Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we’re looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Respiratory physicians to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

This is a full-time consultant in general medicine with an interest in respiratory medicine and a sub-speciality interest in interstitial lung disease. The successful applicant will work closely with the present team of nine employed across the whole Trust, which includes the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City and Hertford County Hospital in Hertford. The appointee will be based at the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, where the respiratory in-patients has been centralised, but will be expected to work at the sites within the Trust including the New QEII hospital at Welwyn Garden city and Hertford County Hospital at Hertford.

The appointee will be expected to augment the services provided by the department, which provides a respiratory service 7 days a week and the applicant will be involved in 7 day working. S/He will be part of the General Medical Team of consultants and be expected to participate in the medical on call rota. The present chest physicians are enthusiastic and determined to build an excellent department. There is a substantial Respiratory Nurse
Specialist Group, full Endoscopy services, Sleep Unit, and an expanding Lung Function Unit.

The Trust has a comprehensive programme of leadership mentoring available for newly qualified Consultants. Opportunities are also available to other Consultant appointees to play an active part in the programme.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is a very special organisation. Our teams are amazing, and this has been demonstrated even more so during the unprecedented challenge brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

ABOUT OUR HOSPITALS

Lister Hospital, Stevenage

• provides a full range of outpatient, inpatient, emergency, maternity and diagnostic services
• have a designated trauma centre
• provides a 24/7 heart attack service
• have the biggest renal dialysis service in the region
• We have a hyper acute stroke unit which has been established for over 5 years,
• is the only robotic urology surgery training organisation in the country

Organisation and provision of specialist respiratory services and the
promotion of the highest quality respiratory care within East & North
Hertfordshire NHS. The applicant will provide specialist respiratory input
for acute respiratory admissions to ensure the highest quality care and
optimum effectiveness. The applicant will also provide care to general
medical patients and participate in the general medical on call. They will
support the development of sub-specialist services according to their
expertise.

• The appointee will be responsible for the care of inpatients and

outpatients in the Respiratory Department and will be expected to
establish and maintain the highest clinical standards in managing
these patients.

• Participation in the General Internal Medicine responsibilities of the

Respiratory Team including the general medical on call

• Support of the unit’s goal of delivering highly effective care

approaches

• The teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate

students and junior staff

• To participate in both department and Trust matters concerning

clinical governance and audit.

• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in CME

throughout.

• To support development and delivery of sub-specialist respiratory

services.