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Paediatric Respiratory Consultant

Employer
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 per annum
Closing date
7 Nov 2024
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Job Details

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to further drive developments in our service and to complement the current team of three friendly and cohesive consultants. The post holder will contribute to the general respiratory and asthma service and be encouraged to develop specific areas of interest in line with their experience and the needs of the department. In particular this may include further development of services for children with difficult to treat asthma.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this post is to contribute to the increasing ambulatory and inpatient capacity of the respiratory service at St Georges and further develop the service and its research profile. We also aim to provide linked outreach clinics. The post holder will receive referrals from other consultants and specialties, from PICU and NICU, and from General Practice. These will be seen as either inpatients or outpatients as appropriate. Patients may be local or from outside the region. The post holder would be fully responsible for the management of such patients. The postholder would be expected to take an active role in the investigation of oncology patients with respiratory disorders in conjunction with the oncology and PID services. Similarly, joint care of those with sickle cell. We have a growing cohort of children on invasive and non-invasive long term respiratory support and there are plans to develop a respiratory led transitional care unit.

About us

Our Foundation Trust is at the heart of an integrated healthcare system one that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised program of research, education and employee engagement.

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these values.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Outpatient Clinics:

The post holder will participate in the weekly hospital based MDT asthma and respiratory clinics. It is envisaged that these will be shared with the other consultants. The team offer over 750 new patient appointments and 2300 follow up appointments. These clinics are supported by the respiratory nurse specialists, physiologists, physiotherapists and psychology. There is a monthly MDT difficult asthma clinic for CYP identified to require additional support from the Tuesday asthma clinic. It is anticipated that the postholder will contribute to the leadership of this clinic and associated MDTs. We are awaiting approval to prescribe biologics. The two general paediatricians offer additional level 2 asthma clinics alongside the MDT.

Ward Duties:

The postholder will share ward attending for children admitted to hospital with respiratory conditions with the other three respiratory consultants (Respiratory Consultant of the week - RCoW) on a 1:4 basis. They will be available to consult on children admitted under the general paediatric team or any of the other specialties. The respiratory team will review all children who are admitted with asthma to ensure adequate management and appropriate follow-up to drive up standards of asthma care. The RCoW will have time dedicated to attend the wards on a daily basis. At present we operate a system of a week on duty at a time transferring care on a Monday. They will also be available for telephone advice service out of hours (category B on call).

Bronchoscopy:

There is a monthly theatre list available for elective flexible bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia. There is the facility to undertake CT scans under the same GA if needed. There is facility to perform pH studies. There is also a daily paediatric CEPOD list for more urgent bronchoscopies. Patients referred from PICU needing bronchoscopy can be performed on the unit

Network responsibilities:

The nature of this collaboration will be finalized following the appointment process. There will be the development of joint protocols, governance, radiology sessions, research and audit projects. The team will continue to develop regional and national links. The aim is to provide outreach clinics in the region and maintain links with other specialist units in London. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in National and International groups, audit and research.

Research & Teaching:

St. Georges University of London has identified paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases as key areas for research and so would welcome candidates with a research interest that complements the clinical interests of the department. Research will be encouraged. The postholder is also encouraged to be involved in teaching undergraduate medical students.

Person Specification
Essential
Essential

  • MRCP or MRCPCH

Essential
Essential

  • CCT in Respiratory Paediatrics (or within 3 months of CCT) or equivalent overseas qualification (suitable for CESR)

Essential
Essential

  • Full registration with GMC

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