Due to a recent successful Respiratory expansion business case for additional clinical staff, Walsall Healthcare Trust have the opportunity to develop an Interstitial Lung Disease Service (ILD). This is a new role and service within the Respiratory team. This post will be a full-time substantive post for a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with an interest in Interstitial Lung Disease. The intention is that the post holder will eventually take on the role as ILD lead and be instrumental in developing a high quality clinical new service, including participation in the regional ILD network and management of delivery of antifibrotic medication. This will involve liaison with neighbouring trusts and ICB to develop the service. There will be an expectation that this position will also include active roles in research and quality audits.

As a Trust, we are currently at Tier 1a/1b for delivery of ILD, with the aspiration and commitment to attain Tier 2.

The successful applicant will also contribute, with other consultant respiratory colleagues, to the care of respiratory and general medical inpatients as part of the GIM on-call rota.

Interview date for this post is 11th October 2024.

Please note, this Job Description is pending Royal College approval.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

1. To assist the current team and have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to provide a high quality of Respiratory and General Internal Medicine Services to patients by continual development of practice in the light of evidence-base, and clinical standards.
2. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on Respiratory care.
3. To provide a comprehensive Outpatient service and good interventional skills for the delivery of Bronchoscopy and EBUS procedural sessions. Training and accreditation for EBUS will be provided by the department if required.
4. To assist in the future development of Medical Thoracoscopy, if desired.
5. To provide clinical support and teaching to Junior Medical Staff, Medical Students and Postgraduate Medical Education.
6. To participate as part of personal CPD development the involvement in local and national quality improvement projects. The department will provide training support if required.
7. Research opportunities are available in conjunction with the research team.
8. To have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to maintaining a high quality of service to patients.
9. To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans.
10. To undertake Saturday respiratory ward round on a rotational basis with other Respiratory consultants.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust The Trust directly employs more than 4,000 staff making it one of the largest employers in Walsall. We are an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre.

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a committed clinician with an interest in ILD.

They will have a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, training, and other qualities as identified in the person specification. It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation of cycle.

Duties of the post will include bronchoscopy sessions, general respiratory ward rounds and teaching and supervision of junior medical staff. The ideal candidate for this post should be skilled in Endoscopic Bronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) or willing to undertake training in this procedure.

The post is for 10 Programmed Activities per week with an additional PA available subject to negotiation to cover a Saturday morning ward round (currently on a 1:7 rota). Participation in the General medical on call rota the current rota frequency being 1:18, which will incur an additional PA. Total PAs for this role is 11.5.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Basic Medical Degree
• Full MRCP (or equivalent)
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT in GIM and Training in Respiratory Medicine

Professional Registration
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice

Training & Clinical Experience
Essential

• Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Respiratory (or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from date of interview)
• A wide experience in Respiratory Medicine
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Fully registered with the GMC with licence to practice

Desirable

• Experience in Endobronchial Ultrasound

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