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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine to join a well-established and expanding Respiratory service in Northern Ireland.

This Consultant post offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality specialist Respiratory Medicine care within both inpatient and outpatient settings while contributing to multidisciplinary service development, respiratory ambulatory care, lung cancer pathways, and clinical leadership. The successful candidate will join a collaborative respiratory team focused on delivering modern, evidence-based respiratory care across acute and community services.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Consultant Physician will:

• Provide consultant-led Respiratory Medicine assessment and treatment
• Deliver specialist inpatient respiratory care, including non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
• Manage acute and chronic respiratory disease presentations
• Participate in Respiratory Ambulatory Hub services
• Support rapid respiratory assessment and early discharge pathways
• Contribute to outpatient respiratory clinics and multidisciplinary services
• Participate in lung cancer multidisciplinary meetings
• Contribute to respiratory radiology MDT discussions
• Support development of community respiratory pathways
• Perform speciality respiratory procedures, including bronchoscopy services
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning and governance activities
• Supervise junior doctors and trainees
• Participate in clinical audit, CPD, and quality improvement initiatives
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate medical teaching
• Contribute to service innovation and respiratory pathway development

Service Overview

The Respiratory Medicine service includes:

• Specialist respiratory inpatient wards
• Respiratory ambulatory care services
• Lung cancer pathways
• Community respiratory services
• Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
• Respiratory diagnostics and lung function testing
• Bronchoscopy and EBUS services
The multidisciplinary team includes:
• Consultant Respiratory Physicians
• Specialist Grade Doctors
• Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Lung Cancer Nurse Specialists
• Clinical Physiologists
• Junior Doctors and Respiratory Trainees
• Physiotherapists
• Allied Health Professionals
• Administrative and support staff

The service works closely with:

• Acute medicine teams
• Lung cancer MDT services
• Community respiratory teams
• Pulmonary rehabilitation services
• Radiology departments
• Primary care services
• Multidisciplinary chronic disease pathways

Leadership, Teaching & Development

The role offers opportunities in:

• Clinical leadership within Respiratory Medicine
• Development of ambulatory respiratory pathways
• Medical education and supervision
• Service redesign and innovation
• Clinical governance and audit
• Respiratory service expansion
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Research and quality improvement initiatives

The department actively supports:

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Consultant mentoring and appraisal
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Research and evidence-based practice
• Audit and governance participation
• Leadership development programmes
• Service improvement projects

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practise
• Eligible for inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory Medicine
• CCT or equivalent qualification in Respiratory Medicine
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Excellent clinical skills in Respiratory Medicine
• Experience managing acute and chronic respiratory conditions
• Ability to lead high standards of respiratory care
• Strong multidisciplinary team working ability
• Experience in clinical governance and audit
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Commitment to teaching and training

Desirable

• Higher degree qualification such as MD, PhD, or equivalent
• Research, publication, or presentation experience
• Experience introducing or developing respiratory services
• Leadership or management experience
• Specialist respiratory interests
• Experience in service development and innovation
• Teaching and supervision experience
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