Job overview

To be based in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Diana, Princess of Wales but may be required to work across sites.

The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care.

The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department. The appointee will be expected to undertake clinics, bronchoscopy sessions and ward rounds.

The postholder will attend outpatient clinics and see both newly referred and follow-up Respiratory out-patients.  The postholder will work with other staff of the clinic in providing a service to patients attending the clinic, under supervision of the Consultant.  

The postholder will supervise in-patient management of patients with respiratory problems helping with organising the more junior staff in the acute management of respiratory and medical emergencies as they present. Inpatient supervision by consultants will be provided at all times. The hospital has a high quality inpatient service with a dedicated full time specialist nurses.

The hospital has on site access to X-ray, CT, MRI, as well as nuclear medicine investigations

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.  

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Operational Group’s services plans

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.