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We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the long term ventilation service and Sleep Service department within the Respiratory Directorate at WTWA The Directorate is made up of several small inclusive subspecialty teams which include a diverse mix of clinicians and allied health professionals. These smaller teams work collegiately and supportively together to provide general respiratory care. There is a wide variation of interests among the Respiratory medical staff, with some preferring a purely clinical role, other taking an interest in leadership and innovation, and some with a wealth of experience and track record in academia. This provides new consultants with an infinite array of choice and post CCT training opportunities to shape their future careers as they would like them to be in a nurturing and rewarding environment. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will contribute to the general respiratory ward cover and will take part in the 1 in 20 on-call for Respiratory Medicine. Provision of a high quality service to the Trust with responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of patients referred to the specialty in an inpatient and outpatient setting. In conjunction with consultant colleagues, to provide and develop Clinical leadership and contribute to the vision and values of the service. Professional Supervision and management of junior medical staff and allied health professionals. Participate in clinical governance processes, continuing professional development. Contribute with on-going strategic redesign. Complete mandatory training and undertake annual appraisal. These duties will vary from year to year according to the evolution and development of Respiratory Services. You will be expected to embrace changes to provide continuously improving patient care, as agreed to by your fellow clinicians and yourself as part of the annual review of your job plan.

• Fully registered Medical Practitioner
• MRCP or equivalent
• Within 6 months of receiving CCST in Thoracic Medicine or equivalent
Desirable
• Post-graduate thesis
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
Training Essential
• As required by the Royal College of Physicians
• Formal Specialist Registrar training in Thoracic and Acute or General Medicine or equivalent
Desirable
• 6 months post CCT training in long term ventilation and Sleep Medicine
Professional interests and experience Essential
• Experience and interest in Long Term Ventilation especially non-invasive ventilation
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both elective & emergency within the speciality
• Ability to take full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Active & ongoing interest in research and audit
Desirable
• European Sleep Society Diploma in Sleep or working towards
Management and administration Essential
• Ability to organise & manage outpatient priorities & waiting lists
• Ability to manage & lead a team
Teaching Essential
• Interest in undergraduate & postgraduate teaching
• Ability to teach clinical & procedural skills, Resident within a reasonable travel time of the hospital or equivalent access, Multidisciplinary team experience
• Enquiring, critical approach to problems
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
  
  MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022. We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.