Overview
The trust is seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine, to join 13 existing consultants for a 6 month fixed term period. The Respiratory Department is highly successful and nationally renowned. Each of the existing consultants has a strong general Respiratory background with subspecialty interests in lung cancer, mesothelioma, sleep disordered breathing, non-invasive ventilation, pulmonary physiology, interstitial lung disease, medical thoracoscopy, COPD and asthma. We have established EBUS, bronchoscopy and medical thoracoscopy services across the trust. Both Winchester and Basingstoke sites are supported by a visiting Thoracic surgeon.
The post holder will be expected to support the existing respiratory outpatient services across our hospitals with a base at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for inpatient services.
Responsibilities
* Support the existing respiratory outpatient services across our hospitals with a base at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for inpatient services.
* Inpatient ward cover as part of a 6-week rolling rota (example job plan based on 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA):
* Ward weeks: ward rounds/board rounds, supporting ward referrals, supporting ambulatory clinic fellows.
* Off wards: 3 outpatient clinics, up to 2 endoscopy sessions depending on skills/interests (bronchoscopy/EBUS), MDTs (lung cancer, ILD, sleep and community COPD).
There are currently a wide range of resident doctors with various training levels including registrars, clinical fellows, IMTs, foundation doctors and physician associates. Respiratory nurse specialists are based on each site, covering lung cancer, sleep, tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease and airways disease services in addition to a specialist respiratory physiotherapist on each site who provides sputum clearance and breathing pattern disorder clinics.
Education, Governance and CPD
The post holder will be required to fulfil the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and the General Medical Council for continuing education, clinical governance, personal development and audit, and programmed activity is made available to facilitate this.
Job Plan and Working Arrangements
The job plan is based on 10 PAs. Currently inpatient ward cover is on a 6-week rolling rota covered by 6 consultants. Example job plan (based on 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA):
* On wards: Ward weeks include ward rounds/board rounds, supporting ward referrals, supporting ambulatory clinic fellows.
* Off wards: 3 Outpatient clinics; Up to 2 endoscopy sessions depending on skills/interest (bronchoscopy/EBUS).
* MDTs (lung cancer, ILD, sleep and community COPD).
Any successful applicant will be involved in the regional/departmental teaching programmes.
About Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery. The Trust covers a population of 600,000 incorporating Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) and community hospitals. We provide one hospital service across multiple localities, delivering services as close as possible to the patient. BNHH and RHCH are 23 miles apart, situated in the middle of the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the south coast.
Additional information
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025
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