Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine – 6 months
The closing date is 13 May 2026
Applications are invited to apply for the post of Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Bradford Teaching Hospitals. We are seeking a consultant with drive, commitment and enthusiasm who will bring a consistent focus to high performance and quality of care, working collaboratively with colleagues and providing clinical leadership to the wider team.
This 10PA post in the respiratory service to cover the 6 months. It includes outpatient work, both in general and specialist respiratory services, and inpatient work on a “Consultant of the Week” rota.
Main duties of the job
This 6‑month locum post has been created to support the respiratory service through extended waiting list recovery due to a significant backlog.
The appointee will work alongside the existing team to provide comprehensive service provision.
Duties will involve delivery of outpatient clinics and service development. Additionally the appointee will provide cover for the dedicated ward by delivering ward rounds and providing specialist advice to other areas of Bradford Royal Infirmary, and may contribute to the general medical service.
The appointee will be expected to participate in the student teaching rota, administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, participate in the running of the department in collaboration with consultant colleagues, communicate with local practitioners, supporting nursing and other AHP members of the team.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
* We are one team
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job responsibilities
The job plan will therefore be significantly flexible to meet the needs of the service and may include TB, general clinics, pleural procedures and EBUS.
The job plan listed below is simply indicative of a 10 PA job plan and the timing of the sessions would alter significantly as will be discussed with candidates applying and we would attempt to be flexible on the days and design to meet the applicants and our services needs in this time. As a minimum it would involve a clinical commitment of 3 clinics a week and also procedure lists. The successful post holder will also contribute to our on‑call work demand if needed. The appointee will be expected to take an active interest in clinical governance, maintaining medical excellence and management and service development. Clinical audit is a mandatory requirement within the Trust and the appointee will be expected to attend and participate in audit and clinical governance. It is expected that the appointee will make use of opportunities for continuing medical education on a regular basis in the form of local, regional, national and international clinical meetings. The appointee will be encouraged to take part in the administration of CME and to accrue the number of CME credits determined by the Royal College of Physicians. There is a requirement to participate in the annual consultant appraisal programme.
The appointee will have the opportunity to develop research and currently we have a research nurse working on a number of projects. We have strong links with the Bradford Institute for Health Research and the Born in Bradford research project.
The Appointee will also be expected to work with our increasing digital services such as virtual ward and advice and guidance systems to help develop and modernise respiratory care.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Respiratory Medicine
Skills
* Ability to perform the requirements of the post
* Excellent organisational skills
* Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
* Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
Knowledge
* Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
* Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
* An active interest in asthma and/or interstitial lung disease
Qualifications
* MBChB or equivalent
* MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK)
* with GMC and continue to hold a licence to practice
* Research and/or Fellowships
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.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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