Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine inGloucester inGloucester PUBLISHED
TUE 28 JAN 2025
The job entails 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), including 8.5 Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1.5 Specialist Professional Activities (SPA), with regular reviews of the job plan. The consultant will engage in a respiratory HOT rota, which includes responsibilities such as conducting ward rounds, providing phone advice, and managing out-of-hours on-call duties. Candidates with interests in interstitial lung disease and long-term ventilation are particularly encouraged to apply. Overall, the role allows for the development of subspecialty interests and participation in integrated service developments within the respiratory field.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a locum respiratory consultant to cover a vacancy within the team. This role will to support the ongoing sustainability of Respiratory services in Gloucestershire, including supporting thoracic malignancy services andinterstitial lung disease.
Respiratory medicine has been identified as the vanguard service for the Strategic Transformation Programme for Gloucestershire in recognition of the strong and dynamic links between the acute trust and the community-based integrated respiratory team. This post will be cross county appointments with activities on both sites and, subject to the candidate's skills and interest there will be opportunities to work in the community as well. The successful candidate will participate equally in the departmental ward, hot and on call rota and will be able to develop another subspecialty interest, balanced with the needs of the department. Candidates with interests in interstitial lung disease and long term ventilation would be particularly welcomed. The role will also provide respiratory expertise to the acute medical team on a sessional basis, based in ambulatory care.
The post has been approved to work jointly, and equally, with the rest of the senior respiratory team in providing respiratory and acute medical services to the hospital.
Clinical Responsibilitieso To assess and review patients and perform procedures as requiredo To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staffo To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trust's electronic discharge summary system.o To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.
The job plan consists of 10 PAs, of which 8.5 PAs are DCC and 1.5 are SPA. The job plan will be reviewed on a regular basis.
The Postholder, on a shared basis with ten consultant colleagues, will participate in a respiratory HOT rota, with that week (Monday to Friday) dedicated to acute respiratory work in the form of post take ward round, ambulatory care/HOT clinic reviews, HOT phone advice and ward referrals. We provide a specialist respiratory weekend and overnight on call service and there is also a small acute medical commitment, which results in an overall weekend frequency of 1 in 7. Weekend respiratory work consists of a respiratory post take ward round and a targeted ward round of the respiratory wards. The post holder will be responsible for the care of respiratory inpatients on a rotational basis (currently 1 in 4 weeks).
The postholder will be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest, with opportunities for service development in integrated/community care, cancer and interstitial lung disease.
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Clinical Responsibilities To assess and review patients and perform procedures as required To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trusts electronic discharge summary system. To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call.
The job plan consists of 10 PAs, of which 8.5 PAs are DCC and 1.5 are SPA. The job plan will be reviewed on a regular basis.
The Postholder, on a shared basis with ten consultant colleagues, will participate in a respiratory HOT rota, with that week (Monday to Friday) dedicated to acute respiratory work in the form of post take ward round, ambulatory care/HOT clinic reviews, HOT phone advice and ward referrals. We provide a specialist respiratory weekend and overnight on call service and there is also a small acute medical commitment, which results in an overall weekend frequency of 1 in 7. Weekend respiratory work consists of a respiratory post take ward round and a targeted ward round of the respiratory wards. The post holder will be responsible for the care of respiratory inpatients on a rotational basis (currently 1 in 4 weeks).
The postholder will be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest, with opportunities for service development in integrated/community care, cancer and interstitial lung disease.
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