This locum consultant post provides maternity leave cover across St Mary’s Hospital (SMH) and Charing Cross Hospital (CXH). The successful candidate will contribute to TB and general respiratory clinics, EBUS and pleural services, and participate in the respiratory ward consultant rota at CXH, including management of patients with acute respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation on the Acute Respiratory Unit. The role also includes contribution to the acute medical take at SMH. Travel time between sites is included in the job plan. The post is suitable for a post-CCT clinician seeking consultant-level development within a supportive team.
The post-holder will work closely with the Trust pleural lead, Dr Clare Ross, supporting a comprehensive pleural service that includes indwelling pleural catheters, pleural aspiration, biopsy, ambulatory pneumothorax pathways, medical thoracoscopy, weekly MDT meetings, and dedicated pleural clinics. The service is supported by a pleural fellow and specialist pleural nurse. The candidate must be independently competent in EBUS, with the Trust performing over 300 EBUS procedures annually and offering robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.
The post holder will work with multidisciplinary and clinical management teams to deliver high-quality Acute, General Medical and Respiratory services, including ward and acute take responsibilities.
They must maintain GMC specialist registration, required competencies, and attend all agreed Direct Clinical Care activities. A strong commitment to patient-centred care is expected, ensuring patients are involved in decisions about their treatment. The Trust supports continuing medical education through protected time and funding.
The post holder will be encouraged to participate in research, teaching and training activities and will contribute to service development and innovation.
Working with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues, they will support improvements in clinical outcomes, operational effectiveness, patient flow, infection control, readmission rates, waiting times and financial performance, while ensuring accurate clinical data and cost-effective service delivery.
Responsibilities include supervision, appraisal and development of junior medical staff, ensuring compliance with workforce regulations, appropriate rota cover and participation in recruitment and job planning.
The post holder will actively contribute to clinical governance through audit, incident review, implementation of NICE guidance, maintenance of clinical protocols and promotion of best practice, including infection prevention and control.
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Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
On appointment, the candidate will have a formal job plan meeting with the clinical director when the candidate will have the opportunity to make changes to the time-table to suit the candidate’s needs.
During acute medicine, all other clinical commitments are cancelled.
Clinic templates allocate 30 minutes for new patients and 15 minutes for follow up. The candidate will be allocated three clinics per week; 1) a general respiratory clinic with 5 new and 3 follow up patients, 2) a TB clinic with a maximum of 3 new patients and 5 follow ups and 3) a pleural clinic with a maximum of 4new and 2 follow up patients. Slots may be used flexibly for new or follow-up patients as needed.
