Consultant - Respiratory Medicine

Overview

Due to the expansion of our Respiratory Department, we are looking for two Consultants to join our friendly team. These posts offer an £18K relocation package together with up to £10K Research and Professional Development Grant to be used in the first 3 years. This is an exciting opportunity for you to use your skills and experience to further develop local services and deliver excellent care, whilst benefiting from the incredible lifestyle that Cornwall has to offer, in an organisation that values work/ life balance, with a job plan that enables you to make the most of living here.

All 10 PA job plans have 2.5 SPA as standard for new Consultants; 1.5 SPA for existing Consultants to support professional development and quality improvement, with separate admin sessions. Additional SPA for educational, research or leadership activities are agreed in annual job plan reviews. Job plans are annualised, so that in non ward weeks, there is a day off and following the respiratory weekend on call (8am- 2pm), there are two days off.

We have a generous study leave budget and study leave allowance. These posts are offered as substantive 10 PA jobs, with flexibility for less than full-time working or fixed-term appointments on discussion.

The post-holders will be joining a team of seven consultant chest physicians and an associate specialist. The department has a growing complement of experienced specialist nurses, physiotherapists and a physiologist. Ward teams include trainees and recurring fellow posts;
Cornwall benefits from a large pool of locums. The department is based at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, with opportunities to undertake community clinics throughout the county and a developing integrated respiratory care team.

Our main respiratory ward includes a 6 bed Higher Care Unit/ Acute Respiratory Unit for enhanced respiratory support. We have been able to flex ward bases to accommodate covid and non-covid ARU areas when demand increases. We offer a wide range of services including bronchoscopy, EBUS & pleural day-case clinics, with subspecialty services in lung cancer, TB, cystic fibrosis, sleep medicine, ILD, and respiratory failure including home ventilation.

We have close links with Derriford hospital in Plymouth for severe asthma, Thoracic surgery and medical thoracoscopy. A comprehensive mentoring programme for all new employees is provided, together with study leave and support for revalidation and CPD.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with three main sites:
Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michaels Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance. The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations to ensure local healthcare needs are met and provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000 people (numbers may increase during busy holiday periods).

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. We are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally and offer extensive educational links to help staff realise their potential.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place with surfing beaches, fishing harbours, countryside and historic towns. The area offers clean air, outdoor activities, and good schools and universities. This is a supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development and career advancement, while living in Cornwall.

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