Consultant - Respiratory Medicine YM72
Posted 2 hours 47 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 14 March 2026
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive, full-time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Bronchiectasis and Tuberculosis (Host Defence) and a secondary interest in Sleep Apnoea, alongside general respiratory medicine.
You will join a friendly, well-established department of 14 respiratory consultants, delivering high-quality inpatient, outpatient, and virtual hospital care across Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a senior role in the Trust's TB and Bronchiectasis service, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and contribute to innovative models of care including our award-winning Virtual Hospital.
There is a commitment to the NIV and Respiratory oncall but no General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call commitment.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will:
- Provide high-quality inpatient respiratory care, including ARCU cover, on a 1 in 10 rota
- Participate in bronchoscopy lists (approximately 1 in 3) and pleural procedure lists
- Contribute to the acute NIV on-call rota (1 in 12 weekdays; 1 in 10 weekends)
- Deliver specialist outpatient clinics including:
- Bronchiectasis / Host Defence
- Tuberculosis
- General / urgent respiratory ("hot") clinics
- Participate in the Respiratory Virtual Hospital (1 in 10 weeks)
- Participate in Bronchiectasis, TB and pleural MDTs
- Support and supervise junior doctors and allied health professionals, acting as an Educational Supervisor (or working towards accreditation)
- Engage in audit, quality improvement, service development, and departmental governance
- Contribute to teaching, innovation, and research within respiratory medicine
A new hospital has been planned for Watford. A new four roomed Endoscopy Unit at St Albans has been planned with a completion date of 2026.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
We are a flexible working employer
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Job responsibilitiesThe management responsibility of the post-holder will be to the clinical lead for Respiratory (Dr Matthew Knight who is responsible to the Divisional Director (Dr. Niall Keenan), the Medical Director (Dr Michael van der Watt) and Chief Executive and Trust Board.
The detailed job description and person specification included in job description and person specification>
Programmed Activities: 10 PAs standard (up to 12 negotiable).
On-call: 1:10 weekend NIV and 1:12 weekday NIV.
Sites: Watford General Hospital (main base) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital; occasional attendance at St Albans City Hospital
Person Specification- Subspecialty experience in Host Defence (Bronchiectasis/TB) and sleep.
- Experience in acute respiratory care, including NIV and inpatient respiratory medicine.
- Commitment to education, service development, and research.
- Meets RCP criteria for consultant appointment.
- Full GMC registration with license to practice
- CCT in Respiratory Medicine (or within 6 months of completion of a UK training programe).
- Completion of SCE in Respiratory medicine or European / North American / Australasian equivalent
- Accredited Educational Supervisor (or willingness to obtain accreditation).
- Interest in service development and innovation.
- Previous leadership or management experience.
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.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust