Respiratory LED Higher – Solihull and Community Respiratory Services

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will contribute to respiratory admission avoidance and care closer to home by providing registrar-level clinical input into multidisciplinary case discussion, virtual ward decision-making, community respiratory pathway coordination, diagnostics, treatment optimisation and step-up or step-down arrangements. The role is not intended to replace consultant respiratory oversight; rather, it will operate within a consultant-supported governance model, escalating complex clinical decisions appropriately and ensuring that patients receive the right level of care in the right setting.

The post offers an opportunity to work across an innovative integrated respiratory model within Solihull and East Birmingham, supporting both reactive pathways for deteriorating patients and proactive approaches for people at risk of deterioration. The post holder will also contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, education and pathway development, ensuring that respiratory services continue to develop in line with UHB values, national clinical guidance and local population need.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications.
• *Full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• *Evidence of progression through Internal Medicine Training, Respiratory Medicine training or equivalent clinical experience suitable for registrar-level respiratory practice.
• *Commitment to maintaining professional standards, revalidation, statutory and mandatory training and continuing professional development.

Desirable

• *MRCP(UK) or equivalent postgraduate medical qualification.
• *Current enrolment in a respiratory or internal medicine training programme, or evidence of equivalent respiratory clinical development.
• *Additional training relevant to respiratory medicine, community respiratory care, virtual wards, quality improvement, leadership or medical education.
• *Advanced Life Support certification or equivalent, where required by the final post specification.

Experience

Essential

• *Experience assessing and managing acutely unwell medical patients.
• *Experience managing patients with respiratory conditions such as COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, breathlessness, hypoxaemia or complex long-term respiratory disease in an acute as well as outpatient setting.
• *Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and contributing to shared clinical decision-making.
• *Understanding of respiratory diagnostics and investigations, including imaging, blood gases, oximetry, spirometry, and relevant blood tests.
• *Understanding of patient safety, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement principles.
• *Understanding of the importance of escalation, senior review and working within professional limits.

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.

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.

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm