Consultant Acute and Respiratory Medicine

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

This is a substantive 6PA Consultant post based primarily at Charing Cross Hospital (CXH), with responsibilities across Sleep and Ventilation, General Respiratory Medicine, and the nationally recognised Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (PAVM) Service at Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post-holder will contribute to the acute medical take and respiratory ward consultant rota at CXH, including management of patients with acute respiratory failure requiring non-invasive ventilation on the Acute Respiratory Unit. There will also be opportunities to develop rapid-access “Hot Clinics” aimed at providing timely respiratory assessment and reducing hospital admissions.

This role offers the opportunity to provide high-quality care for patients with a wide range of respiratory conditions, including sleep-disordered breathing, home ventilation, general respiratory disease and PAVMs, within a specialist tertiary centre supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team. It would suit both newly qualified consultants seeking development within a supportive environment and established consultants looking to join a larger organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality acute, general medical and respiratory services within the agreed strategic framework, and liaise with relevant clinical management teams. Ward and acute take responsibilities will be undertaken as outlined in the job plan.

Areas of responsibility will include-

Clinical Care

Research, Teaching and Training

Performance and Service Development

Medical Staff Management

Clinical Governance

Leadership and Strategy

Administrative Responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC registered Medical Practitioner
  • MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification
  • Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) c.European Community Rights

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

  • CCT in Respiratory and general internal medicine
  • Pleural ultrasound level 1
  • Experience of working in a sleep and ventilation clinic
  • Experience of working in PAVM and HHT clinics
  • IT Skills and computer literacy
  • Competency in NIV/ management of acute respiratory failure
  • Experience of leading acute unselected medical take

Leadership/ Management Skills

Essential

  • Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority.
  • Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
  • Management of staff

Teaching & Training

Essential

  • Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential

  • Understanding of principles of clinical audit
  • Leading audits

Academic achievement

Essential

  • Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language

Essential

  • Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements

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: 9 August 2026

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