Respiratory Consultant

Respiratory Consultant

Job description

Job overview

You will be part of a six Consultant Respiratory Medicine team with an interest in Acute Care, Interventional Respiratory Medicine and Medical Education.

You will be responsible for inpatient and outpatient care of Respiratory and General Medical patients. You will have responsibility for a quarter of the Respiratory bed base of 58 beds across two wards with 8 non-HDU NIV beds and will cross cover your colleagues as and when required.

Non-elective activity including clinics will be shared within the six Consultant team, one senior associate specialist and two Senior Specialty Doctors.

You will be part of the general Medical on call at 1 in 24 frequency.





The wider Respiratory team is supported by a team of 12 juniors, 8 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Physiotherapist, and 5 respiratory Physiologists.

There is a dedicated visiting Thoracic Surgeon from Harefied Hospital, Oncology and Palliative Care support based locally and excellent links for tertiary care with the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals as well as Oxford University Hospitals.

You will have the opportunity to develop an interest in lung cancer, thoracoscopy, endo-bronchial ultrasound, as well as introduce new interventional procedures with the long plan of introducing navigational bronchoscopy.

We have a mature sleep service and also initiate domiciliary non-invasive ventilation with support from the home ventilation team in Oxford and the Royal Brompton.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will :

- Support with service developments and improvements to allow the service to continue to grow and meet the needs of the growing local population.






- Support and ensure Governance within the service to ensure patient safety is maintained and incidents are raised early and investigated properly.
- Build strong working relationships with fellow consultants, operations managers, patient pathway coordinators and other teams across the Trust.
- Uphold the MKUH values; Care, Communicate, Collaborate and Contribute.
- Maintain a high standard of work and look to continuously improve their practice to ensure patient safety and experience.

The post holder must :

- Be on the specialist register for Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine; eligible for entry on the register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the time of the interview.
- Minimum 7 years post graduate experience including higher medical training 4 years as specialist / specialty registrar.






- Competent and certified in thoracic ultrasound, competent in pleural procedures ( thoracoscopy competence will be an advantage)
- Competent in performing bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound sampling
- Any additional interventional skills will be considered as highly desirable
- Experience of research is desirable and the willingness to participate in research activity

Working for our organisation

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.

At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including :

- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership






- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital;

we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities :

- Provide outpatient clinics
- Provide ward cover for the Respiratory Wards
- Provide cover and support the On Call rota
- Provide Bronchoscopy and / or EBUS lists in the Endoscopy Department






- Participate in MDTs
- Support Training and Education
- All medical staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate hospital health and safety policies.
- The post holder is expected to undergo an annual appraisal as a contractual obligation.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Person specification

Qualifications / Registration

Essential criteria

- Medical degree MRCP(UK) diploma or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and Specialist Registration

Desirable criteria

Accreditation in General (internal) Medicine and Respiratory Care

Experience / Training

Essential criteria

Minimum of 7 years postgraduate experience,





including higher medical training 5 years as a specialist registrar or senior registrar.

Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential

Skilled in bronchoscopy, EBUS, pleural procedures

Desirable criteria

- Special interest in Medical Education
- Research background

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence based practice

Desirable criteria

- IT skills
- Breadth of experience within and outside specialty

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels

Leadership Skills

Essential criteria

- Ability to motivate and develop junior medical staff
- Demonstrate evidence of effective medical management skills

Desirable criteria







Interest in medical management

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

- Ability to work independently and as part of the Medical Directorate
- Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and the Trust as a whole
- Ability to gain the trust & confidence of colleagues and patients

Desirable criteria

- Ability and desire to take part in Clinical Directorate management
- Ability to teach effectively

Personality

Essential criteria

- Enthusiasm & ability to inspire others
- Innovative

▶️ Respiratory Consultant
🖊️ Milton Keynes University Hospital
📍 Milton Keynes