We are excited to offer the opportunity for a substantive Specialty Doctor post within the Respiratory Department, working across the Poole and Bournemouth site.
The post is for 1PA per week.
The main purpose of this role is to provide high-quality care for patients with respiratory conditions in outpatient clinics. The post holder will work as part of the Respiratory Medicine team, supporting consultants and contributing to service delivery, education, and clinical governance.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality care across seven days, this post may involve participation in an out-of-hours rota, including evenings, weekends, and/or bank holidays, in accordance with service needs. Any work undertaken outside standard hours/PA’s will attract remuneration in line with the respective NHS Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions of Service.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description. Duties of this post include:
Direct Clinical Care
Conduct outpatient respiratory clinics (general and specialist, e.g., asthma, COPD, ILD)
Provide advice to other specialties on respiratory issues.
Engage in CPD and mandatory training.
Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement projects.
P artaking in departmental Quality Improvement work
Contribute to teaching of medical students and junior doctors.
