Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Job summary

Applications are invited for this locum, one-year fixed term, full-time (10PA) Consultant in Respiratory Medicine post. This post is based in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, in the Integrated Medical Specialties and Therapies Division at the North Middlesex Hospital, part of the Royal Free London Group.

The Respiratory Consultant team at North Middlesex Hospital offers a comprehensive general respiratory practice as well as sub-specialist clinics in Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis & Complex Lung Infection, and Sleep. There are twice weekly bronchoscopy lists, including Endobronchial Ultrasound, and regular pleural procedures. We work closely with Community Respiratory Services in Enfield and Haringey who provide specialist support, including pulmonary rehabilitation, long term oxygen therapy and chest physiotherapy.

This post is principally designed to support delivery of acute inpatient care alongside outpatient clinic activity in general respiratory, interstitial lung disease and sleep. Applicants should have broad training in all aspects of Respiratory and General Medicine, Weekend working involves covering the acute medical unit & post-take ward rounds.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will join a dynamic and friendly team of Consultants, resident medical staff, respiratory specialist nurses and respiratory physiologists, based at North Middlesex University Hospital

The Respiratory team provides acute inpatient care across 2 wards and works closely with the A&E and AMU teams to provide timely, high quality clinical care

The appointee will work alongside the current consultants to provide specialist care to inpatients and outpatients.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification document.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• MRCP or Equivalent
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• CCST/CCT or equivalent in Respiratory & General (Internal) Medicine and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
• Experience of working in Respiratory Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• MSc, MD or PhD

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
• Accomplished interpersonal and organisational skills
• Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills (verbal and written) including computer literacy

Desirable

• Experience in providing high quality trainining to undergraduate and postgraduates
• Evidence of leadership & management experience
• Ability to work and lead teams in pressured clinical environment and support and motivate staff during times of pressure

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Motivated, flexible & enthusiastic

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate initiative & see projects through to completion

Other requirements

Essential

• Knowledge of resource management issues
• Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team