Consultants. They aim to make further appointments in due course with the aim of working towards a 7 day service.
They have recently expanded their provision of undergraduate medical education on both sites and there are opportunities for appointees to be formally involved in their education programme. We would welcome applications from those with an interest in medical education. The Respiratory Consultants do not participate in the acute medical take rota, although any appointee may be able to join the rota if they wish.
You will have regular outpatient responsibilities (2 per week), a specialist service session or teaching, share of the 2 bronchoscopy/EBUS lists each week, partake in the department internal rotation covering respiratory inpatients and providing specialist ward referrals. Along with departmental colleagues, you will provide a specialist on call phone advice service for our ward based NIV unit. The trust has invested in a brand new high dependency respiratory unit with 8 negative pressure rooms. There is capacity to provide CPAP or NIV via 8 new V60 Philips ventilators. They have access to 4 Optiflow devices for high flow nasal oxygen. Each side room is equipment with a Fukuda DS monitor to ICU standard. A procedure room is being created on the new high dependency ward. The trust is currently building a new ambulatory care unit which our department will have access to. The trust is planning to increase ambulatory and interventional services, and would support service development in these areas. They currently have access at Ipswich to Bronchoscopy, Linear EBUS and a full pleural service. They are looking to develop physician led cancer diagnostics with ultrasound guided biopsy and radial EBUS.
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN THE TOWN?
WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU?
Sub-specialist interest is encouraged, as mentioned above, and specialist clinics can be developed as part of your role.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE?
UK based applicants:
- Respiratory experience is essential
- Within 6 months of completing CESR
- Respiratory experience is essential
- Respiratory experience is essential
- MRCP
- OET/IELTS
Opportunities available for senior physicians with experience in geriatrics, elderly care and / or frailty - either UK based experienced or overseas.
The department will be fully supportive of consultants that wish to pursue the CESR route to specialist registration, dependent on experience in the field.
If successful you will join a friendly team of 12 Consultant Geriatricians providing Acute Frailty & General Medicine expertise; as well as supporting a dedicated Frailty ward which prides itself on providing high quality care for patients, relatives and carers, front door ED assessment for frailty and AMU support for frailty.
There is a potential for joining a 1 in 12 Acute Frailty on call rota (selected take for Frailty only).
Recent developments in services offered by the Elderly Care Department have included:
- successful 7 day Acute Frailty Pathway
- a brand new 23 bedded Acute Frailty Unit fully staffed by a Multidisciplinary Team.
- developing hot clinics / Ambulatory Care for frail individuals.
The post holder will join a Frailty team offering acute medical services to a catchment population of approximately 400,000.
The position is for 10 PAs with responsibility for:
- inpatient workload
- developing and contributing to sub-speciality clinics / pathways
- contributing to running and the development of Frailty Hubs in the community
- potential out of hours / weekend Acute Frailty On-Call cover (this can be discussed prior to or after joining)
The department is a well equipped unit with excellent professional and academic facilities.
There are some outstanding schools within the area, two major London airports within reach and London is available within less of an hour on the train with excellent shopping and cultural facilities locally too.
Requirements for this position are the following;
- MRCP UK
- SCE Geriatrics or Acute desirable
- Significant experience in GIM and Elderly Care
Additionally a commitment to education and training or other evidence of academic achievement will be an advantage, whilst the trust is willing to be flexible and cater for requested for full times hours over less than five days.
Senior candidates wishing to attain CESR for Specialist Registration in Geriatrics Medicine will be fully supported by the trust.