Consultant in Respiratory with an interest in General Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Health and Community Services

Job summary

Interview dates for this post will be confirmed shortly and published within this advertisement. As part of the selection process, shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a formal face-to-face interview and a stakeholder panel. Candidates will also be expected to be on the island the day before their interview to take part in an engagement day, providing an opportunity to meet and engage with a range of key stakeholders. Further details, including confirmed dates, will be published as soon as they become available. Please check this advertisement regularly for updates.

Jersey General Hospital is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant Physician specialising in Respiratory Medicine. The successful applicant will join an expanding team of eight Consultant Physicians, providing a comprehensive Respiratory Medicine service while supporting the care of general medical inpatients.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Chief of Service to support the ongoing development and expansion of Respiratory Medicine services across the Medical Care Group. For newly appointed consultants, a mentor will be allocated to support induction into the role and facilitate a smooth transition into the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The appointee must have a CCT/CESR in Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine and be able to offer a diagnostic bronchoscopy service and expert opinion in respiratory medicine. They should also have a strong background in acute unselected medicine on-call. They must have management and administrative experience and be prepared to audit and manage audit within the Medical Services Care Group.

The appointee will have inpatient ward commitments as the named treating Consultant, dependant on the ward allocated inpatient workload will consist of around 18 patients.

The appointee will provide Consultant supervision of the inpatient medical team consisting of 1x middle grade, 1x clinical fellow and 1x foundation year doctor.

The appointee will also provide respiratory medicine input to other wards where requested through the specialist referral process.

The successful candidate should be adaptable, flexible and innovative in order to meet the ongoing challenges within the service.

A mentor shall be provided on arrival from a named acute medicine Consultant in addition to a dedicated appraiser.

There are excellent opportunities to develop private practice in Jersey and participation is encouraged by Health and Care Jersey.

The post holder will be expected to take part in management and audit activities and represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Broad experience in General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine
  • Experience of providing Respiratory service in similar geographical locations
  • Enthusiastic Teacher

Desirable

  • Management Responsibility / Leadership Experience

Specialist Experience

Essential

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Maintaining NIV service
  • Maintaining a CPAP service

Desirable

  • Pleural u/s chest drain insertion (seldinger and surgical)
  • Sleep study

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary Medical Degree
  • Full Registration and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a current License to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment).
  • Higher Specialty qualification: MRCP or equivalent Qualifications for Specialist Registration
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to be on the GMC specialist register or provide evidence that they are entitled to specialist registration in GIM and Respiratory Medicine
  • Relevant experience at a Consultant level in a similar setting
  • ALS/ATLS trained
  • Leadership skills

Desirable

  • Higher Degree MSc, MD or PhD or equivalent
  • Respiratory Medicine SCE

Other

Essential

  • Participation in Clinical Audit and Risk Management Activities
  • Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults
  • Evidence of annual appraisal
  • Experience of service development
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly with colleagues to develop and provide Respiratory services
  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies.
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to work within a team
  • Experience of Teaching, Training and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff and undergraduate students
  • An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to:
  • Empower others
  • Lead through change
  • Influence strategically
  • Collaborative working
  • Drive for Improvement
  • Integrity

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Hepatitis Vaccination

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: 18 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.