Consultant Respiratory Physician

Overview

This is a replacement post to provide Consultant cover in Respiratory Medicine to complement the existing teams. The post will be based primarily at The Royal Liverpool hospital site. The post has been designed to deliver care to patients with ILD in the South of the city, with the aim to develop the service into a tier 2 site and include delivering clinics and tertiary MDT input at the Aintree site as part of the ILD service there.

The post is part of the newly formed UHLG model of equitable and equal access through standardised pathways, protocols and standard operating procedures. The post holder is expected to be flexible in terms of working hours within the agreed contract, including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays. On call will be non-resident.

Job details

Consultant Respiratory Physician (with specialist interest in ILD) – YC72 | Department: LUH - Medical Staffing | Site:
Royal Liverpool University Hospital | Town:
Liverpool |

Contract:

Permanent |

Hours:

Full time - 10 sessions per week (Including on-call and weekend commitment) | Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (plus 3% on-call supplement) | Job
-RMED-532-25

Job Overview – Summary

This post is designed to provide standardised care across the city and to support the ILD service in collaboration with other sites. It includes clinics and MDT participation and may involve ward weeks, outpatient care, and administration time as part of the rota. The post holder will participate in on-call duties for the Respiratory department while on wards.

• Ward management of up to 28 respiratory patients at RLH during ward periods to maintain patient continuity.
• RSU management of NIV patients with additional acute respiratory patients (e.g., tracheostomies, critical and NIV step-downs, intercostal drains) within one-week blocks.
• Opportunity to deliver bronchoscopy/EBUS lists, general respiratory and ILD clinics during off-ward weeks at RLH, LHCH and AUH.
• Opportunities to participate in specialist research activities.
• On-call only for the Respiratory department whilst on the wards.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG). UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region with over 16,800 colleagues. We provide general and emergency hospital care, and highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Indicative job plan attached to this posting. The duties include the following:

• Ward management of up to 28 respiratory patients at RLH (ward periods in 2-week blocks to maintain continuity).
• RSU management of NIV patients with additional acute respiratory cases (in one-week blocks).
• Opportunity to deliver bronchoscopy/EBUS lists, general respiratory and ILD clinics during off-ward weeks based at RLH, LHCH and AUH.
• Opportunities to participate in specialist research activities.
• On-call duties for Respiratory department whilst on the wards.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent
• CCT in respiratory medicine and GIM (or within 6 months)

Eligibility

• Eligible for full GMC registration at time of appointment
• Membership of Society of Acute Medicine

Academic & Research Skills

• Evidence of ability to undertake robust audit/research within team structure
• Teaching skills with a range of techniques relevant to various curricula

Clinical Skills

• Clinical knowledge and judgement to apply an appropriate knowledge base
• Competence across the acute and general medicine curriculum relevant to this post

Desirable criteria and other notes may be included in a concise, non-redundant form as appropriate for the application process.

Please check your email (including junk/spam folders) regularly for communications regarding your application. This post may close early if a high number of applications are received. Some general policy statements regarding safeguarding, equality, diversity, DBS processing, sponsorship, and flexible working are included as part of the organisational guidelines. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and equality and encourages flexible working arrangements where feasible.