Consultant in Respiratory Medicine: Sponsorship Available

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Job Overview

We are excited to advertise two new posts within the respiratory medicine Department at Ipswich hospital. These are enabling us to increase our inpatient bed base and offer seven day working.

These will be predominantly based in general respiratory medicine with some on-call cover of General Internal medicine.

Consultants would be encouraged and supported to develop a sub speciality interest. Applicants with interests in airways disease and education would be very welcome but we would look to accommodate any sub speciality as the rest of a job plan allows.

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of completion.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a rota looking after the 2 respiratory wards, the high dependency unit and referrals. Each consultant currently only looks after half the inpatients on a ward at any time. The expectation would be the successful candidates would cover inpatients 28 weeks per year and referrals/the high dependency unit 7 times per year.

The post will include a respiratory hot clinic and pleural or bronchoscopy intervention sessions.

The successful candidate will join the respiratory rota providing 7 day cover to our high dependency unit. Alongside this the post includes a slot on the general medicine on call rota (will be 1:17).

This is a full time post however candidates wishing to work part time will be considered and the responsibilities and timetable adjusted accordingly.

Person Specification

interview

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent.
  • Specialist Register for Respiratory and General Medicine.
  • or be eligible for entry onto these registers within 6 months of application
  • Independent in thoracic ultrasound – recognised by either BTS or RCR training standards.
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

  • Higher Postgraduate or Research qualification.
  • Ability to take on responsibility as ‘Lead Physician’ for an area of respiratory medicine

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).

Closing Date: 3 October 2026

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