We are looking to appoint to two posts, one developed for service growth in both the inpatient and outpatient service, and the other to replace a retiring colleague.

Both are substantive full time posts (10PAs) for a Respiratory Consultant and General Physician based at the Royal Surrey Hospital site. Successful recruitment to both posts will increase the total number of respiratory consultants to 6.

The posts are advertised as full time; however we are very welcoming of applicants wishing to work less than full time. The hospital and department are incredibly family friendly and are open to discussions about flexible working.

The appointed applicant will work within the existing multidisciplinary team, and will be encouraged to develop a sub specialist interest. The department is very supportive of this, and will additionally support applicants looking to develop in areas outside of direct clinical care.

Candidates with an interest in research, and / or medical education would be welcomed. Equally, candidates with an interest in medical leadership, and in service development / reconfiguration would be especially welcomed.

Candidates must have full GMC registration with a license to practice, and be on the GMC specialist register orproposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a key member of the Respiratory and general medical teams in the hospital.

Both posts are responsible for providing the full breadth of respiratory (inpatient, outpatient, specialty referral and diagnostic) duties, in addition to participation on the general medicine on-call rota.

Key Activities

• Undertake outpatient clinics (both general and sub-specialist);
• Undertake ward rounds on the respiratory inpatients and supervise the junior staff on the wards;
• Undertake procedures - bronchoscopy/EBUS/pleural
• In-reach into the Acute Medical Unit
• Perform work in General Internal Medicine on the wards, with weekday cover, post take ward rounds and weekend cover approximately 1:9.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings;
• Work with the Integrated Respiratory Service;
• Contribute to education and training of other staff;
• Contribute to the respiratory service development, meeting the needs of our patients and the strategic aims of the Trust.

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than 45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The appointed applicant will work within the existing multidisciplinary team, and will be encouraged to develop a sub specialist interest. The department is very supportive of this, and will additionally support applicants looking to develop in areas outside of direct clinical care.

Please see attached Job Description for full details about the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
• MRCP or Equivalent

Desirable

• Teaching/Education Qualification
• Higher Degree eg MD, PhD or equivalent
• Out of Programme management experience (e.g deanery secondment) or equivalent

Skills and Capabilities
Essential

• Fully competent in ward based invasive procedures
• Advanced life support provider
• Team working & leadership skills
• Teaching skills

Experience
Essential

• Wide experience of Respiratory Medicine
• Wide experience of General Internal medicine including multi-disciplinary wokring
• Relevant experience of management of medical emergencies
• Teaching experience undergraduate and postgraduate
• Audit
• Research experience

Desirable

• Active interest in quality improvement or research, and commitment to clinical innovation
• Subspecialty interest and experience in an associated Respiratory medical speciality
• Understanding of business planning and commissioning

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