Consultant - Respiratory Medicine

at  The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

The successful applicant will provide a comprehensive high quality Respiratory and General Medicine service. The job at PAH could change with the future developments of the service or the interests of the individual by mutual agreement. The main duties and responsibilities of the post include: - Active participation in the management and development of the specialty and the introduction of new services. Contribution to the General Medicine educational programme, including weekly departmental meetings and teaching. Join clinical supervision of STs in Respiratory
Medicine. Participation in Multidisciplinary Team Meetings, both specialty and ward based. Participation in medical audit and review of performance for the Service against the National Targets for Lung Cancer. Participation in the Trust consultant appraisal process. Achievement of the requirements for Continuing Professional Development as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians. The trust is committed to providing the time and financial support for these activities
We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our friendly team. The Department of Respiratory Medicine at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is seeking to appoint a committed full-time Consultant Physician in Respiratory PAHT is a forward-thinking, friendly district general hospital with a cohesive respiratory department that already provides a wide range of core respiratory services and has good working relationships with our London Partnership Trusts and the Royal Papworth Hospital.
This is a full time post with 10 PA allocation, with the option for an additional 1 PAs if the candidate wishes to join the NIV on call rota. It is subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of the new consultant contract (2003).
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register of the GMC and hold a licence to practice, or be eligible for inclusion on the register within six months of the interview date.
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
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