Consultant in Respiratory Medicine inBury St. Edmunds inBury St. Edmunds PUBLISHED 22 NOV 2024
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West Suffolk Hospital is recruiting for a new Respiratory Consultant to help with the development of the Lung Health Check Programme in West Suffolk.
This is a new post (indicative 8PAs) based at West Suffolk Hospital primarily to deliver the lung health checks that the NHS is rolling out nationally.The appointee will be expected to help provide a clinical service in Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine and will be required to undertake emergency on-call work in accordance with the existing on-call rota. Develop the Lung health checks for the West of Suffolk.
Interviews to be held on Friday the 21st January 2025
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Key tasks will be:
o Provide advice and day to day management of medical inpatients with respiratory disease.
o Provision of outpatient services in respiratory medicine including contribution to the pleural clinic and the HOT/AMU clinic.
o To support the development and running of the Targeted Lung Health Check Service.
o To take part in the medical on call or AMU rota and to manage medical inpatients. To take part in bi monthly Acute Assessment Unit twilight shifts and to manage medical inpatients.
o Teaching and training of intermediate, junior staff, nursing staff and medical students.
o To actively participate in clinical governance and audit.
o To maintain and develop continuing professional development (CPD).
o Help deliver the Lung Health checks service
About usThe Clinical Director in the first instance and approved by the Medical Director on behalf of the Chief Executive. This plan will be reviewed annually and will provide an opportunity for discussion of the individuals personal development plan and for appraisal. The annual review will be used to check that the record of fixed and flexible sessions is accurate and compliant with the EWTD, covers on-call commitments and is compatible with the agreed template for the speciality and that any problems arising can be resolved. This also provides an opportunity for constructive debate about the individuals personal development plan including CPD and any evolving special interests, which the appointee may wish to pursue. Further SPA time will be available if the post holder wishes to take on other additional responsibilities such as clinical governance lead or educational supervision of trainees.
Category II work may be undertaken within the Terms and Conditions of Service and may be discussed and revised at this review.
Clinical Governance/Audit is undertaken as an ongoing programme within the Region. It is expected that the appointee will be actively involved in this and all routine clinical duties should be suspended during these sessions.The new appointee will have the opportunity to be mentored by a senior consultant in the department on a weekly basis. Dr Thomas Pulimood will be the lead mentor.
West Suffolk Hospital is recruiting for a new Respiratory Consultant to help with the development of the Lung Health Check Programme in West Suffolk.
This is a new post (indicative 8PAs) based at West Suffolk Hospital primarily to deliver the lung health checks that the NHS is rolling out nationally.The appointee will be expected to help provide a clinical service in Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine and will be required to undertake emergency on-call work in accordance with the existing on-call rota. Develop the Lung health checks for the West of Suffolk.
Interviews to be held on Friday the 21st January 2025
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Key tasks will be:
o Provide advice and day to day management of medical inpatients with respiratory disease.
o Provision of outpatient services in respiratory medicine including contribution to the pleural clinic and the HOT/AMU clinic.
o To support the development and running of the Targeted Lung Health Check Service.
o To take part in the medical on call or AMU rota and to manage medical inpatients. To take part in bi monthly Acute Assessment Unit twilight shifts and to manage medical inpatients.
o Teaching and training of intermediate, junior staff, nursing staff and medical students.
o To actively participate in clinical governance and audit.
o To maintain and develop continuing professional development (CPD).
o Help deliver the Lung Health checks service
About us
The Clinical Director in the first instance and approved by the Medical Director on behalf of the Chief Executive. This plan will be reviewed annually and will provide an opportunity for discussion of the individuals personal development plan and for appraisal. The annual review will be used to check that the record of fixed and flexible sessions is accurate and compliant with the EWTD, covers on-call commitments and is compatible with the agreed template for the speciality and that any problems arising can be resolved. This also provides an opportunity for constructive debate about the individuals personal development plan including CPD and any evolving special interests, which the appointee may wish to pursue. Further SPA time will be available if the post holder wishes to take on other additional responsibilities such as clinical governance lead or educational supervision of trainees.
Category II work may be undertaken within the Terms and Conditions of Service and may be discussed and revised at this review.
Clinical Governance/Audit is undertaken as an ongoing programme within the Region. It is expected that the appointee will be actively involved in this and all routine clinical duties should be suspended during these sessions.The new appointee will have the opportunity to be mentored by a senior consultant in the department on a weekly basis. Dr Thomas Pulimood will be the lead mentor.
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