Consultant Transplant Respiratory Physician

Job overview

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 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 2 Respiratory/Transplant consultants and the extensive multidisciplinary teams to provide and enhance our Transplant service. The post is for 10 PA's.  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).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.