Job overview

The new post will help to meet an increased demand for respiratory services across the Trust and allow the continued development of a respiratory service and sub-specialised for children with Cystic Fibrosis / LTV requirements in the North West.  

Applicants should have specialist accreditation in respiratory paediatrics, and preferably a higher post-graduate degree. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of respiratory services for children at MFT. 

The post holder will have a leading role within patients requiring long term ventilation who reside in a designated 6-bedded transitional care unit, HDU or PICU as appropriate. The Sleep service also provides a home PSG/TOSCA service supported by 2 respiratory physiologists.

Main duties of the job

The clinical aspects of the post will be overseen by Specialist Medicine , within the Division of Children’s Services, of Manchester University NHS Trust. The post-holder will work closely with all members of the consultant respiratory team. 

The appointee will provide in and outpatient care for patients with complex respiratory disease/CF/LTV. The hot week consultant will be responsible for the day to day care of all inpatients admitted under the respiratory team. They will also be responsible for all new inpatient referrals to the service during the working week whether they be from within MFT or outside. The appointee will be expected to contribute to this on a 1:8 basis. It is expected that all consultants will support the hot week consultant in advising about the management of patients under their long term care.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.