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Applications are invited for a Consultant General and Respiratory Physician at Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) which is based in the Clyde Sector of NHSGGC.
The Department of Respiratory Medicine based at IRH is linked into the wider Respiratory team based across the Clyde Sector (including The Royal Alexandra and The Vale of Leven Hospitals). In total the team comprises of 9.5 WTE Consultants across the Clyde Sector. The Clyde Sector team provides a general Respiratory Service as well as access to a number of sub-specialities including medical thoracoscopy, severe asthma, interstitial and pleural disease.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and dedicated team at IRH and to influence the future design and direction of the service. There is a degree of flexibility in this role in relation to specialist interests. It is expected that the post holder will contribute to the leadership, delivery and development of respiratory services. This post is to enhance the care of patients with respiratory diseases in Inverclyde and develop the expansion of the service The role provides additional in reach into the High Dependency Unit.
The IRH team is well supported with two Respiratory Nurse Specialists, one Advanced Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist and Specialist Respiratory Physiologists.
The job plan is designed for full time, 10 PAs and there may be the opportunity to negotiate job plans. Applications are encouraged from clinicians who are interested in incorporating academic and/or research sessions within their job plan. The IRH Consultant team strongly advocates team working and support to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
The successful candidate will integrate into a team of 12 General and Specialty Physicians, all dedicated to the area and the population. This post will offer a real opportunity for the successful candidate to be involved in the development of a successful modern, Consultant-led service for a population of around 125,000. Acute Hospitals within Clyde are part of a continual review of acute services aimed at maintaining and further developing high quality clinical care. There is inevitably going to be substantial investment in infrastructure in the next 5 years.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the IRH consultant medical receiving rota.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to contact and visit the teams within Clyde, as listed below, in order to further explore the excellent opportunities available in more detail. In addition, the opportunity to form close clinical and research links with QE and GRI is also encouraged.
The medical team at IRH aim to provide an excellent training experience For the second year in a row, the General Internal Medicine training and experience within ECMS has been identified in the top 2% within the country for this speciality -The 2023 GMC National Training Survey (NTS) and Scottish Deanery National Training Survey (STS).
Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.