Job vacancy: Consultant Acute and Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Respiratory Medicine
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 290-CONA111

Employer: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trust Wide
Town: London
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum WTE
Closing: 03/09/2025 23:59

Consultant Acute and Respiratory Medicine

Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Divisional Director, on behalf of the Medical Director, this is illustrative and not designed to be exhaustive.

During acute medicine and when on the respiratory ward all other commitments are cancelled; ward commitments never overlap with acute medicine commitments

Cancer clinics usually operate a template of 3 new patients and 5 follow ups, but this will vary with demand on the service and these slots may be used flexibly for new or follow up patients as needed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GMC registered Medical Practitioner
MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c. European Community Rights

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential criteria

CCT in Respiratory and general internal medicine
Independent practice in bronchoscopy
Competent in EBUS-TBNA
Pleural ultrasound level 1
Experience of leading Lung cancer MDTs and clinics and knowledge of the lung cancer waiting time standards and national audit targets
IT Skills and computer literacy
Competency in NIV/ management of acute respiratory failure
Experience of leading acute unselected medical take

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential criteria

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority.
Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
Knowledge of finance/budgets
Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential criteria

Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Leading audits
Experience of submitting and reviewing data for national lung cancer clinical audit

Academic achievement

Essential criteria

Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

Essential criteria

Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Alice Bull

Job title

Business Manager

Email address

[email protected]

Additional information

Dr Clare Ross, Consultant Respiratory Physician [email protected]

Dr Rudy Sinharay, Respiratory Consultant [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: 1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
Telephone: 07789 171 622

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Consultant Acute and Respiratory Medicine

Consultant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential criteria

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential criteria

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

Audit

Essential criteria

Academic achievement

Essential criteria

Language

Essential criteria

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