ST3 Specialty Registrar in Respiratory - Conquest

ST3 Specialty Registrar in Respiratory - Conquest

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Respiratory Registrar with an interest in asthma, COPD and community respiratory medicine to join our dedicated team. The post includes on call for General Medicine on a one in 11 basis.

We are committed to achieving the highest standards for medical care and health improvement in the communities in which we live and work. Our culture emphasises teamwork, collegiality, professionalism, and mutual respect creating an inspiring and exceptional place to work. We are team based and Consultant led to achieve safe, efficient patient centered care with kindness. This has been reflected in excellent GMC reviews from our resident doctors at Conquest. Our medical education department is valued by our medical students linked to Kings College London Medical School and Brighton Medical School.

You are invited to join us for a rewarding career that promotes excellence in patient centered care. You can thrive in an environment that supports innovation and has a wealth of resources available to you including a specialised diagnostic and interventional radiology department, dedicated lung function, enhanced ventilation wards for Non-invasive ventilation linked to a home ventilation service, Consultant office space with IT and secretarial support, excellent thoracic surgery service support based at Guys Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to help develop and enhance the general and respiratory medicine services for both inpatients and out-patients. This post is based at Eastbourne Hospital. Special interests within Respiratory Medicine which would complement and enhance those already existing would be welcome. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with an interest in asthma.

The post-holder will be managerially accountable to Dr Thereza Christopherson, Clinical Lead Respiratory Medicine and professionally accountable to Dr Simon Merritt, Chief of Medicine. The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the clinical lead in respiratory medicine / Chief / deputy chief of Medicine indicating the number of fixed sessions, within 1 month of taking up post.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

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Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to cross-cover essential services when his/her consultant colleagues are on leave.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent
• Full Registration with GMC with a licence to practice
• MRCP or equivalent

Teaching/Experience

• Experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine with demonstrable experience in Respiratory Medicine of at least 2 years.
• Experience in other relevant medical specialties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.