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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Aptitude
Evidence of recent involvement in clinical audit and/or quality improvement.
- Aptitude
Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Aptitude
Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance
- Aptitude
Presentations at local meetings
- Aptitude
Experience and understanding of research methodology.
- Knowledge
Demonstrate a commitment to delivering an acute and general respiratory service and an understanding of NHS systems.
- Knowledge
Competent to give a specialist opinion across the full range of respiratory and general medicine conditions.
- Knowledge
Ability to lead a team.
- Disposition
Willingness to interact with management colleagues
- Disposition
Evidence of participation in regular appraisal and reflective practice
- Disposition
Evidence of ability to work in a team.
- Disposition
Ability to delegate appropriately.
- Disposition
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with patients, relatives and staff, both orally and in writing.
- Disposition
Information technology skills
- Other Factors
Ability and willingness to work hours of the job, shifts, on-call with any reasonable adjustment to take account of any local requirement or disability.
- Other Factors
Evidence of experience and ability in teaching.
- Education, Qualifications and Training
MRCP UK (or equivalent)
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register
Desirable
17 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Aptitude
Presentations or publications in peer reviewed journals
- Aptitude
Current research
- Aptitude
Presentations at regional/national/ international meetings.
- Aptitude
Demonstrate an enthusiasm to continue with research, clinical audit and service improvement
- Aptitude
Postgraduate teaching qualification.
- Aptitude
ALS instructor.
- Aptitude
Experience in simulation and/or human factors training
- Knowledge
Attended appropriate courses/meetings in the last 6 years covering the spectrum of the entire specialty.
- Knowledge
Evidence of ability to perform advanced invasive procedures as appropriate
- Knowledge
Experience of working in pulmonary hypertension clinic and contribiting to a Pulmonary Embolism Response Team
- Disposition
Formal management training.
- Disposition
Previous experience in change management and quality improvement.
- Disposition
Evidence of advanced communication skills training
- Disposition
Leadership skills.
- Other Factors
Full UK Driving Licence
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Higher Degree
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Postgraduate prizes and awards
Job overview
The UHPNT Respiratory Department is a dynamic and welcoming team with a clear vision to provide the best care possible to our patients. We would encourage applicants with a pre-defined sub-specialty area of expertise and, in particular, those with an interest in COPD, complex pulmonary infection, interstitial lung disease, and/or pulmonary hypertension. We will, however, work with any successful candidate to develop a job plan that meets their needs and interests, whilst complementing the expertise of colleagues within the department and supporting the continued delivery of a high-quality service for our patients. Flexible and/or less than full time working, including job sharing, will be accommodated for any candidate(s) to whom this is important, with arrangements to be discussed and agreed on an individual basis.
Main duties of the job
The employer is University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, with the post description and responsibilities below being based on a whole-time appointment. The model job plan is based on a full-time appointment of 10 PAs. Trust policy is for job plans to be based on 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA, although up to one further SPA may be agreed within this during the job plan review process, depending on departmental and/or care group needs. The average maximum weekly programmed activities for direct clinical care will not exceed 8.5 PA unless by prior mutual agreement.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full job description and person specification attached. Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in Plymouth, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Respiratory Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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