Consultant in Respiratory Medicine | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Ashford seeks a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine. You will join a dedicated team focusing on comprehensive respiratory care, enhancing your expertise and interests in pleural medicine, lung cancer, and other areas. This role provides opportunities for professional growth and patient care in a dynamic service environment.

Benefits

Up to 32 days’ annual leave

Removal expenses for substantive positions

Active support for study and quality improvement

Qualifications

• Applicants must have full GMC Registration.
• Must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of their CCT from the date of the interview.
• Extensive General Respiratory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of 14 consultants and other specialists.
• Involvement in a 7-day respiratory service.
• Participate in weekly EBUS and Pleural list.

Skills

Extensive General Respiratory experience

Expertise in Pleural, ILD, Allergy or Lung cancer

Interest in Intensive care

Interest in Infectious diseases

Interest in acute medicine

Education

Full GMC Registration

Specialist Register or within six months of CCT

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine post at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust as part of a major expansion of Respiratory services.

Team, service and role context

You will be joining a team of 14 consultants, 1 Respiratory Nurse Consultant, and a team of Nurse specialists (sleep, lung cancer, NIV) with an in-patient Respiratory practitioner team, a fully equipped Respiratory Physiology department, and a dynamic, evolving service reconfiguring to allow targeted sub-specialty work and a 7-day respiratory service across the region.

Requirements

Applicants must have full GMC Registration and must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of their CCT from the date of the interview.

Experience and interests

Applicants will have extensive General Respiratory experience with expertise in Pleural, ILD, Allergy or Lung cancer. Applicants with any sub-speciality interests are welcome and will be accommodated. Applicants interested in Respiratory Medicine with interests in Intensive care, Infectious diseases or acute medicine will be welcome.

Service features and opportunities

We have weekly EBUS and Pleural list (including IPC insertion). There has been a recent substantial increase in the number of respiratory nurses to support both inpatient and outpatient respiratory service. The sleep and domiciliary NIV service is one of the largest in the country and has expanded following a successful business case to support this large service.

About the Trust

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute Trusts in England, providing regional services for 1.8 million Kent residents, including vascular surgery, renal services, primary PCI (PPCI) and acute stroke intervention. We provide a full range of acute services to our local population of around 800,000 with major changes to patient pathways and significant investment in acute medical consultants and ambulatory care with specialist in-reach from other specialties. A new medical school opened in September 2020 as part of a long-term county-wide education and research strategy.

Support, wellbeing and additional information

Through our Family First scheme we offer to help find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post. We also provide removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our “We care” improvement journey, and medical education and research opportunities.

Contract and application details

This is a 10 programmed activity (PA) post. For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please review the Supporting Documents section. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. The advert closes on Sunday 28 September 2025.