Applications are invited for a full time Locum Consultant post in Respiratory Medicine. The successful candidate will join a team of 18 consultants at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.
Our team provides general and specialist in-patient and out-patient services including:
a specialist sleep service caring for sleep apnoea and other sleep disorders (5000 patients on CPAP)
a home ventilation service (350 patients on home ventilation)
a purpose built dedicated 14 bed Acute Respiratory Care unit for patients requiring acute NIV, acute CPAP, HFNO etc.
a large lung cancer service with thoracoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (about 500 new cancers pa)
a comprehensive lung cancer multi-disciplinary meeting with close links to thoracic surgery
a nationally recognized asthma service
specialist services for interstitial lung disease and tuberculosis
Duties will be based primarily on our Pinderfields Hospital site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites, namely Dewsbury Hospital and Pontefract Hospital. Main duties of the post are to include delivery of outpatient clinics (general and specialist), inpatient respiratory work including the Acute Respiratory Care Unit and on-call duties.
Main duties of the job
Outpatients (general and specialist)
Inpatient respiratory work including the Acute Respiratory Care Unit (Respiratory Level 1 Unit)
Urgent and Emergency Care duties for respiratory medicine including out-of-hours on-call schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working
On-call duties are currently shared with 16 other colleagues on a specialist respiratory rota, currently assessed as 1 PA to cover post take ward rounds and evening work. On call commitments are as follows: Weekday evening work 3hrs post take ward round 1 in16 weekdays. Weekend work 7hrs post take ward round/ward cover 1 in 8 weekend days. Overnight on call 1 in 16 days. Category A intensity. Time off in lieu will be arranged via the job planning process
Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework for revalidation, with at least 1.5 SPA included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service. Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles. Many in the department pursue research interests and/or have a strong commitment to service development and teaching applicants with a shared enthusiasm for these areas are encouraged.
In 2021/22, Respiratory Medicine cared for 5,491 new outpatients and 8,954 follow-up patients.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over half a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This new post is offered on a full time (10 PA) basis although less than full time applications will be considered.
Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although all our medical staff are involved in delivering care to patients on all our sites.
The main duties of the post will include
Outpatients (general and specialist)
Inpatient respiratory work including the Acute Respiratory Care Unit (Respiratory Level 1 Unit)
Urgent and Emergency Care duties for respiratory medicine including out-of-hours on-call schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working
On-call duties are currently shared with 16 other colleagues on a specialist respiratory rota, currently assessed as 1 PA to cover post take ward rounds and evening work. On call commitments are as follows: Weekday evening work 3hrs post take ward round 1 in16 weekdays. Weekend work 7hrs post take ward round/ward cover 1 in 8 weekend days. Overnight on call 1 in 16 days. Category A intensity. Time off in lieu will be arranged via the job planning process
Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework for revalidation, with at least 1.5 SPA included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service. Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles. Many in the department pursue research interests and/or have a strong commitment to service development and teaching applicants with a shared enthusiasm for these areas are encouraged.
In 2021/22, Respiratory Medicine cared for 5,491 new outpatients and 8,954 follow-up patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Medical Degree from recognised medical school
* MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
* Medical School Prizes
* Audit or Case Presentations
* Teaching qualification/ prize
* Additional postgraduate qualifications
GMC Registration
Essential
* Please state full GMC number
* Full GMC Registration with licence to practise
Desirable
* Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Respiratory and General Medicine or within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or CESR / equivalent)
Management Skills
Essential
* Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
* Good time management.
Desirable
* Management skillsDemonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
* Good time management.Possess good organisational and personal management skills
* Interview.
Experience
Essential
* Training in respiratory medicine
Desirable
* Computer literate
* Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
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