Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to join the dynamic multi-disciplinary team at St James University Hospital. The role involves managing patient care in Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis, and PCD while supervising junior staff. The candidate should have significant expertise in the field and a commitment to teaching and research. Salary ranges from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, with opportunities for part-time work.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate a high level of clinical competence in Respiratory Medicine.
• Ability to carry out medical research is essential.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.

Responsibilities

• Manage inpatient and outpatient responsibilities at St James University Hospital and Seacroft Hospital.
• Supervise junior doctors and specialist nurses in respiratory duties.
• Contribute to the CF on-call rota on a 1:4 basis.

Skills

Clinical experience in Respiratory Medicine

Communication skills

Teaching commitment

Research skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Certificate of completion of Specialist training in Respiratory and General Medicine

Eligibility to work in the UK

Job description

Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

LocumConsultant in Respiratory Medicine with sub-speciality expertise in CysticFibrosis, Bronchiectasis.Thispost will be available for a period of 6 months.Weare seeking a dynamic Locum Respiratory Consultant to join the Leeds CysticFibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD Specialist services at St James UniversityHospital. The appointees will become a key member of a dedicated and highlyexperienced multi-disciplinary team. This post will deliver 10 PAs supporting the Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis &PCD Team with supervision of the junior doctors and specialist nurses. Therewill be an on-call commitment to cover the Cystic Fibrosis rota on a 1:4basis.

Thedepartment of Respiratory Medicine has undergone significant modernisationover recent years and remains a centre for clinical and educationalexcellence. Inpatient services are provided in Gledhow Wing at St JamessHospital. This includes three Respiratory wards, an NIV / Weaning unit, adedicated CF ward, a procedures room, Sleep services and a Nurse-led dayunit.

Thepost will be based at St Jamess Hospital with outpatient responsibilities atSeacroft Hospital. The unit has a strong commitment to both undergraduate andpostgraduate teaching and research.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful applicant should hold accreditation in Respiratory Medicine in theRoyal College of Physicians or equivalent, and should be on the SpecialistRegister or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees ifcurrently in a training programme within the UK, or have references which havebeen authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicantsshould have established skills in Respiratory Medicine and its relatedspecialties including Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD. A strongcommitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and a research interestis desirable.

Excellentcommunication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching andservice development are essential.

Considerationwill be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and thosewishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit thehospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

ProfessorPeckham, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Cystic Fibrosis Clinical [e-mail]

DrIan Clifton, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Respiratory Clinical [e-mail]

INTERVIEWS WILL BEHELD: Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - PM

About us

Comeand join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing ourvision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, greatcare and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers inthe UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in thenorth.

AtCardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive,caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are partof what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, aswell as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set outwhat they see as important to how we work.Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Theappointee will work at St Jamess University Teaching Hospital, where therewill be inpatient responsibilities and outpatient responsibilities atSeacroft Hospital.

There is a commitment to CF oncall 1:4. The applicant should be committed to teaching and research.

15 whole time equivalentconsultant respiratory physicians provide a cross-city inpatient andoutpatient service. Currentsub-specialty interests among the physicians include lung cancer, pleuraldisease, interstitial lung disease, difficult asthma, tuberculosis, sleepdisordered breathing & non-invasive ventilation, cystic fibrosis,bronchiectasis, PCD, COPD and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.

CysticFibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD Service

TheLeeds 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 thebest possible health and participate as fully as possible in normalactivities and aspirations, including school, university, college, sports andwork.

In2007 Leeds became the first CF unit to successfully implement full electronicpatient records, which has significantly improved quality of care. The teamcompromises of 3 Consultants, Associate Specialist, Research & ClinicalFellows, Specialist Nurses, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialistdieticians, Specialist Pharmacists, Social Work & Psychology.

TheLeeds Bronchiectasis service was set up in 1998 and provides secondary andtertiary care for people with bronchiectasis living in Leeds and westYorkshire region.

TheAdult CF & Bronchiectasis Unit has experienced & established home IVService supported by a team of four full-time experienced CFNS and afull-time support worker. The Leeds Unit has a well-established clinicalresearch programme and is an accredited site for the European Cystic FibrosisClinical Trial Network and the CF Trust Accelerator Platform.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

Thesuccessful candidate would join the other 3 consultants in the team. They areexpected to work closely with the current multidisciplinary team to sustaincurrent capacity of CF, Bronchiectasis & PCD services with a view toexpand in the near future, ensure the smooth flow from diagnosis to treatment& follow up, including developing innovative ways of working to sustainincreasing patient load, contribute to the Respiratory & CF on call rota.

To sustain current capacity of CF,Bronchiectasis & PCD services with a view to expand in the near future.

Ensure the smooth flow fromdiagnosis to treatment & follow up.

Support development of PCD Service

Work closely with multidisciplinaryteam & developing innovative ways of working to sustain increasingpatient load

Contribute to the CF on call rota1:4

To take an active role inundergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Active participation in researchwithin the department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Certificate of completion of Specialist training in Respiratory and General Medicine or CESR or equivalent qualification.
• Should have completed a recognised training programme in Respiratory Medicine and General (Internal) Medicine
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues

Experience

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Respiratory Medicine with special interest in Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiectasis & PCD
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit
• Well organised and skilled in good time management
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a year+ Out of hours