The positions described in this job description are for full time consultant physicians in respiratory and general medicine based at Northampton General Hospital.

This significant expansion is to both support a change in the acute medical model, and to expand and develop specialist respiratory services. You will be expected to contribute to the acute take as part of this role, and the near doubling of our numbers creates an opportunity to achieve a step-change in our respiratory services. Your role is an integral part of this exciting development. Once we have sufficient numbers we will be aiming to deliver a respiratory in-reach service with less emphasis on acute medicine. It is important to understand that the role described currently may change significantly and you will be part of driving that change for the better care of respiratory patients.

Main duties of the job

We want your help to innovate and drive the service forward as well as assisting with providing the best possible respiratory care for the population of Northampton. The optimal lung cancer pathway is a key priority and your involvement would be encouraged. We want to develop new pathways and specialist clinics with potential to develop your own interests within respiratory medicine. There is a plan to develop the respiratory clinic with an expansion to the clinic footprint to support these initiatives. We are also keen to work with the local STP to develop care flexibly in line with the growth of more community-based care for chronic conditions. We have a fantastic community-based nursing and physiotherapy team to support these changes, which we view as an integral part of our future service.

With our move towards university teaching hospital status, there will be opportunities for research and education activities developing over the next few years.

About us

NGH is one of the largest employers in the area. All our divisions are focused on doing things better and with more efficiency as we update, modernise and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation.

Being a large DGH with a proud history, we are big enough to get interesting cases, but small enough to care, coach and develop. With over 200 consultants, a similar number of trainees and approximately 60 medical undergraduates throughout the year, NGH provides comprehensive care and extensive training opportunities.

We have built a state of the art emergency assessment unit (Nye Bevan building) and are developing new ways of working to streamline in-patient care and optimise working with our partners.

NGH has a large library, gym with swimming pool and the Cripps Education Centre where lunch and snacks are available. Frequent educational sessions run in the Centre for all levels of staff.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To provide clinical services in respiratory and internal medicine to the local population of south Northamptonshire including inpatient care, respiratory clinics and procedures (including pleural and bronchoscopic procedures).

To participate in the development of Respiratory Medicine services.

To provide input to the education of medical undergraduates on placement in NGH.

To support and provide teaching and training of junior medical staff, post graduate training and nurse training on the unit.

To participate in the Department of Medicine meetings

To ensure good practice by regular audit and review of incidents with the clinical team and take forward lessons learnt.

To link with directorate clinical governance meetings and contribute to lessons learnt from incidents and complaints.

Person Specification
Desirable
Desirable

• ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH

essential
Essential

• OTHER REQUIREMENTS

essential
Essential

• INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Essential
Essential

• MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Essential
Essential

• TEACHING / AUDIT / QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Essential
Essential

• QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

Desirable

• ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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