# Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-respiratory-medicine/9bc93d54-c54f-4b0c-96c2-93c84bb372c9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-respiratory-medicine/9bc93d54-c54f-4b0c-96c2-93c84bb372c9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** William Harvey Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Respiratory Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (10 sessions per week) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week (On Call at 1:18 (3%)) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T15:28:24.775Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8336669 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8336669?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited to apply for a Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine vacancy at the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust as part of a major expansion of Respiratory services. This post is based at The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford You will be joining a team of 10 consultants, 1 Speciality Doctor, 1 Respiratory Nurse Consultant, 7 Nurse specialists (sleep, lung cancer, NIV), in-patient Respiratory practitioner team, fully equipped Respiratory Physiology department and staff and a dynamic, rapidly evolving department, reconfiguring to allow targeted sub-specialty work and 7day respiratory service across the region. ### Main duties of the job Applicants will have extensive General Respiratory experience with expertise in Pleural, ILD, Allergy or Lung cancer. Applicants with any sub-speciality interests are welcome and will be accommodated. Applicants interested in Respiratory Medicine with interests in Intensive care, Infectious diseases or acute medicine will be welcome. We have weekly EBUS and Pleural list (including IPC insertion). The role will include covering the acute ward as well as the in-reach service. There has been a recent substantial increase in the number of respiratory nurses to support both inpatient and outpatient respiratory service. The sleep and domiciliary NIV service is one of the largest in the country and following a successful business case recently, has seen an expansion in the staff supporting this large service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Please note that the interview date has been set as guidance and my be subject to change. ### 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 ### Clinical governance **Essential** - Demonstration of knowledge around clinical and financial governance - Evidence of participation in: Audit - Evidence of participation in: Complaints mangment ### Skills and experience **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School **Desirable** - CCST Specialist Registration or will obtain within 6 months of interview date - Interest in Pleural services/ Lung Cancer/ ILD/Intensive Care & Respiratory/ Acute Medicine and Respiratory/ Infectious Disease & Respiratory ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - MRCP - Possesses clinical knowledge, skills & IT expertise, concerned to maintain & develop this knowledge - In depth expertise in at least one specialist field **Desirable** - Higher Degree (MD /PhD or equivalent) ## Documents - [application pack (pdf, 987.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689877) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 251.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10689878) ## 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.