Job overview
We wish to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Respiratory Medicine to a new post. The post-holder will work primarily with the Respiratory team at St Richard’s Hospital.
The post-holder will be required to undertake routine work on the respiratory ward supporting junior staff under the supervision of the Consultant respiratory physicians.
In addition, there will be regular out-patient clinics to help support increasing demand. These are specialty respiratory clinics that will be supervised by a Respiratory Consultant with a mixture of new and follow-up patients and will allow the post holder to further develop their speciality skills.
Furthermore, there are 1-2 pleural lists per week which the post holder will be supervised in.
The post would suit a junior doctor who would like to either maintain or develop a degree of sub specialisation and would a great opportunity to gain additional experience before applying for a higher specialty training post. The post will be employed on the Specialty Doctor terms and conditions. In addition to the ward based work the post-holder will be responsible for planning and interpretation of investigations, dealing with results and the administration generated by the clinic.
We are an approachable team and would see this as a good opportunity for clinical development. We would continue to support educational development and provide educational supervision.
Main duties of the job
The clinical duties of the post include the following:
- Providing Middle grade support and agreed outlier areas
- Attend Pleural lists.
- Attending outpatient clinics
- Planning and interpretation of investigations
- Dealing with administration
- Seeing and discussing ward referrals
This is a role that will allow the post holder to develop further clinical skills, gain further experience in team leadership and communication and provide a focus to improve patient care and continuity.
On Call Commitment: To be discussed participation in Registrar full shift rota pattern (up to 50% on call commitment)
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.
Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Candidate Pack
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and the person specification attached to the advert for further details.
Proposed interview date: July 2026
Person specification
Experience/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Basic medical degree
2. • MRCP(or working towards part 2) or appropriate specialist qualification
3. •Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
4. •Four years post-graduation, with two years in the relevant specialty
Desirable criteria
5. •Higher Degree
Clinincal Skills
Essential criteria
6. Relevant post registration experience - core medical training or GP specialty training and some Respiratory experience
7. Skills consistent with IMT curriculum
Desirable criteria
8. General Respiratory, diagnostic and management
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
9. •Breadth of experience in and outside specialty
Organisation and Planning
Essential criteria
10. •Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
11. •Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable criteria
12. •Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
13. •Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable criteria
14. •Recognised teaching qualification
Academic & Research
Essential criteria
15. •Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
16. •Research experience
17. •Publications
18. •Prizes and honours
Career Progression & Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
19. •Appropriate progression of career to date
20. •Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
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