Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Respiratory Consultant

Company
Location
Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/15/2025
Description
Working collaboratively with other Respiratory Consultants/Doctors and internal nursing colleagues, the post holder will contribute to all aspects of the Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine services at MKUH and facilitate the urgent transfer of patients in need of super-speciality treatment to other hospitals.

We keep patients informed, involved and engaged in their treatment.

As a Respiratory Consultant, providing a 7-day service, you will

Provide expert clinical care in both inpatient and outpatient settings

  • Provide expert clinical care in both inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Lead and develop specialist respiratory services
  • Collaborate with a team of consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, and allied health profession

Contribute to teaching, training, and research initiatives within the department.

The responsibilities of this post include diagnosis, treatment and aftercare of Respiratory patients presenting either as emergencies or referred on an elective basis. Working with the existing Respiratory Consultant team, the post holder will be responsible for providing both inpatient (including in-reach) and outpatient services for MKUH, for which the Trusts will provide the necessary support.

Provide acute and elective care for Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine patients, including the provision of a Respiratory in-reach service, triage of referrals from Primary Care and response to Advice & Guidance requests from GPs

Participate in Ward/Board Rounds daily

Take responsibility for management of adult Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine patients in conjunction with community services and the regional centres.

Improve the flow of patients at MKUH by regular liaison with the physicians, facilitating investigations including imaging, Physiology, and the appropriate management of Respiratory referrals.

Support with service developments and improvements to allow the service to continue to grow and meet the needs of the growing local population.

Support and ensure Governance within the service to ensure patient safety is maintained and incidents are raised early and investigated properly.

Build strong working relationships with fellow colleagues, operations managers, patient pathway coordinators and other teams across the Trust.

Uphold the MKUH values; Care, Communicate, Collaborate and Contribute.

Maintain a high standard of work and look to continuously improve their practice to ensure patient safety and experience.

Support the training, professional supervision and management of trainee medical staff/students

Benefits

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Free on-site parking
  • Free tea and coffee
  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Lease car scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • On site nursery (chargeable)
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a University Teaching Hospital, in partnership with the University of Buckingham and the University of Oxford. We conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Rabinder Randhawa Job title: CSU Lead for Internal Medicine Email address: [email protected]

Candidates wishing to discuss more details of the post, please contact:

Clinical Lead ~ Dr Milan Bhattacharya

[email protected]

Divisional Director ~ Dr Christopher Lindesay

[email protected]

Medical Director for Unplanned Care ~ Dr Victoria Alner

[email protected]
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