The post is a full-time position at MFT and will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital. Applicants should have substantial experience in pre- and post-operative management of lung transplant patients. The post also involves the management of heart transplant and artificial heart patients, and we are developing ways of joint working with the other Respiratory units including the Interstitial lung disease Department and Cystic Fibrosis team at MFT.

The substantive post particular focus in the provision of a lung transplant service, working alongside existing colleagues involved in the delivery of this sub-specialty. You will join our team of 3 Respiratory/Transplant consultants and the extensive multidisciplinary teams to provide and enhance our Transplant service. The post is advertised and 10 PA contract with 3 PA shared with ILD Service. Ongoing care of heart and lung recipients will be shared with respiratory consultant, cardiology, and surgical colleagues. The post holder will have a share of the transplant medicine on-call roster and will provide continued care of patients admitted under their care. The post holder will involve in assessing patient for lung Transplant.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for delivering a lung transplant service alongside existing colleagues. This will involve responsibility for one pre-transplant clinic, one post-transplant clinic Bronchoscopy and 2-4 ward rounds per week. The post holder will be actively involved in the organisation and delivery of the transplant MDTs (2 per week) and have responsibility for one bronchoscopy list week designated for transplant patients. As part of this post along with other colleagues the post holder will provide support and guidance for the transplant specialist nurses, research nurses and clinical/research fellows.

The post-holder will be responsible, with consultant colleagues, for a 16-bed transplant ward and variable numbers of patients on CTCCU (heart and lung transplant and artificial heart patients).

The appointee will take an active role in medical education and will be expected to take on the role of educational supervisor for trainees. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates, and to participate in audit, research, and service development.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) or CESR or European Community Rights.
• An appropriate higher Cardiothoracic Specialist Surgical Qualification
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in cardiac for emergency and elective situations
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm.
• Experience of teaching at Prostgraduate level
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Experience of audit management
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Peer reviewed publications
• Ability to work in a team and engage in innovation
• Good interpersonal skills, enquiring critical approach to work, caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with other agencies
• Committed to continuing medical education

Desirable

• Postgraduate Degree (eg MSc, MD, PhD)
• Subspecialist interest in Aortovascular Surgery & Trauma
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Experience of supervising

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