Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine

Job description

We are delighted to offer this substantive appointment as a replacement post for a colleague to support the Respiratory service at St Helier Hospital, London – part of Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a 10 PA post for a Consultant Respiratory Physician. As a Department we are one of the biggest Respiratory Units in Southwest London and would love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical advise in Respiratory Medicine both for inpatients and outpatients management. We feel that the suggested job plan allows a perfect work/life balance with inpatient care, outpatient clinics, “in-reach” respiratory advice to the wards. St Helier Hospital provides Respiratory input in general and sub-speciality clinics (Asthma/COPD/ Allergy-Immunology/ Cancer and Tb).

We are proud to have excellent links to our neighbouring Trusts (Royal Marsden/ St. George’s Hospital University of London) for provision of Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and EBUS.  As part of our development we have established a thriving Lung Cancer service supported by both hospital sites, with direct input from our tertiary centre colleagues. We also offer an in-house PleurX/Pleural service at our Epsom site.

Our hospital has two regional centres– the South West London Renal Centre and Immunology Unit, covering South West London and Sussex/Surrey.  This creates a unique environment enabling exciting referrals, optional clinics and opportunities for research.

We have dedicated support from Chest/Interventional Radiologists and you will be supported in your work by large teams of experienced Respiratory Nurse Specialists, Tb and Lung Cancer Nurses. Furthermore we have a full complement of junior doctors, including an Associated Specialist.

The Department has 8 substantial Consultant colleagues, working on two sites St Helier Hospital (3 colleagues: Drs Kahr/Varney/ Medveczky and this advertised post) and Epsom Hospital (4 colleagues: Drs Ratoff/Rahman/ Wells/Molanguri). The post will include shared on-calls with Physician colleagues for General Internal Medicine, currently on 1:16 rota.

Company Description

We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research. Outside St George’s Hospital, we support the education of more medical students than any other teaching hospital in south London.