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Consultant in Respiratory MedicineLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Preston, United Kingdom
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Preston, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job summary
The Lancashire Chest Centre (LCC) is one of the youngest Tertiary centres in the country and has evolved to deliver innovative regional services over a large geographical footprint encompassing Lancashire and South Cumbria. Our NHSE commissioned Tertiary services include Severe Asthma, Long Term Ventilation and Interstitial Lung Disease. The LCC also has nationally recognised Interventional Pulmonology and Complex Breathlessness/Airways Services.

The Respiratory services are undergoing a transformation project to support the delivery an effective 7 day front ended respiratory service with enhanced support for our local and regional patients. There is commitment to deliver 7 day consultant led ward rounds, delivery of a 7 day respiratory assessment unit to support early assessment of acute respiratory patients as well as the delivery of a dedicated 12 bedded Respiratory High Care Unit that supports the regional long term ventilation unit.

The LCC is evolving exciting links to regional Universities to develop an academic Respiratory Hub for Lancashire and South Cumbria and if you wish, you can be afforded time to support engagement with the Universities to develop research and educational roles.

Main duties of the job
Some of the duties for this post include:
  • Specifically adopt, in conjunction with colleagues, an active role in the planning, development and delivery of the Respiratory Service for the Directorate.
  • Provide direct input to patients; contribute to multi-disciplinary teams and lead the co-ordination of care for patients within Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.
  • Participate in the Weekend Consultant on-call rota, telephonic cover, GIM oncall at Royal Preston Hospital with additional cover during colleague's absence.
  • Share a 34 bedded respiratory ward (Respiratory ward and Respiratory Support Unit) with the other Consultant Chest Physicians and resident doctors.
  • Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
  • Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
  • Develop close links with General Practitioners operating in the area.
  • Exercise the freedom to develop specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.
  • Carry out General and Specialist Respiratory Clinics. A standard template for each clinic has 3 New and 6 Follow up patients.

About us
Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students.

As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles.

It is the expectation that every member of the consultant body will undertake teaching of undergraduate medical students, other learners and trainees alongside providing clinical care during DCC activity

We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

You will receive the full support of the Trust and the Directorate to develop specialist areas of interest in line with Directorate business plans and the development of services generally within the Trust.

Details
Date posted: 07 August 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 438-CA854
Job locations: Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
  • What we can offer
  • Job Plan/On-call Requirements
  • The Team

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • MRCP
  • CCT in Respiratory and General Medicine

Experience
Essential
  • Wide experience in Respiratory and General Medicine with evidence of Acute Medicine and Respiratory training. Recognised Specialty training programme.

Desirable
  • Subspecialty experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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