About this role
Job summary
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to provide maternity cover within the Respiratory Department, with a particular focus on Lung Cancer services.
This part-time post (5 Programmed Activities) offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and innovative Lung Cancer team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Oxfordshire. The successful candidate will support the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with suspected and confirmed lung cancer, contributing to specialist clinics, multidisciplinary team working, and rapid diagnostic pathways.
The post holder will work within a department that has established the nationally recognised Rapid Evaluation and Diagnostic Services (REDS) pathway and plays a leading role in the development of community diagnostic services. The team works closely with Thoracic Surgery colleagues and provides access to a broad range of advanced diagnostic and interventional respiratory procedures.
The successful applicant will contribute to the continued development of lung cancer services across the Trust, helping to improve access to care, reduce inequalities in health outcomes, and support earlier diagnosis of lung cancer, particularly for patients living in the north of Oxfordshire.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Lung Cancer team at OUH. The lung cancer team are similarly forward thinking implementing the nationally recognised REDS cancer pathway at the local CDC. OUH leads work aligned to deliver novel pathways incorporating AI and nodule follow up, and will be implementing a Lung Health Check Programme.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post provides an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking respiratory department involved in service innovation, pathway redesign, implementation of AI-supported lung nodule follow-up programmes, and the development of future Lung Health Check services.
The role is ideally suited to a consultant with an interest in lung cancer and respiratory medicine who is committed to delivering high-quality clinical care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent.
- CCT in Respiratory Medicine or registration on GMC Specialist register in Respiratory Medicine; OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- Higher Medical Degree
- Competed Lung Cancer, Interventional Bronchoscopy or Pleural Fellowship
Experience
Essential
- General training in Respiratory Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
- Training in all aspects of management of lung cancer and pleural patients.
- Compencies in Bronchoscopy an Pleural Procedures
- Broad experience in specialist inpatient and outpatient Respiratory care in a hospital setting
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
Desirable
- Competency in advanced bronchoscopy and pleural interventions including EBUS and thoracoscopy
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to work as a consultant physician in a large teaching hospital.
- Experience of working with or training in clinical NHS hospital management
- Good personal and interpersonal skills and track record of ability to work in multi-disciplinary team
- Good written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.
- Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
- Clear understanding of current clinical governance structures and evidence of active contributions to clinical governance during specialty training.
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities.
- Evidence of active interest and participation in research
Desirable
- Evidence of active interest and participation in research
- Knowledge of the implications of the Long Term Plan, Faster Diagnostic Pathways and Lung Health Checks on Lung Cancer and Pleural services
- Evidence of other leadership roles
- Computing skills: ability to use Word processor, spreadsheet programme and web browser
- Proven ability to communicate in written form (publications, reports etc)...
- Postgraduate Educational Qualification
- Evidence of supervising junior researchers
Other Requirements
Desirable
- Transport: Driving Licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Oxford
OX3 7LE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)