Ngh Jobs – Respiratory Consultant in Edinburgh, UK

Overview

Position Title:Respiratory Consultant

Company:Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Location:Edinburgh, UK

Job Description:

This significant expansion is to both support a change in the acute medical model, and to expand and develop specialist respiratory services. You will be expected to contribute to the acute take as part of this role, and the near doubling of our numbers creates an opportunity to achieve a step-change in our respiratory services. Your role is an integral part of this exciting development. Once we have sufficient numbers we will be aiming to deliver a respiratory in-reach service with less emphasis on acute medicine. It is important to understand that the role described currently may change significantly and you will be part of driving that change for the better care of respiratory patients.

Responsibilities:

• We want your help to innovate and drive the service forward as well as assisting with providing the best possible respiratory care for the population of Northampton.
• The optimal lung cancer pathway is a key priority and your involvement would be encouraged.
• We want to develop new pathways and specialist clinics with potential to develop your own interests within respiratory medicine.
• There is a plan to develop the respiratory clinic with an expansion to the clinic footprint to support these initiatives.
• We are also keen to work with the local STP to develop care flexibly in line with the growth of more community-based care for chronic conditions.
• We have a fantastic community-based nursing and physiotherapy team to support these changes, which we view as an integral part of our future service

Requirements:

• You must have appropriate UK professional registration..
• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your colleagues and customers will depend upon to do your best on each shift and not let the team down.
• A bit of flexibility when it comes to your shifts. When other members of your team are off enjoying their holidays, we may need you to work slightly different hours to cover for them. Rota’s are planned three weeks in advance and your commitments outside