Consultant Respiratory Physician (Lung Cancer & Screening Programme)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £109,725.00 i £145,478.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9230-25-0422 |
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Key Highlights of the Role: Lead and chairtheLung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), fostering collaboration across surgery, oncology, radiology, pathology and nursing to drive best patient outcomes. Chair weekly Radiology meetingsfocusing on thoracic imaging, reviewing complex lung cancer and nodule cases. Chair and manage Lung Nodule MDT and pathways. Deliver and develop specialistLung Cancer outpatient clinics. Support the Lung Cancer Screening Programmein North Warwickshire, support the Screening review meetings from clinical assessment to advising on onward patient management. Support diagnostic pathways in lung cancer daily Consultant triage of cancer referrals, agenda preparation for MDT, EBUS, thoracoscopy and pleural procedures. Build effective working relationships with local and regional cancer networks, radiology, and thoracic surgery teams, strengthening seamless patient pathways. Support Lung cancer specialist nurses and extended Cancer Team Supervisory responsibility for junior doctors, specialist nurses, and allied health professionals. Active engagement withresearch, audit, quality improvement, andundergraduate/postgraduate education. Participate in general respiratory on-call rota (negotiable according to experience and departmental needs). The number of referrals for suspected lung cancer has increased steadily, in part because of the increased use of imaging. Implementation of the National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway will require daily triage of referrals, an expansion of clinics and a separation of the multi-disciplinary meetings into those that deal with diagnostic planning, treatment and nodules. A service for endobronchial ultrasound began in December 2017; this is now a busy and successful service which requires more time in the weekly timetable. The candidate would ideally be able to support this service and have experience in EBUS. They would also ideally have experience in indwelling pleural catheters. The Lead Respiratory Physician for lung cancer hopes to take on the role of trust cancer lead once a 5th chest physician is in post.