Consultant in Respiratory Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Respiratory Physician to join the Complex Home Ventilation and Specialist Weaning Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, primarily based at Royal Brompton Hospital.The successful candidate will join one of the largest and most established specialist ventilation services internationally, providing care to more than 3,000 patients receiving home ventilation, including over 100 patients requiring long term tracheostomy ventilation.The service also provides specialist assessment and management for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and complex ventilator weaning. This regional service receives over 100 referrals annually and operates through the Lane Fox Unit at St Thomas’ Hospital, the Remeo Units and a specialist outreach service based at Royal Brompton Hospital.The post holder will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team of respiratory consultants, specialist nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, clinical psychologists and speech and language therapists.Applicants are expected to have specialist experience in home ventilation and ventilator weaning, alongside a commitment to clinical excellence, research, education and service development.

Please note that we will be closing the advert after the maximum number of applications have been received, so please apply as early as possible if interested.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist consultant respiratory care within the Complex Home Ventilation and Specialist Weaning Service, primarily based at Royal Brompton Hospital, working collaboratively with colleagues across Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing specialist assessment, treatment and ongoing management of patients requiring home ventilation and prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Supporting the assessment and management of patients referred for specialist ventilator weaning across inpatient and outreach services.Working closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and individualised patient care.

Contributing to the development of clinical pathways and improvements in service delivery.

Participating in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.

Supporting clinical research, including recruitment to appropriate clinical trials.

Contributing to medical education, teaching and clinical supervision.Participating in departmental management, service planning and appropriate on call commitments.

The post holder will demonstrate effective clinical leadership and a commitment to high quality patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • MB BS or equivalent
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • On the Specialist Register of The GMC or within 6 months of eligibility at the time of interview
  • Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in respiratory medicine, or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by date of interview

Desirable

  • BSc or equivalent
  • Higher degree (PhD, MD etc)

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience in home ventilation and specialist weaning
  • Critical care experience (specialist registrar or equivalent level)
  • Experience of reviewing and interpreting respiratory sleep studies

Desirable

  • Specialist training at a complex home ventilation service

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

  • Presentations at National and/or International Respiratory Congresses
  • Undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching experience
  • Experience of clinical audit

Desirable

  • Peer reviewed publications in ventilation, weaning or critical care
  • Experience of supporting recruitment to clinical trials and /or clinical research

Other

Essential

  • Commitment to continuing Medical Education
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work within teams

Desirable

  • Evidence of leadership in the development of a clinical service

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).

Closing Date: 17 November 2026

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