Consultant Respiratory Medicine & GIM

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Chester
Job Description:

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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Posted: October 24th, 2026