# Consultant - Respiratory Medicine YC72 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-respiratory-medicine-yc72/13f27901-1c2b-4372-ab16-86a5be0c7f09 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-respiratory-medicine-yc72/13f27901-1c2b-4372-ab16-86a5be0c7f09.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Watford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Respiratory Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £109,725 - £145,478 PA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:10:52.644Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Watford/West_Hertfordshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Respiratory_Medicine/Respiratory_Medicine-v8035088 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035088?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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 ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Full GMC registration with license to practice - MRCP(UK) or equivalent required - CCT in Respiratory Medicine (or within 6 months of completion). - Subspecialty experience in Host Defence (Bronchiectasis/TB) and/or Asthma. - Experience in acute respiratory care, including NIV and inpatient respiratory medicine. **Desirable** - Accredited Educational Supervisor (or willingness to obtain accreditation). - Interest in service development and innovation. - Previous leadership or management experience ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 446.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10322944) ## 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.