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Barts Health NHS Trust

Consultant Respiratory Physician with an interest in Lung Cancer

One Post – Fulltime

Whipps Cross Hospital

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Respiratory Consultant post at Whipps Cross University Hospital, Bart’s Health NHS Trust.  The appointee will work alongside 8 established respiratory consultants at Whipps Cross University Hospital, based in the Chest Clinic and respiratory wards.

Full time or less than full time (LTFT) working will be considered. If working LTFT then the consultant of the week and general medical rota will remain the same, as detailed below.

Specifically, the post holders will support provision of inpatient and outpatient care for patients with general respiratory problems. There will be a subspecialty focus on lung cancer. The appointee will also be expected to participate in the acute general medical rota on approximately 1 in every 28 weekdays, and 2-3 weekends per year. 

The post holder will participate in the respiratory consultant of the week rota providing daily inpatient review for a total of 29 patients Monday to Friday 9-5pm on a 1 in 8 rota, as well as respiratory advice for other teams. Outpatient and subspecialty work is undertaken in the other 7 out of 8 weeks. There is an average of 12 patients per clinic list. Outpatient referrals are triaged via an electronic referral system by the consultant of the week, and we also operate an advice and guidance service for general practitioners.  

Main duties of the job

Full time or less than full time (LTFT) working will be considered. If working LTFT then the consultant of the week and general medical rota will remain the same, as detailed below.

Specifically, the post holders will support provision of inpatient and outpatient care for patients with general respiratory problems. There will be a subspecialty focus on lung cancer. The appointee will also be expected to participate in the acute general medical rota on approximately 1 in every 28 weekdays, and 2-3 weekends per year. 

The post holder will participate in the respiratory consultant of the week rota providing daily inpatient review for a total of 29 patients Monday to Friday 9-5pm on a 1 in 8 rota, as well as respiratory advice for other teams. Outpatient and subspecialty work is undertaken in the other 7 out of 8 weeks. There is an average of 12 patients per clinic list. Outpatient referrals are triaged via an electronic referral system by the consultant of the week, and we also operate an advice and guidance service for general practitioners.  

The postholder will participate in the bronchoscopy rota, shared with 2 other consultants, and there is opportunity to do EBUS at Barts. We have our own ultrasound machine and run pleural lists twice a week which the postholder could contribute to depending on skills and needs of the department.

A mentor will be provided, to be assigned within the first four weeks of taking up the appointment.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.