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Job overview
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive, full-time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Lung Cancer and Pleural Disease, and procedural expertise in Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and a commitment to thoracic oncology MDT working and pleural intervention, alongside general respiratory medicine.
You will join a friendly, well-established department of 14 respiratory consultants, delivering high-quality inpatient, outpatient, and virtual hospital care across Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a senior role in the Trust’s Lung Cancer and Pleural Disease service, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and contribute to innovative models of care including our award-winning Virtual Hospital.
There is a commitment to the NIV and Respiratory on-call rotas, and a General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call of 1 weekday in 14, in keeping with the department’s wider acute medicine responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Provide high-quality inpatient respiratory care, including ARCU cover, on a 1 in 10 rota
- Participate in bronchoscopy lists (approximately 1 in 3)and pleural procedure lists
- Contribute to the GIM on-call rota (1 weekday in 14) and the acute NIV on-call rota (1 in 12 weekdays; 1 in 10 weekends)
- Deliver specialist outpatient clinics including:
- Lung cancer (including breaking bad news)
- Pleural disease
- EBUS procedure lists
- General / urgent respiratory (“hot”) clinics
- Participate in the Respiratory Virtual Hospital (1 in 10 weeks)
- Participate in Lung Cancer MDT (Wednesday mornings), and pleural MDT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The management responsibility of the post-holder will be to the clinical lead for Respiratory (Dr Matthew Knight who is responsible to the Divisional Director (Dr. Niall Keenan), the Medical Director (Dr Michael van der Watt) and Chief Executive and Trust Board.
The detailed job description and person specification included in job description and person specification>
- Programmed Activities: 10 PAs standard (up to 12 negotiable).
- On-call: GIM 1 weekday in 14; NIV 1:12 weekday; ward rota 1 in 10 (seven-day block); Virtual Hospital 1 in 10 (Mon–Fri).
- Sites: Watford General Hospital (main base) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital; occasional attendance at St Albans City Hospital.
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Consultant - Respiratory Medicine YC72 with West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Watford, East of England, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Respiratory Medicine role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 PA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jun 2026.
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