Job Overview
The post is available from 4th Aug 2025 for 12 months. The post involves 3 days working in the respiratory department and 2 days working in the acute medicine department at RUH. The respiratory element of the post includes out-patient clinics, pleural procedures and providing in-patient specialist respiratory advice. The acute medicine element of the post includes same day emergency care clinic work and contribution emergency admissions. The expected working hours are normal working days 9am to 5pm.
Main duties of the job
The post is available from 4th Aug 2025 for 12 months. The post involves 3 days working in the respiratory department and 2 days working in the acute medicine department at RUH. The respiratory element of the post includes out-patient clinics, pleural procedures and providing in-patient specialist respiratory advice. The acute medicine element of the post includes same day emergency care clinic work and contribution emergency admissions. The expected working hours are normal working days 9am to 5pm.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
* GMC registration
* Experience in respiratory or an acute speciality at IMT level (or equivalent outside UK)
Essential
Essential criteria
* Full MRCP
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
* Resp and Acute Med Trust post (PDF, 520.3KB)
* Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name James Walters Job title Respiratory Consultant Email address james.walters2@nhs.net #J-18808-Ljbffr