Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist interest | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London seeks a Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine to provide specialist care with a focus on lung cancer. The role involves comprehensive patient care, procedure management, and teamwork within a dynamic department. Candidates should have relevant qualifications, including a medical degree and experience in respiratory procedures. This position is fixed term until October 2026 with a commitment to patient safety and a high-performing work environment.

Benefits

Commitment to inclusion and team values

Opportunities for teaching and training

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Fellowship training in Respiratory Medicine.
• Experience with bronchoscopy and EBUS procedures.
• Strong communication skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive respiratory medicine services.
• Deliver care for patients on the acute medical take.
• Conduct dedicated respiratory procedures.

Skills

Expertise in Respiratory Medicine

Lung Cancer Care

General Medical On-call

Team Collaboration

Education

Medical Degree

Membership of the Royal College of Physicians

Job description

Job Title: Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist Interest in Lung Cancer (10 PAs)
Contract Type: 12 months (Fixed term until 29th October 2026)
Location: Newham Hospital
On-call: General Medical on-call

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine. This is a 10 PA role based at Newham Hospital, with EBUS sessions at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The successful applicant will join our dynamic respiratory department as a Locum Respiratory Consultant with a special interest in Lung Cancer. This position has arisen as part of a maternity leave cover.
This role will complement a subspeciality team in lung cancer which includes one whole time consultant (in post), a lung cancer nurse, MDT co-ordinator team feeding into a robust, nationally renowned cancer MDT based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The service offers Bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural lists and the postholder will contribute to the EBUS rota at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The role will also involve consultant-led respiratory care for the 26 bedded Respiratory inpatient ward at Newham Hospital, support for respiratory specialty consult and assessments, vetting of advice and referrals service and contributing to a regular pleural procedure list. The postholder will contribute to the general medical on call rota – current frequency of 1 in 18.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

• To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and specialist Respiratory Medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To deliver excellence in care for patients admitted on acute unselected medical take.
• To undertake a dedicated respiratory procedures list.
• To work closely with colleagues in both primary and secondary care, to provide seamless lung cancer care for patients
• To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients.
• To have regard at all times for the clinical and quality standards.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
• To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Director.
• To take an active role in teaching and training in the department and Trust at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• To contribute to clinical governance, audit, and departmental management, and to support the ongoing development and improvement of the service.




This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025