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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Substantive Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine with a key focus on Cystic Fibrosis (CF) services in the East of England. The successful candidate will join a well-established tertiary children's respiratory unit and play a major role in supporting regional respiratory and CF services.

Applicants with 1 year of NHS experience are encouraged to apply. The role combines specialist respiratory and cystic fibrosis work with some acute/general paediatric responsibilities, depending on service requirements and job planning agreement.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide Consultant-led inpatient and outpatient care for children with respiratory disorders.
• Manage a broad spectrum of paediatric respiratory conditions, including asthma, recurrent infections, bronchiectasis, chronic lung disease, aspiration disorders, sleep disordered breathing, and respiratory issues associated with neurodisability.
• Participate in regular respiratory outpatient clinics and specialist MDT clinics.
• Conduct inpatient respiratory consultations and twice-weekly ward rounds.
• Review investigations and provide expert clinical advice to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support the development of respiratory physiology and sleep study services.
• Participate in regional MDT services for difficult asthma.

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Services

• Deliver specialist care for children with cystic fibrosis within a recognised regional centre.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary CF clinics and transition clinics with adult services.
• Manage new diagnoses, family counselling, inpatient reviews, annual reviews, and long-term follow-up.
• Support home spirometry, CFTR modulator therapy pathways, and specialist MDT care.
• Lead or contribute to the development of the CF service in line with national standards.

General Paediatrics (subject to agreement)

• Support acute paediatric services, children's assessment units, or consultant-of-the-week rotas if included in the final job plan.
• Provide senior decision-making for acutely unwell children.

Additional Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate medical students, postgraduate trainees, nursing staff, and allied health professionals.
• Supervise trainees and speciality doctors.
• Participate in audit, research, governance, guideline development, and quality improvement projects.
• Maintain safeguarding competencies and CPD requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register in Paediatrics, or within 6 months of CCT/equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree (MD / MSc / PhD)
• CCT or recognised advanced training in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 year of NHS experience
• Demonstrable commitment to Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
• At least 2 years of respiratory training or tertiary centre experience
• Competence in managing respiratory inpatients and outpatients.
• Experience managing children with Cystic Fibrosis
• Level 3 safeguarding training
• EPLS or APLS certification

Desirable

• Previous Consultant-level experience
• Expertise in CFTR modulator therapy
• Sleep studies / paediatric sleep medicine experience
• Service development leadership experience
• Published research in respiratory medicine or CF

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communicator with children, families, and colleagues
• Strong multidisciplinary working skills
• Enthusiasm for teaching and mentorship
• Commitment to evidence-based medicine
• Analytical and reflective clinical approach
• Flexible, organised, and patient-centred
• Leadership potential and interest in service innovation