Consultant Respiratory Physician

Respiratory Ward cover; outpatient clinic's for routine, urgent and suspected lung cancer; advise and guidance to primary care; pleural procedures; EBUS, Bronch and other Thoracic interventional diagnostic procedures; GIM on-call cover., Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. This JD has been approved by the Trust.

Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register.,

• MB BS or equivalent
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians Full Registration with GMC with licence to practice
• Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment or to have obtained CCT within 6 months of interview date, MD or equivalent, Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine and Respiratory Medicine culminating in the award of CCT in both specialties., Ability to develop a subspecialty interest within the field of Respiratory Medicine, which complements those of the current team., Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Regular completion of audit projects
• Understanding of the role of research, Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project, Effective communicator, able to work and lead a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
• Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance, Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstration of initiated projects
  
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We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000+ members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC), rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'. In 2020 the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.