Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Transformation Unit; Cottingham; Remote; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is advertising a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. The post involves ward duties on a 1:5 rota and contributing to a 1:11 in-reach rota to the AAU at HRI, with time allocated for respiratory inreach duties.

Six new patients per clinic will be booked initially, with future follow-up slots planned as required. The successful candidate will participate in the Asthma and Sleep/NIV service and is expected to develop the CPET/Breathlessness Service,

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration valid for UK practice.
• MRCP(Resp) or equivalent required.
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or evidence of postgraduate training.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory medical care on ward and participate in a 1:5 rota.
• Support Asthma and Sleep/NIV services and develop CPET/Breathlessness service.
• Mentor junior colleagues and engage in teaching, audit and research.

Skills

MRCP(Resp)

GMC registration

Teaching/education

Education

MRCP(Resp) or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification in Education

Job description

Employer Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Hull royal infirmary/ Castle Hill Hospital Town Cottingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

The respiratory department operates a phased working job pattern. The appointee will be on ward duty (Respiratory Ward) for 1 week (7 days) at a time on a 1:5 rota. The respiratory consultants contribute equally to a 1:11 rota for respiratory in-reach to the AAU at HRI. 1 PA is allocated for respiratory inreach duties for week days. The workload for this will be variable as per respiratory admissions to the AAU; winter months see a higher number. Respiratory Consultants are helped by a SpR as well and work can be distributed as per requirements. There will be consideration of time off in lieu (such as for weekend working). Six new patients per clinic will be booked as standard. At the start of the post we do not anticipate follow up patients to be booked in to clinic. In due course when follow-up slots are required 1 new patient slot will equate to 2 follow up patients.

Main duties of the job

The new appointee will be allocated a consultant colleague to mentor and support them when they start.

The candidate will be supporting both the Asthma and Sleep/ NIV service. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop the CPET/Breathlessness Service

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Full Registration with the GMC
• GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)

Qualifications and Training

• MRCP(Resp) or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training

Clinical Experience

• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in managing complex asthma

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• medical/surgical teams Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audi
• Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
• Original peer-reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience.

AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.