Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Job summary

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

10 PA CONTRACT

Current NHS Consultant Terms and Conditions

We are looking for a Respiratory Consultant to join our team in delivering high-quality respiratory medical services at University Hospitals of Tees. The successful candidate will have a subspecialist focus on TB, COPD and Pleural diseases.

The successful applicant will join the enthusiastic and well-established respiratory team to provide clinical sessions within the Department of Respiratory Medicine.

The primary base will be the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

Main duties of the job

The post is outpatient and inpatient respiratory based. The post holder will contribute to Respiratory evening and weekend on-call commitments (1:7 weekends depending on the number of consultants) as part of the overall job plan.

This post is based predominantly at the James Cook University Hospital with the expectation to provide some cross site cover at the University Hospital North Tees, Stockton. Office accommodation and secretarial support will be provided, as will computer/internet access.

The full detail of the job plan will be negotiated and agreed between the successful applicant and the Clinical Director.

About us

We support the'Making Every Contact Count'approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

At University Hospitals Tees our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.