Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Respiratory Consultant

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

Applications are invited for consultants with a special interest in respiratory medicine to join an existing team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The DCC work will include the assessment and management of patients with a range of respiratory disease within in-patient and out-patient settings, general medical on call and clinical administration associated with this.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have personal responsibility for the care of general and specialist respiratory inpatients and outpatients, and an equal share in acute unselected medical take. They will take responsibility for supervision of those doctors to whom the care is delegated, working within the multi-professional respiratory team, and working to maintain the friendly collaborative culture of this team.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

297-7129818

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualification and Training:

  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • MRCP or equivalent

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness:

  • Evidence of participation in relevant audit projects.
  • Evidence of understanding of and participation in quality improvement activity.
  • Participation in and understanding of clinical governance
  • Evidence of an ability to participate in and contribute to in multidisciplinary teams.

Management and Administrative:

  • Knowledge and experience of the NHS and its organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualification and Training:

  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  • Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • MRCP or equivalent

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness:

  • Evidence of participation in relevant audit projects.
  • Evidence of understanding of and participation in quality improvement activity.
  • Participation in and understanding of clinical governance
  • Evidence of an ability to participate in and contribute to in multidisciplinary teams.

Management and Administrative:

  • Knowledge and experience of the NHS and its organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Clinican Experience and Effectiveness

Essential

  • Evidence of an ability to participate in and contribute to in multidisciplinary teams.
  • oKnowledge and experience of the NHS and its organisation.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Clinican Experience and Effectiveness

Essential

  • Evidence of an ability to participate in and contribute to in multidisciplinary teams.
  • oKnowledge and experience of the NHS and its organisation.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant in Respiratory

Logan Thirugnanasothy

Katy.Quinn1@nhs.net

01914453836

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

297-7129818

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Sheriff Hill

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


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