County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
The closing date is 06 August 2026
This is an exciting time to join the Acute Medicine and Medicine Specialties Teams at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. The aspirations for our patient focused services are bold. We are a forward thinking team, that prides itself on providing high quality clinical care. We are looking for dynamic and innovative individuals to enhance and develop Respiratory Services in line with our vision to be the local provider of choice for respiratory services, including the ward and Respiratory Support Units, our large lung cancer service, procedures such as bronchoscopy and EBUS and our general respiratory clinics. This vision is underpinned by investments in our radiological infrastructure and our physiology lung function and sleep diagnostic services.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will join a team of 10 respiratory consultants and 1 SAS doctor across our two acute sites. The service is supported by a large team of specialist respiratory nurses and diagnostic services across our main hospital sites and one of our community hospitals.
Post holders will undertake outpatient clinics at their main base site and also cover clinics at one of our community hospitals. Clinics are general respiratory clinics and cancer clinics. There are also opportunities for sub‑speciality areas for those who are interested up to maximum of 2 PAs.
The ward work at UHND is covered via a weekly specialty rota (in‑hours only) and the post holder will take part in an unselected medical on‑call rota on the Acute Medical Unit alongside physician colleagues and acute care physicians.
Procedures (EBUS, Bronchoscopy and Pleural work) are undertaken on our main acute sites and supported by the medical day units.
Applicants wishing to combine clinical work with a research or educational career will be supported with opportunities for academic roles available.
About us
We provide hospital services from two acute sites—Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester‑le‑Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community‑based settings and providing care in patients’ homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under‑represented.
Job responsibilities
The post is designed to support existing Respiratory services due to a replacement post becoming available. The post holder will join the existing consultants on UHND site. The Respiratory department provides specialist investigations and treatment for a wide range of Respiratory conditions with programmes for the management of asthma, care of COPD, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer; sleep disordered breathing, pleural disease, interstitial lung disease and infections. There are dedicated lists in pleural disease (including IPC), bronchoscopy and EBUS (at University Hospital of North Durham), with close links to cardiothoracic surgery at James Cook University Hospital. The Respiratory department runs MDTs in lung cancer and SPN, and links to the ILD regional MDT, regional home ventilation team and the regional difficult asthma service in Newcastle.
In‑patient care is delivered on a dedicated respiratory ward of 41 with 8 beds being devoted to NIV and HFNO at UHND. All in‑patients are looked after by a respiratory physician of the week model, which is currently 1:5 rotation.
In addition we are developing a community‑based role to bring respiratory care closer to home. As part of a large integrated care organisation we are involved with the Respiratory Right care project with community services to enhance respiratory care in community practice. This is a regional initiative associated with the ICP for the North East.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
- Full and specialist registration with GMC (and Licence to Practice).
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or should have attained or be within 6 months of attaining CCT in Specialty at time of interview.
- Or
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- CCT G(I)M
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
- Certificate of Medical Education
Experience
- Experience of lung cancer investigation and management
- Experience of medical teaching
Special Skills & Knowledge
- Clinical Skills able to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within the service
- Able to demonstrate full competence in bronchoscopy, pleural ultrasound and procedures
- Able to demonstrate evidence of NHS management skills i.e. ability to organize own work
- Ability to delegate appropriately to trainee/non-consultant
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Experience of supervising trainees
- Experience and understanding of audit and conducting clinical audit
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical to support decision making
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.
£113,565 to £150,569 a year YC72 Pay Scale per annum pro rata
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