Consultant in Respiratory Medicine

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 February 2026

We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join our existing team of Respiratory Medicine and Acute Medicine Consultants at Heartlands & Solihull Hospital. Within respiratory we currently have a team of Consultants with areas of special interest including but not limited to:
Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, Pleural Disease, Intensive Care, TB, Respiratory Infection, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Sleep & Ventilation. Our department includes 2 inpatient wards and a respiratory physiology lab.

The acute medicine department includes a large acute medical unit, a newly refurbished busy SDEC and 3 short stay wards as well as in-reach to the emergency department.

We serve a diverse population within an urban conurbation. The trust is committed to tackling health inequalities and providing outstanding care to our communities.

The medical take is busy with a fascinating range of pathologies and rich in learning and teaching opportunities.

We welcome applications from consultants with other speciality or research interests and several of our substantive consultants work across other departments such as infectious diseases, endocrinology and renal. Standard job plan of 6PA, the exact job plans will be agreed with the successful candidates.

The appointees must have necessary qualifications and should either be on the Specialist Register of the GMC or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of the interview.

Responsibilities include delivery of a respiratory same day assessment unit based in the community at Washwood Heath (Approximately 5 minute drive from Heartlands Hospital), lung cancer clinics respiratory and GIM on-calls and shifts in acute medicine.

• Oversight of the medical take in ED, MAU and SDEC; including post-take ward rounds
• The care of patients admitted to acute medicine wards and will complete daily ward rounds.
• Providing support, education and supervision for doctors in training and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• Contributing to departmental governance processes including M & M and incident reporting and reviews, as
• Administration related to patient care- prompt review and communication of patient results, with support of our admin team
• Maintaining good working relationships with the whole MDT

Changes to these responsibilities and amendments to job plans will be agreed with the service lead to help with departmental priorities if required.

The post attracts 6PAs in the expectation that career grade medical staff undertake additional roles as part of their normal agreed job plan.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

• To have oversight of all team activity during that clinical session and provide support to other registered and non-registered clinical practitioners when needed.
• To provide appropriate supervisions to junior doctors, ACPs and clinical practitioners.
• Administrative duties related to patient care.
• Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Regular participation in departmental and directorate meetings.
• Consultants are encouraged and supported with research projects.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
• To help the department and Trust in emergencies.
• Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the GMC specialist register for General Internal Medicine and specialty interest via
• (a) CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview),
• (b) CESR or
• (c) European Community rights
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME

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…