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Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent.
- Qualifications
CCST in respiratory and G(I)M or within 6 months of obtaining.
- Qualifications
Entry on GMC specialist register or equivalent required (e.g., Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration {CESR})
- Teaching & Training
Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching.
- Teaching & Training
Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching of trainee doctors and other health professionals.
- Teaching & Training
Skills to supervise and appraise trainee doctors
- Professional Experience
Training and experience in all aspects of respiratory medicine and general medicine including, pleural ultrasound, and smoking cessation.
- Quality Improvement and Audit
Experience of quality improvement and audit.
- Quality Improvement and Audit
Commitment to lead & carry out relevant quality improvement and audit activities.
- Quality Improvement and Audit
Commitment to principles of quality improvement.
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Excellent communication skills
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Able to lead and work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Skills to lead manage, supervise and support trainee medical staff
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Research
An interest in research as evidenced by publications and by ideas for development using current resources within Whittington Health.
- Research
Ability and willingness to institute and work collaboratively on research with clinical and technical colleagues.
- Qualifications
A further qualification such as MD or PhD, quality improvement, leadership, management or teaching qualification
- Teaching & Training
An understanding of current issues in medical education and knowledge of current and future funding arrangements
- Teaching & Training
Willingness to acquire a recognised teaching qualification or equivalent
- Teaching & Training
Skills to supervise and support professional development and training of other members of respiratory MDT
- Professional Experience
Areas of specialist expertise, including management of asthma and/or lung cancer, with associated commitment and enthusiasm to lead and innovate in development and delivery of services in these areas, where there are currently gaps in the department consultant leadership
- Professional Experience
At least Level 1 Smoking Cessation Training. Experience of integrated care.
- Quality Improvement and Audit
Knowledge and understanding of QI methodology.
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Behaviour Change/motivational interview training e.g., ADP.
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Demonstrable team leadership qualities and staff management skills.
- Communication, leadership, management and team working
Knowledge of budget management and of current and future NHS commissioning arrangements
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine at Whittington Health NHS Trust.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months to aid with the current outpatient work.
The respiratory team at Whittington Health, presently led by Dr Ruvini Dharmagunawardena, has an excellent reputation for innovation and integrated care, focusing on delivering high-value, multidisciplinary holistic care to patients admitted with acute respiratory deterioration and those living with long-term conditions.
The successful candidate will join a team of eight respiratory consultants, who lead a thriving multidisciplinary respiratory team with increasing community, outpatient and inpatient referrals, as well as providing consultant-led care for our 23-bedded specialist respiratory ward, which also includes 4 HDU beds.
Full registration with the GMC and acceptance on the GMC Specialist Register are required and you should hold a CCST or be within six months of obtaining it by the time of interview.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached full Job Description and Person Specification for further details about the job role, including a sample timetable of the main duties and responsibilities.
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 Locum Consultant Respiratory Medicine with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Respiratory Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata (for part time). The contract type is 12 months (12 month fixed term contract). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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