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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Consultant Respiratory Physician (with special interest in ILD)
Closed for applications on: 4-Aug-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 4-Aug-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Ward 52 Resp. Med Specialty - RVI
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
Salary
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well- integrated team.
Applications are invited for appointment to the post of Consultant Respiratory / GIM Physician with a special interest in Interstitial Lung Disease. The post will be based within the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Royal Victoria Infirmary.
This is an 8.0 programmed activity (PA) post.
Currently there are 17 Consultant Respiratory Physicians at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary, including the Chair of Respiratory Medicine, Newcastle University, and two Academic Clinical Lecturers/Honorary Consultants. The Department offers a full range of range of sub-specialty services including, tertiary services in: Cystic Fibrosis, Severe Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Assisted Ventilation (NEAVS), Occupational Lung Disease and TB. In addition to specialist ILD care, the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the inpatient and outpatient work of the department, teaching, and quality improvement.
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This post will be based at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary. This is a busy respiratory department which specialises in all aspects of clinical respiratory including: interstitial lung disease, complex asthma, occupational lung disease, tuberculosis, lung cancer, pleural disease, assisted ventilation, COPD (including a ‘virtual ward’) and cystic fibrosis. The post holder will work closely with other consultants in the department but will be able to function at consultant level in ILD, general respiratory medicine and general internal medicine. Support for the other work of the department, the Respiratory Support Unit (RSU), Respiratory Procedures Unit (RPU) and for acute general medicine within the hospital will be expected.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Provide expert opinions on patients with respiratory complaints, taking independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to the unit.
· To undertake clinical duties in such a way that meets with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
· Participate in the acute medicine (GIM) on-call rotas.
· The post holder will be aware of professional standards, the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential criteria
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration.
- Expected entry onto the GMC Specialist (Respiratory and GIM) Registers (within 6 months from the date of interview).
- MRCP
Desirable criteria
- Research experience at MD / PhD degree level
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in Respiratory and General Medicine.
- Evidence of training and experience in ILD
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of consultant level working in Respiratory / GIM
- ALS Provider
Management and Administration Experience
Essential criteria
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable criteria
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- ALS Instructor.
Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Research/critical review of literature.
Desirable criteria
- Higher degree.
- Publications in the last five years.
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Cowan
- Job title
- HR Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
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