Locum Consultant General Respiratory Medicine | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 September 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 9QP |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7370359/358-7370359-RRC |
Summary
Respiratory Medicine at Glenfield Hospital has a national and international reputation for its academic and clinical services.
This is a 12 month post and the 2 wte appointees will join a dynamic and forward thinking Respiratory team. You will contribute to our urgent and emergency care portfolio, support our inpatient base ward workload in line with the Keogh standards.
All patients are assessed in the Clinical Decisions (CDU) and Coronary Care Units (CCU) following referral from GPs, 999 ambulances and the Emergency Department. CDU is the largest single cardio-respiratory receiving unit in the UK taking 50+ patients, on average, daily. 70% of our attendances are direct from primary care. Supporting this emergency workload we developed ambulatory care services for pulmonary embolus and pleural disease. We manage 6 base respiratory wards (147 beds) each with a sub-specialist theme comprising a short stay unit (ward 20), non-invasive ventilation (ward 15a & ward 24), cystic fibrosis and chronic suppurative lung disease (Ward 16), TB and higher dependency (ward 17), and pleural disease and cancer (ward 29).
A Cardiac and Respiratory Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, run jointly with the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) was established in 2021. It has been very successful and there are ambitious plans to develop it further. You will have the opportunity to influence the future of the respiratory SDEC by joining (and leading) an enthusiastic multidisciplinary
team.
Key Tasks for the post include:
1. Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
2. To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
3. To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
4. Supervise and train junior medical staff.
5. To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
6. Teaching, research and administration.
7. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
KEY TASKS
(Example only)
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share with colleagues’ responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
• To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff
• To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
• Teaching, research and administration.
• To proactively develop the service.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
Further details in the Job Description
This advert closes on Monday 25 Aug 2025