Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 9 sessions per week (9 PA Consultant Post)
- Job ref
- 284-8248085-BC-KF-26
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 9 PA post
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
This is a replacement/reconfiguration substantive post resulting from changes to organisation of consultant team to deliver the existing respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis service. The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis service which provides tertiary respiratory care including Cystic fibrosis, Long-term ventilation, Sleep, Difficult asthma, Primary ciliary dyskinesia, Bronchiectasis and several other conditions.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join an established Respiratory and Cystic fibrosis (CF) service which provides tertiary respiratory care including in CF, long term ventilation, sleep problems, difficult asthma, non-Cf bronchiectasis, Primary ciliary dyskinesia and several other conditions. The post holder will participate in general respiratory and CF service outpatient provision and there is provision to develop a subspeciality interest in LTV and sleep based on post holder’s experience and service needs. There is also scope to support the development of CF service provision with newer expectations and specifications and lung function testing.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work along with a team of 8 other consultants who work together to provide continuous cover for respiratory and CF patients. The post-holder will be involved in all aspects of the department as described above. Each newly appointed consultant will be expected to participate in a Trust-wide Consultant developmental programme designed to maximize their professional development during their early years as a consultant. This will include areas such as R&D, clinical leadership and management, education and training, and governance. A formal rolling programme delivered within the Trust in selected cohorts over 5 years. Office space is within the department, with personal IT and internet facilities and shared secretarial support.
Direct clinical care (DCC) comprises 7.0PAs and 2.0SPAs for Supporting Professional Activities (1.5 core SPA for teaching, audit, research, administration, clinical governance, appraisal and continuing professional development, additional 0.25 SPA for educational supervision and 0.25 SPA for service development as per specialty interest) are allocated to the post. Additional roles such as educational lead, governance lead, service lead and CF Director come with additional SPAs and are carried out amongst the consultants in a rotational manner and as per interest/ departmental need. The DCC is to cover outpatient, inpatient and MDT clinical work and all clinical activities pertaining to the Consultant role. There is also potential to obtain up to 2 additional research PAs through the BWCH Charity funds.
The work is split over ‘on service’ (On-call weeks) and non- on service weeks.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- MRCPCH by examination or equivalent
- On the GMC’s Specialist Register OR within six months of CCT at time of scheduled interview.
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree (MD, PhD, etc)
- Management training
Clinical Skills & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate progression of career to date
- Minimum of 2 years specialist training in units approved for training by Respiratory CSAC (RCPCH) or an established consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics elsewhere with equivalent experience.
- Competent in all aspects of the paediatric respiratory training curriculum for inpatient and outpatient management and competent in performing flexible bronchoscopy, reporting complex lung function tests and sleep study reporting.
- Skills to manage acutely ill child in setting of complex/ chronic respiratory issues Ability to interpret various specialist lung function tests
- Experience in managing safeguarding cases
- Valid Level 3 Safeguarding Training
- Valid BLS training
Desirable criteria
- Special experience in long-term ventilation, difficult asthma and sleep to complement current interests within department
- Valid APLS
Academic Achievements
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge and skills in clinical governance, patient safety and child protection procedures
- Completed audit cycle
Desirable criteria
- Influenced guideline or protocol development and effected change in practice
Management
Essential criteria
- Experience of management and leadership
- Evidence of development of innovative approaches to healthcare delivery
- Experience in developing and motivating staff
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at recognised management course
- Evidence of some Regional or National experience of committee work
Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English
- Capacity to gain confidence and trust from others
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to build strong and effective relationships with patients, families and colleagues
- Ability to cope with pressure from unexpected or urgent clinical situations
- Flexible and able to lead a professional team
- The ability to organise workload and prioritise competing demands, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Empathy, listening skills and patience
- Ability to work within team
- Honesty and integrity
- IT literacy
Desirable criteria
- Innovation and an excellent ability to respond to and cope with change
Teaching
Essential criteria
- "Training the trainers" training or equivalent Commitment to teaching and training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in teaching and training
- Formal teaching qualification
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- To develop the speciality in co-operation with departmental colleagues
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to fulfil all of the duties of the post, including on-call commitments and travel requirements
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS and required immigration status
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Prasad Nagakumar
- Job title
- Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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