Specialty Doctor - Respiratory

Job overview

The QEH Respiratory team have a multi-disciplinary approach and have long worked as a team with Consultants, career-grade doctors, doctors in training, COPD, Oxygen and Lung Cancer CNS’s, ward-based and outpatient nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals committed to providing high-quality patient care. Services are provided on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Respiratory inpatients are cared for on Necton ward which is a 33 bedded General Medicine ward with an interest in Respiratory. The service also has access to acute NIV (Non-invasive ventilation).

Main duties of the job

The training opportunities will mirror those given to the Internal Medicine Trainees/Specialist Trainees with support from departmental teaching, ePortfolio, training budget, Quality Improvement Projects (QIP), participation in Outpatient elective activity and allocation of a clinical/educational supervisor to support career development. Advanced Life Support (ALS) can also be organised at the trust but is desirable to have before starting.

The appointee will contribute to the medical on-call rota, including leading cardiac arrests and supervising junior doctors.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this exciting opportunity.