Job summary
Shape the Future of Respiratory Medicine with NHS Humber Health Partnership!
Are you a visionary and dynamic Respiratory Consultant eager to make a lasting impact? Do you want the freedom to lead, innovate, and develop a service within your chosen sub-specialty?
At NHS Humber Health Partnership, we are offering an exceptional opportunity for you to drive change and redefine respiratory care for the people of Northern Lincolnshire. You'll have the autonomy to mould and shape how our Respiratory Service and its sub-specialties are delivered, ensuring patients receive cutting-edge, high-quality care.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with expertise in EBUS, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, Sleep-Disordered Breathing, NIV, and Pleural Disease--but if you have a different sub-specialty interest, we're open to discussions. Your passion and expertise matter!
Beyond clinical leadership, the successful applicant will have the prestigious opportunity to be appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS)--an esteemed recognition of their contribution to teaching and research. This honorary title grants access to university premises, facilities, systems, and library services, enabling you to further enrich your academic and professional journey.
If you're ready to take respiratory medicine to new heights, we'd love to hear from you!
AAC Date: 18th June 2025
Main duties of the job
Join Our Expert Respiratory Team!
We seek skilled Consultant Respiratory Physicians to enhance our team of consultants. You will contribute to adult general internal medicine (1:12 rota) and play a key role in delivering timely bronchoscopies. Our Diagnostic Investigation Unit boasts a thoracic ultrasound service, ensuring top-tier diagnostics. Your schedule will include clinic sessions with allocated administration time for a smooth workflow.
As part of our team of nine consultants, you will lead Respiratory Services across Northen Lincolnshire. Our department offers comprehensive respiratory care, supporting a Home Ventilation Programme for 100 patients and housing an Endobronchial Ultrasound System established in 2020. We aim to expand further with Medical Thoracoscopy.
You will also contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, working closely with Hull York Medical School (HYMS) and participating in the training of advanced care practitioners with Sheffield University.
If you're ready to lead, innovate, and educate, we'd love to welcome you to our team!
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a senior employee of the Partnership the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional, and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
To undertake all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts and Operational Divisions services plans
To ensure evidence based practice, keep up to date in topics and ensure continued professional development and revalidation
As a Partnership we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
To learn more about NHS Humber Health Partnership please visit our website: https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a senior employee of the Partnership the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support, other clinical, medical, professional, and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
To ensure the provision of a first-class clinical service
To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
To undertake all work in accordance with the Trusts procedures and operating policies
To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trusts and Operational Divisions services plans
To ensure evidence based practice, keep up to date in topics and ensure continued professional development and revalidation
As a Partnership we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all newemployees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
To learn more about NHS Humber Health Partnership please visit our website: https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MRCP
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians for appointment to Consultant Status
- Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Evidence of specific training in Respiratory Medicine
- oapplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English OR ohave the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Listening 7.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 7.5 OR ohave achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
Desirable
- ALS Provider certificate
- oEvidence of involvement in Clinical Research
- oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification MRCP
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Physicians for appointment to Consultant Status
- Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Evidence of specific training in Respiratory Medicine
- oapplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English OR ohave the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7.5, Listening 7.5, Reading 7.5, Writing 7.5 OR ohave achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
- Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
Desirable
- ALS Provider certificate
- oEvidence of involvement in Clinical Research
- oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
