# Consultant in Respiratory medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-respiratory-medicine/c7711f61-4c6e-4a4f-bd66-c1fa8d89b393 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-respiratory-medicine/c7711f61-4c6e-4a4f-bd66-c1fa8d89b393.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Fairfield General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Respiratory Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T16:00:40.768Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bury/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory/Respiratory-v8229371 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8229371?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Welcome to The Fairfield Family at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury Care Organisation! We are part of the larger Northern Care Alliance of hospitals in the region which also includes Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary. We are looking for great colleagues to join our team. This post is within the directorate of Respiratory Medicine for a doctor who can lead, compliment and develop general and specialist respiratory and lung cancer care within the Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford Locality. You will be part of a hospital and medical department rated as “outstanding” by the CQC, and a close-knit community of medical colleagues who support each other. Come and see for yourself! The Respiratory Directorate provides specialist services from our hospital sites and community settings for the people in the North East sector of Greater Manchester. It is a well-developed service with an excellent reputation led by a dynamic team. Candidates should be on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM) or hold the certificate of completion of specialist training or expect to do so within six months of the interview for the appointment. Three posts are being offered at 10Pas, all with 1.5PA as GIM on call with opportunities in the future for additional leadership and sessional commitments. ### Main duties of the job The post holders will lead, compliment and develop respiratory and lung cancer care within the Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford Locality. Subspecialty interests in lung cancer (including screening and EBUS provision), sleep, ILD, pleural and asthma can be offered. Triage, virtual and outpatient review of general respiratory referrals will be included in all job plans. The postholders will input to local and shared lung cancer, sleep, ILD and asthma MDT’s and regional asthma and cough MDT’s based on their specialist interests. Developing an acute respiratory “hot clinic” to allow patients presenting to A&E/ SDEC to be discharged with early respiratory input on discharge or to see urgent referrals from primary care will be encouraged. Triage, virtual and outpatient review of general respiratory referrals will be included in all job plans. Developing an acute respiratory “hot clinic” to allow patients presenting to A&E/ SDEC to be discharged with early respiratory input on discharge or to see urgent referrals from primary care will be encouraged.. Pleural day case procedures including indwelling pleural catheters are currently done in the Pleural assessment unit located close to the Respiratory inpatient unit. Thoracoscopy is weekly on the Salford site with input from a Fairfield respiratory physician. This is an exciting time for a new Respiratory Physician to help develop and enhance respiratory and lung cancer services for the local population. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Primary medical qualification (e.g. MB, ChB - Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification or - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) **Desirable** - Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent) ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Teamwork - Positive attitude towards members of the wider healthcare team - Teamwork - An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service - Communication - Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs - Communication - Able to explain things clearly – particularly complex or sensitive information - Communication - Is able to influence and persuade effectively - Communication - All applicants to have evidenced / demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated - Communication - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to be able to write and present reports - Teaching - Experience of teaching junior, medical students and other health care professionals **Desirable** - Teamwork - Proven ability to build and maintain effective teams - Teamwork - Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice - Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT **Desirable** - Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners ### Knowledge, Training & Experience **Essential** - Clinical experience in Palliative Medicine and a broad knowledge of General Medicine - Broad experience in the management of all aspects of Palliative Medicine - Good understanding of Clinical Governance - Understanding of research methodologies and commitments - Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change **Desirable** - Publication of research articles, relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report – not abstracts or letters) ## Documents - [jd/ps-resp (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538988) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [respiratory consultant functional requirements (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538986) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.