Consultant Physician - Respiratory Medicine

Job overview

The candidate will be a key figure within the existing MDT, collaborating with senior staff across the division of Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the provision of exceptional clinical care for patients with complex acute respiratory conditions. A significant component of the role is dedicated to respiratory care, which will include managing both general respiratory patients and more complex cases, particularly within the newly developed NIV unit. The role offers the chance to provide input into the bronchoscopy service, specialist respiratory clinics, and continued development of pleural, ILD, pulmonary infection, and lung cancer services. The post holder will have access to research opportunities within the Respiratory Medicine department. This role will be an integral part of the consultant team, providing leadership in respiratory medicine and will contribute to high quality clinical care, teaching, and research. This post is ideal for a dynamic consultant keen to develop both in the general and respiratory medicine fields.

Main duties of the job

• Ward management of up to 28 respiratory patients
• RSU management of 10 acute respiratory patients including 6 dedicated NIV beds.
• Opportunity to deliver bronchoscopy, general respiratory, and pleural clinics during off ward weeks
• Participation in specialist services such as Severe Asthma, Pleural Disease, ILD, Pulmonary Infection, and Lung Cancer (EBUS @ LHCH)
• Opportunities for research involvement
• On call commitment only during ward weeks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This Consultant Physician role offers a blend of clinical and leadership duties in Respiratory Medicine.

In Respiratory Medicine, the consultant will provide leadership in the Respiratory Unit, managing complex respiratory patients and supporting the newly developed NIV unit. The role also includes responsibility for overseeing pleural procedures, managing acute respiratory patients, and contributing to bronchoscopy lists. The post holder will also collaborate with various specialist services, including the Severe Asthma service and Lung Cancer MDT. There will be significant opportunities for research involvement within these specialties.

The post holder will also have responsibilities for teaching and mentorship. You will be expected to actively engage in the educational development of junior doctors and contribute to multidisciplinary teaching sessions. Clinical supervision is integral to the role, and the post holder will be a clinical mentor for one or more trainees.

The post holder will contribute to the on-call rota for the Respiratory Department, and may be called upon to support the hospital at home service and other community respiratory initiatives. The job will involve a blend of clinical duties and leadership, with an emphasis on continuous improvement of services for acutely unwell patients.