Job vacancy: Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, Warwick

Job summary

Main area: Respiratory
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 203-M1862

Employer: South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Warwick Hospital
Town: Warwick
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/09/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

Staff Benefits

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the job, please visit the job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

Satisfactory Occupational Health Clearance

Professional Experience

Essential criteria

Eligible for the specialist register in Respiratory Medicine
Expressed an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate education
Extensive Experience of Management of Pleural Disease

Desirable criteria

GIM Accredditation

Academic Achivements

Essential criteria

MRCP or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Research Experience and/or Higher Qualifications
Additional Relevant Qualifications

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

Proven Experience in Undertaking Clinical Audit and Governance
Demonstrate Skills in Audit and Clinical Governance Activities

Desirable criteria

Research Experience and/or Higher Qualifications

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Good Verbal and Written Communication
Able to plan a new service and developments in service delivery
Willingness to work unsocial hours
IT skills
Good team leader and player
Good interpersonal skills
Reliable
Able to work under pressure
Able to work flexibly
Willingness to work with colleagues
Willing to travel to the different hospitals in the Warwickshire area
Demonstrate skills in audit and clinical governance activities

Desirable criteria

Innovative

Personal Circumstances

Essential criteria

Willing to live within 10 miles of Warwick Hospital or 30 minutes travelling distance

Desirable criteria

Car owner and driver

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

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

Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 821.7KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Dr Jayanta Mukherjee
Job title: CD - Respiratory Medicine
Email address: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 5BW
Telephone: 01926 495321 – ext. 8463

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Job summary

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Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria

Professional Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Academic Achivements

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Personal Circumstances

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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