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Job overview

Applications are invited for established respiratory consultants or those due to CCT  in August 24. It is a  10 PA Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Royal Oldham hospital which is part of the Northern care alliance hospital trust

This job description is intended to cover the main points of the post only. Applicants are invited to enquire regarding any point(s) about which they may be unsure.

The post is designed to enhance the care of patients with respiratory diseases in Oldham, therefore the newly appointed Physician will be required to work with an established team of Consultant Respiratory Physicians to maintain and improve the hospital and community-based service for patients with chest diseases within the population served by the Northern Care Alliance.

It is expected that the post holder will contribute to the leadership, delivery, and development of respiratory services. There is a degree of flexibility in this role in relation to specialist interest although an interest in Long COVID, Asthma, interstitial lung disease or Sleep Medicine would be favorable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide respiratory services within the Royal Oldham Hospital and the surrounding community together with the existing post-holders, including supporting 2 Respiratory wards.  The successful candidate will provide clinical sessions in Respiratory Medicine and on call services for general medicine. This post aims to support the ongoing innovative and developing respiratory services, including Long Covid, acute care, virtual respiratory wards and integrated services into community and primary care.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.