Consultant - Resp Med (CF, PCD & Bronchiectasis)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a dynamic Respiratory consultant to join the Leeds Adult CF Unit, covering West, North and East Yorkshire with MDT support. The role includes leadership of a multidisciplinary team, active involvement in teaching and research, and responsibility for high-quality patient care.

The post is full-time with ten programmed activities, on-call duties at 1:4, and a commitment to flexible rotation to support General Internal Medicine.

Qualifications

• Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK (or equivalent)
• Completed higher specialist training in Respiratory Medicine
• Currently on the Specialist Register or within six months of entering it
• Public NHS consultant appointment requirements apply

Responsibilities

• Lead a consultant-led Respiratory Medicine service in a major NHS trust
• Provide specialist clinical care for CF and bronchiectasis patients
• Participate in teaching, research, and multidisciplinary team activities
• On-call commitment to the Cystic Fibrosis rota (1:4) and contribute 1.2 programmed activities

Skills

Clinical leadership

Education

MRCP(UK) or equivalent

Higher Specialist Training in Respiratory Medicine

Specialist Register or within 6 months of admission

Job description

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust makes up one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe housing over 2,000 beds and providing a range of general, acute and elective services, together with a significant number of regional and supra-regional specialties. The department of Respiratory Medicine has undergone significant modernisation over recent years and remains a centre for clinical and educational excellence. Inpatient services are provided in Gledhow Wing at St Jamess Hospital. This includes three Respiratory wards, an NIV / Weaning unit, a dedicated CF ward, a procedures room, Sleep services and a Nurse-led day unit. There are cross city outpatient facilities including a dedicated chest clinic at Leeds General Infirmary. The unit has a strong commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.The appointee must hold the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom, or equivalent, and have completed higher specialist training in Respiratory Medicine. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Main duties of the job

The Leeds Adult CF Unit cover a large geographical area across all of the West, North and East Yorkshire out to the North Sea coast. Our aim is to provide accessible excellent, specialist care to enable adults and young people with CF to maintain the best possible health and participate as fully as possible in normal activities and aspirations, including school, university, college, sports and work.In 2007 Leeds became the first CF unit to successfully implement full electronic patient records, which has significantly improved quality of care. The team compromises of 4 Consultants, Research & Clinical Fellows, Specialist Nurses, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist dieticians, Specialist Pharmacists, Social Work & Psychology. The Leeds Bronchiectasis service was set up in 1998 and provides secondary and tertiary care for people with bronchiectasis living in Leeds and west Yorkshire region. The Adult CF & Bronchiectasis Unit has experienced & well established home IV Service supported by a team of four full-time experienced CFNS and a full time support worker. The Leeds Unit has a well-established clinical research programme and is an accredited site for the European Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trial Network and the CF Trust Accelerator Platform.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:

Advancing Cystic Fibrosis Care: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Informal enquiries may be made to:

Prof Peckham, Consultant Respiratory Medicine & CF Clinical Lead – [e-mail]

Dr Ian Clifton, Consultant Respiratory Medicine – [e-mail]

INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON: 16 December 2026

We are seeking a dynamic Respiratory consultant to join the Leeds Cystic Fibrosis, PCD & Bronchiectasis services at St James’s University Hospital. The appointee will become a key member of a dedicated and highly experienced multidisciplinary team. The Leeds Adult CF Unit cover a large geographical area across all of the West, North & East Yorkshire out to the North Sea coast. The Leeds bronchiectasis service was set up in 1998 & provides secondary & tertiary care living in Leeds & West Yorkshire region.

The job is a full-time post comprising of ten programmed activities, with supervision of the resident doctors and specialist nurses. There will also be an on-call commitment to cover the Cystic Fibrosis rota on a 1:4 basis and contribute 1.2PA to work flexibly to support General Internal Medicine.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are...

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

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.