Locum Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory. This is a fixed-term position for nine months, covering maternity leave and contributing to the severe asthma service. Candidates should have an MBChB or equivalent and recent experience in a tertiary service. The role involves both clinical responsibilities and teaching medical students and staff, providing an opportunity to work in a progressive environment that champions research and innovation.

Qualifications

• Recent clinical experience in a tertiary paediatric respiratory service.
• MD, PhD or other higher degree.

Responsibilities

• Work within general paediatric respiratory medicine.
• Contribute to the severe asthma service.
• Manage complex respiratory patients in the region.

Skills

Organisational skills

Good team-working skills

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent MRCPCH

Completion of general professional training (paediatrics)

Eligible for specialist registration in paediatric respiratory medicine

Job description

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory

The closing date is 09 December 2025

This post is fixed term for nine months (with the potential to extend to 12 months) to cover maternity leave within paediatric Respiratory medicine, working within general paediatric respiratory medicine and contributing to the severe asthma service. It is an exciting opportunity to be part of a progressive respiratory department at RMCH, which manages complex respiratory patients within the region and quaternary patients within specific sub‑specialties.

Main duties of the job

This will be a 10 PA job comprised of the following activities:

• General respiratory clinic
• TB and asthma clinics
• Elective bronchoscopy
• Hot week
• Asthma MDT

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and operates on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & drive research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic research centre & education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our Green Plan, which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protect your health and wellbeing, and shape the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for full details of the post and the main responsibilities.

Qualifications and training

• MBChB or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent MRCPCH
• Completion of general professional training (paediatrics)
• Eligible for specialist registration in paediatric respiratory medicine. Should be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at interview.
• Recent clinical experience in a tertiary paediatric respiratory service
• MD, PhD or other higher degree

Teaching and audit

• Teaching medical students
• Teaching junior medical staff
• Experience of audit

Academic achievements and research

• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals or a demonstrable commitment to developing research within this field

Interpersonal skills

• Organisational skills
• Good team‑working skills

Other

• Full registration with the GMC

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.