Consultant Respiratory Medicine & GIM

Overview

In this Consultant role, you join a growing Respiratory Medicine team to support outpatient capacity expansion and develop ambulatory and community services. You will contribute to acute clinics and inpatient care under a consultant-led model, while engaging with a thriving research and teaching environment. The position offers opportunities in sub-specialties (e.g., Asthma) and involvement in innovative services like EBUS, Thoracoscopy, and ILD care. A strong focus on education and clinical research underpins the department’s mission.

Responsibilities

• Support expansion of outpatient capacity and development of ambulatory/community services
• Help establish acute clinics and integrate into inpatient consultant-led care
• Contribute to a newly opened 11-bed Respiratory Support Unit (RSU)
• Engage with the Respiratory Research Unit and pursue clinical research
• Collaborate with university and education partners to enhance teaching and medical education
• Participate in established services (EBUS, Thoracoscopy, Sleep Service, ILD clinic)
• Support and develop sub-specialty interests within the department

Key requirements

• GMC Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine (or within 6 months of interview)
• MRCP or equivalent
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to CCT/CESR in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine
• Ability to take independent responsibility for management of acute medical emergencies
• Experience in bronchoscopy
• Awareness of or experience with EBUS/Thoracoscopy (desirable)
• Interest in sub-specialty areas (e.g., Asthma) and integrated care orientation
• Current UK professional registration

• teaching and educational leadership
• team collaboration
• clinical leadership
• bronchoscopy
• EBUS/Thoracoscopy
• Sleep medicine/CPAP management

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