Job overview

The respiratory directorate at Wythenshawe Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a senior locally employed doctor who will join an expert and highly motivated department providing world class respiratory care. Trainees will gain experience in general respiratory medicine as well as subspecialty areas such as Interstitial Lung disease and Sleep and Ventilation. Training will be provided by leading experts in the field of respiratory medicine. Applicants will be encouraged to partake in audits and research and given the opportunity to present both locally and at internationally recognised conferences.

Main duties of the job

Provision of a high quality service to the Trust with responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of patients referred to the specialty in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

In conjunction with consultant colleagues, to provide and develop Clinical leadership and contribute to the vision and values of the service.

Professional Supervision and management of junior medical staff and allied health professionals.

Participate in clinical governance processes, continuing professional development.

Contribute with on-going strategic redesign.

Complete mandatory training and undertake annual appraisal.

These duties will vary from year to year according to the evolution and development of Respiratory Services. You will be expected to embrace changes to provide continuously improving patient care, as agreed to by your fellow clinicians and yourself as part of the annual review of your job plan

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.