Consultant Respiratory Physician - Bedfordshire

NHS CONSULTANT RESPIRATORY PHYSICIAN – BEDFORDSHIRE

Our services have been appointed by one of the best performing NHS Trusts in the UK, based Bedfordshire to help recruit them a Consultant Respiratory Physician, either on a Substantive or NHS Fixed Term basis. Would this be something that might be interested in? Or, would you know someone who you could recommend to me.

Our client has recently been awarded “Outstanding” across various areas in their 2016 Care Quality Commission inspection and an overall “Good” in all other areas. It was recently announced to be the only Trust in the country to meet all of the key targets becoming one of the best performing NHS Trusts in the UK. They are a regional centre of excellence for several key specialties, are a tertiary level NICU provider and one of the largest centres for breast screening in the country.

The Department of Respiratory Medicine provides a wide range of services including Pulmonary Physiology, Tuberculosis, Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Pleural, Full Sleep Medicine and Non-Invasive Ventilation. The appointee will join the eight existing consultants in providing a comprehensive respiratory medicine service and participate in a 1:10 on-call for Respiratory Medicine HDU/non-invasive cover.

The appointee will join a truly well-established Respiratory Directorate as part of a service development plan, including the Respiratory Consultant led Respiratory Medicine specialty “front door” in-reach service. The successful candidate will compliment the consultant capacity to enable an effective and seamless respiratory service in both in-patient and out-patient settings.

Additional Information
- Excellent leadership within the team
- Internationally reputation as a Pioneering leader
- A well supported & friendly team
- Very good safety & quality record
- Outstanding nearby Schools
- Excellent transport links to both London and the Midlands

Benefits
- Excellent Remuneration package

New Consultants as well as experienced Consultant Respiratory Physicians are encouraged to apply. GMC registration is essential however those nearing full registration will also be considered.

Our client is happy to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for overseas doctors who require visa's.