Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- YM73
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 259-MED7365005NUH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newham University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist interest
YM73
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
Job Title: Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with a Specialist Interest in Lung Cancer (10 PAs)
Contract Type: 12 months (Fixed term until 29th October 2026)
Location: Newham Hospital
On-call: General Medical on-call
Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Locum Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine. This is a 10 PA role based at Newham Hospital, with EBUS sessions at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join our dynamic respiratory department as a Locum Respiratory Consultant with a special interest in Lung Cancer. This position has arisen as part of a maternity leave cover.
This role will complement a subspeciality team in lung cancer which includes one whole time consultant (in post), a lung cancer nurse, MDT co-ordinator team feeding into a robust, nationally renowned cancer MDT based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
The service offers Bronchoscopy, EBUS and pleural lists and the postholder will contribute to the EBUS rota at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The role will also involve consultant-led respiratory care for the 26 bedded Respiratory inpatient ward at Newham Hospital, support for respiratory specialty consult and assessments, vetting of advice and referrals service and contributing to a regular pleural procedure list. The postholder will contribute to the general medical on call rota – current frequency of 1 in 18.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and efficient acute and specialist Respiratory Medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To deliver excellence in care for patients admitted on acute unselected medical take.
• To undertake a dedicated respiratory procedures list.
• To work closely with colleagues in both primary and secondary care, to provide seamless lung cancer care for patients
• To provide evidence-based care for all inpatients and outpatients.
• To have regard at all times for the clinical and quality standards.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
• To participate fully in the management of the Department and to liaise closely with the General Manager and the Clinical Director.
• To take an active role in teaching and training in the department and Trust at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• To contribute to clinical governance, audit, and departmental management, and to support the ongoing development and improvement of the service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
- MBBS or equivalent MRCP or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD
Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in bronchoscopy including EBUS
- Evidence of broad respiratory and general medicine training
- Level 1 accreditation in Pleural Ultrasound
- Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics
Desirable criteria
- Experience in lung cancer subspeciality clinics
Skills, Audit, Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit, quality improvement and teaching.
- Computer skills & IT literacy
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of research and clinical trials.
- Peer reviewed publications Teaching qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rory McDermott
- Job title
- Clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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