Job responsibilities

These posts will be supervised and therefore suitable for any trainee who has acquired MRCP (UK) or equivalent (or is near to acquiring this), up to and including candidates post-CCT in Respiratory Medicine who wish to take advantage of the additional experience available at the Freeman Hospital. These posts are ideal for candidates looking towards ST4 application in Respiratory Medicine where there is a strong track record of success from previous post holders.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at the time of application.
• Full MRCP(UK) i.e. must include Paces

Desirable

• Advanced life support certificate.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of regular care of respiratory in-patients at IM level or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 months experience at IM1+ level in Respiratory Medicine.
• Capability in assessing and managing patients with acute respiratory problems.
• Capability in undertaking pleural aspiration with direct supervision.
• Capability in undertaking chest drain insertion with direct supervision.
• Evidence of seeing patients with respiratory disease in outpatient clinics

Desirable

• Emergency level thoracic ultrasound capability (BTS training standard, CiP 4)
• Capability in undertaking pleural aspiration with indirect supervision.
• Capability in undertaking chest drain insertion with indirect supervision.
• Evidence of seeing both new and follow up patients with respiratory disease independently in outpatient clinics.
• Evidence of experience of liaison referrals in respiratory medicine

Maintaining Clinical Competence

Essential

• Evidence of relevant procedural training and experience to date e.g. procedural logs.

Desirable

• Evidence of completion of directly relevant courses e.g. BTS short course(s)
• Attendance at relevant scientific meetings e.g. BTS / ERS
• Evidence of respiratory clinic logs.

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of participation in ad hoc undergraduate teaching.
• Experience of participation in ad hoc postgraduate teaching.

Desirable

• Experience of participation in formal undergraduate activities
• Experience of participation in formal postgraduate activities.
• Evidence of formal teaching training
• Evidence of formal teaching training

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential

• Demonstrates evidence of understanding the importance of Governance and Audit.
• Experience of participation in audit projects.

Desirable

• Completed audit project.
• Participation in formal research activity
• Abstracts presented to learned societies.
• Published papers.

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).