Consultant in Weaning, Rehabilitation & Complex Home Ventilation

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time Consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine to join a prestigious teaching hospital in central London. The role involves managing complex home ventilation and specialist weaning, contributing to education and research, and working flexibly across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• Experience in the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure.
• ICU experience as a specialist registrar.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory and holistic care in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Manage patients with neuromuscular disease and undertake home ventilation.
• Active role in education and research within the Service.

Skills

Management of home mechanical ventilation

Experience of weaning from mechanical ventilation

Sleep study interpretation

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

BSc or equivalent

PhD or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

The Lane Fox Respiratory and the Royal Brompton Sleep & Ventilation Service is seeking a new full-time (10 PA) consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and multi-disciplinary team. This post is an opportunity to join a cross-site complex home ventilation and specialist weaning service with clinical commitment to delivering care. The post will have specialist interest in the management of patients with neuromuscular disease. The team is keen to appoint an individual with cores skills in respiratory medicine, with the opportunity for training to develop confidence in the management of specific areas such as complex home ventilation and specialist weaning offered if appropriate. The department is keen that the appointee will enhance the current team and ensure we maintain the service at the forefront of clinical and academic excellence.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

The post-holder will be expected to work flexibly across the 3 sites: Lane Fox St Thomas site (complex home ventilation, specialist weaning), Lane Fox Remeo site at East Surrey Hospital (complex home ventilation, specialist weaning) and Royal Brompton site (complex home ventilation).

The Lane Fox Respiratory Service offers a wide range of services to patients with chronic respiratory conditions. The post-holder will undertake home ventilation, outpatient sessions, ward rounds, and outreach and community reviews. The role includes time managing patients with neuromuscular disease. The post-holder will be expected to work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide respiratory and holistic care. The successful applicant will be expected to take an active role in education and research within the Service. This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs

Details Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-CON1043

Job locations

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

London

SE1 7EH

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description, person specification and functional requirements for more details on the post.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description, person specification and functional requirements for more details on the post.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications Essential

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT in Respiratory & General Internal Medicine.
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• BSc or equivalent
• PhD or equivalent

Clinical Experience Essential

• ICU experience as a specialist registrar
• Acute and home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive and invasive ventilation)
• Respiratory sleep studies
• Experience in the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure

Desirable

• Anaesthetic experience including tracheostomy ventilation experience
• Clinical period outside the UK
• Limited respiratory polygraphy and full polysomnography interpretation

Clinical Skills Essential

• Experience of weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Sleep study interpretation
• Management of home mechanical ventilation

Audit Management & IT Essential

• Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
• Interpretation of clinical governance

Desirable

• Database design

Research, Teaching skill & experience Essential

• Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Evidence of research training

Person Specification Professional Qualifications Essential

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT in Respiratory & General Internal Medicine.
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

• BSc or equivalent
• PhD or equivalent

Clinical Experience Essential

• ICU experience as a specialist registrar
• Acute and home mechanical ventilation (non-invasive and invasive ventilation)
• Respiratory sleep studies
• Experience in the management of patients with chronic respiratory failure

Desirable

• Anaesthetic experience including tracheostomy ventilation experience
• Clinical period outside the UK
• Limited respiratory polygraphy and full polysomnography interpretation

Clinical Skills Essential

• Experience of weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Sleep study interpretation
• Management of home mechanical ventilation

Audit Management & IT Essential

• Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
• Interpretation of clinical governance

Desirable

• Database design

Research, Teaching skill & experience Essential

• Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Evidence of research training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Rd

London

SE1 7EH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)