Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine

Go back Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine

The closing date is 16 January 2026

The Department of Respiratory Medicine provides an integrated service for patients with respiratory diseases. There have been significant improvements to the department recently including hot clinics, respiratory infection service, respiratory ambulatory care, medical thoracoscopy, outpatient management of pneumothorax, ambulatory pleural effusion service, respiratory virtual wards, level 2 thoracic ultrasound and physician‑led percutaneous lung and pleural biopsies. A number of respiratory conditions are managed innovatively through the ambulatory care unit, thereby avoiding admissions.

We are currently in the process of setting up a sleep service. The department is renowned for its innovation and has been a five‑time finalist at national awards, having won the Royal College of Physicians Excellence in Clinical Care award (innovation category).

The post is a substantive appointment for Consultant Physician in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine. The appointee will join seven existing respiratory consultants (eight in total) in delivering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. This post will be a replacement for one of the consultants who retired recently. A specialist interest in either ILD and/or virtual wards would be preferable.

Other sub‑speciality interests are also entertained.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The Job Description is pending Royal College approval.

• GMC Registration
• On inclusion on Specialist Register or to be within receipt of CCT within 6 months of interview
• MD, PhD

• Wide experience in general medicine and respiratory
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for patients
• Previous experience of working at consultant level

• Actively encourages research with junior and other MDT staff
• Experience of participating in clinical audit and clinical research
• Experience in organising and delivering teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals
• Presentations at national and international meetings

• Be able to listen and communicate effectively to patients, relatives and staff
• Be able to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Have organisational and management ability
• Be prepared to work in collaboration with colleagues in the NHS and other agencies
• Ability to apply research outcomes
• Demonstrate a willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities
• Experience of service development
• Development and implementing clinical guidelines

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 prior criminal convictions.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust