Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Teaching
Experience in teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups
- Admin & management
Evidence of participation in leadership / management
- Admin & management
Solid understanding of Clinical Governance and Appraisal
- Training & Experience
Wide experience in all aspects of General (Internal) Medicine and Respiratory Medicine culminating in the award of CCT in both specialties.
- Personal skills & Attributes
Effective communicator, able to work and lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Personal skills & Attributes
Leadership qualities
- Personal skills & Attributes
Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
- Personal skills & Attributes
Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance
- Qualifications & Registration
MB BS or equivalent
- Qualifications & Registration
Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians Full Registration with GMC with licence to practice
- Qualifications & Registration
Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment or to have obtained CCT within 6 months of interview date
- Audit, Research & Publications
Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Audit, Research & Publications
Regular completion of audit projects
- Audit, Research & Publications
Understanding of the role of research
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Teaching
Educational qualification Extensive teaching experience
- Admin & management
Management qualifications and / or significant management / leadership experience
- Training & Experience
Ability to develop a subspecialty interest within the field of Respiratory Medicine, which complements those of the current team.
- Personal skills & Attributes
Excellent presentation skills
- Personal skills & Attributes
Demonstration of initiated projects
- Qualifications & Registration
MD or equivalent
- Audit, Research & Publications
Publication of audit projects
- Audit, Research & Publications
Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
- Audit, Research & Publications
Ability to lead clinical research project
Job overview
Consultant Respiratory Physician- Cross site
We are an organisation that places importance and pride on being clinically led and prioritise developing clinical leaders. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join our team working to deliver consultant led, efficient, safe, and patient centred care in Respiratory and GIM. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with an interest in asthma, COPD, EBUS and/or Bronchiectasis. Other interests that compliment those of the existing consultants would also be welcome. The trust is highly regarded for the under and post graduate education it provides and has a state-of-the-art Simulation Suite. Facilities for flexible bronchoscopy and full lung function exist at both acute sites; interventional bronchoscopies and pleural procedures are performed at Eastbourne. We have a tertiary level sleep service and home ventilation service based at Conquest Hospital and excellent thoracic surgery service support based at Guys Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Respiratory Ward cover; outpatient clinic's for routine, urgent and suspected lung cancer; advise and guidance to primary care; pleural procedures; EBUS, Bronch and other Thoracic interventional diagnostic procedures; GIM on-call cover.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached. This JD has been approved by the Trust.
AAC: TBC
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Applicants should be a holder of Certificate of Completion of Training or be within six months of the award of CCT by the date of the interview or the equivalent (CESR) which is at the time of applying, on the GMC Specialist Register.
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.
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This advert is for Consultant Respiratory Physician - Cross site with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in Eastbourne, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Respiratory Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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