Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Please ensure you read the Job description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full before applying.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for a respiratory physician to join our Respiratory Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to form part of the cancer care team.

Along with established specialised Cardio-thoracic Surgical and Sleep Medicine services (including polysomnography), the trust has approved the development of a dedicated Medical High Care Unit (MHCU) alongside our recent acute Respiratory Assessment Unit (RAU) and a dedicated Pleural Diseases service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Broad exposure to General and Respiratory Medicine
  • Ability to supervise audit projects. Understanding of principles of research and audit. Regular attendance at audit meetings.
  • Enthusiasm and commitment to the speciality

Desirable

  • Any specialist interest in Respiratory Medicine
  • Evidence of recent research activity and publications. Recent personal involvement in audit

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to work well as a member of a team. Ability to work as team leader when required. Possess good organisational and teaching skills. Possess good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Awareness of management issues in the NHS
  • Agreement to live within 10 miles of the Trust or within reasonable access by car. Car owner with full driving license

Desirable

  • Experience of supervision of other staff. Understanding of principles of Clinical Governance
  • Management Training

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Primary Medical Qualification
  • MRCP or equivalent. Entry on Specialist Register or within 6 months of receipt of certificate of completion (CCT) in respiratory and general (internal) medicine by the date of the interview

Desirable

  • MD, PhD or other relevant qualifications
  • Membership of appropriate societies

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: 22 July 2026

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