Consultant in Respiratory and Acute Medicine

The Trust is seeking to appoint a Consultants to work in Respiratory and Medicine at University Hospital Lewisham, which is a part of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

The postis aimed at maintaining and developing the service. The department currently provides services in lung cancer, COPD, sleep and ventilation, pleural disease and TB services. We would be willing to accommodate candidates with these or other specialist interests to complement our current existing team.

The appointees will mainly work on Chestnut ward (AMU) which is a 46 bedded inpatient ward for acute medicine, these patients are admitted on the general medical take. It is well supported with a full MDT compromising of pharmacists, physiotherapists, social workers, SLT, Dieticians, MH practitioners and the nursing team. The successful applicant will also work within the Ambulatory Care and Same Day Emergency Care service supporting junior colleagues, ACP's and PA's.

Successful applicants will be involved in the development of the acute medical service and will be expected to participate in service development, The acute physicians will spend the majority of their direct clinical care, and supporting professional activity time, working on the Acute Medical Unit, where they will lead the multi-professional team in the management of the acute medical patients. It is expected that they will lead ward rounds, direct the management of patients, assess patients, perform practical procedures, teach both junior medical and other staff, attend multidisciplinary meetings, take part in the governance activity of the department, participate in the management and administration of the service and liaise with other professionals both within and outside the trust as required., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations

£105,504 to £139,882 a year 10 PAs - job plan to be complete