Consultant in Respiratory Medicine | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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.

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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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide'that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.