Respiratory Senior Clinical Fellow

Job overview

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

A typical week would consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PA’s);

• Inpatient care on the Respiratory wards at NSECH
• Respiratory clinics at NTGH, WGH and HGH
• Admin and audit: Regional teaching plus monthly SpR teaching
• Opportunity to attend Bronchoscopy and EBUS and gain experience, provided above activities covered
• Contribution to the Respiratory Fellow rota

Main duties of the job

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

A typical week would consist of 10 Programmed Activities (PA’s);

• Inpatient care on the Respiratory wards at NSECH
• Respiratory clinics at NTGH, WGH and HGH
• Admin and audit: Regional teaching plus monthly SpR teaching
• Opportunity to attend Bronchoscopy and EBUS and gain experience, provided above activities covered
• Contribution to the Respiratory Fellow rota

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Management Responsibilities

• Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of clinical areas also as required by the Head of Service, Business Unit Director, and Chief Executive. Standards will need to be driven by improvements with clear and explicit direction, encouraging constructive feedback and challenge from those involved.
• Produce and support solution-focused decisions based on fact and not anecdote through recognizing the value of involving different professional contributions, applying your knowledge appropriately.
• Demonstrate financial awareness and understand the impact of your decisions.
• Delegate tasks effectively and appropriately with realistic expectations of others.
• Comply with Health and safety policies and procedures.

Communication and working relationships

• The post holder must have an empathetic and sensitive approach to patients’ needs with an ability to show concern for others recognizing individual work-life needs.
• Demonstrate highly effective communication skills with an ability to influence and negotiate and use power appropriately within the organization. Be an approachable team member who is inclusive, co-operative, caring and a good listener who acts appropriately where necessary on what is being said.
• Manage the boundaries appropriately within the team showing loyalty through development of a positive and responsible approach to lessons learnt in team errors.
• Maintain a confident approach without being arrogant and be able to add appropriate pressure to individuals who are underperforming.

Teaching and Research Undergraduate students from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne are regularly attached to clinical teams within the Trust. There is currently a relatively modest requirement to participate in the teaching of students and junior doctors. However, undergraduate student numbers have increased over recent years, as has the number of students allocated an attachment in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful appointee would be expected to undertake teaching at an undergraduate level throughout the Trust, including the assessment of clinical medical students and examining from time to time, providing undergraduates with honest and constructive feedback in a supportive learning environment. The Trust has an expectation for teaching staff to give feedback to trainees opportunistically, teach by example and encourage trainees to be curious.

Research is encouraged and enabled by the Trust’s active Research and Development Department.

Clinical Audit and Governance The Trust is committed to providing patient care of the highest quality. Accordingly, the job plan (see appendix 2) is constructed to allow practical sessional commitment for medical audit, clinical governance and continuing medical education. The post holder will be required to participate in clinical audit activities (personal, departmental and inter-departmental) including clinical audit meetings.

The post holder will have an objective team approach to and participation in the Directorate’s efforts to monitor and improve standards and critical incident reporting whilst actively supporting evidence-based guideline implementation.

The Trust’s Clinical Excellence Department is able to assist post holders with audit and clinical governance issues.

Continued Professional Development Attention and aspiration to lifelong learning (devising a personal development plan, participation in continuing medical education) will be supported by the Medicine and Emergency Care team as a whole and by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to demonstrate safe and knowledgeable clinical capabilities.

The post holder will have a reflective approach to their own practice with an ability to acknowledge poor behaviour and act upon feedback sought. The post holder will be required, with the approval of the Business Unit Management, to agree a programme of continuing professional development which meets his/her and service provision requirements.

The Trust has a commitment to the development of leadership skills.

Personal Attributes Effectively plan and prioritize own workload with an ability to complete mundane tasks, e.g. read numerous e-mails and remember and store them effectively for future use when needed.

Cope with conflict or crisis in a calm manner and demonstrate emotional stability through a controlled temperament with a willing to face difficult issues and acknowledge poor behaviour in self and others.

Be willing to try new activities or approaches to ensure a proactive and open minded method of change in the working environment.