Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician

Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician

The closing date is 23 February 2026

Applicants interested in working less than full time will be considered as this is an 8 PA's post.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine for 12 months. This is a part-time post attracting an initial 8 PA's, including on call work (weekends and overnight non-resident on calls). Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, with licence to practise, and are required to hold membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK (or equivalent).

They should be listed on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine or be due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.

This is a general Respiratory Medicine role with a wide range of inpatient and outpatient activities. Core duties include:

• Post-take ward rounds
• Consultant responsibility for patients on a general respiratory inpatient ward
• Provision of inpatient respiratory advice and referrals
• Delivery of general respiratory outpatient clinics

By agreement, there are opportunities to develop specialist clinics aligned to service needs and individual interests. Participation in bronchoscopy sessions is available.

The post holder will join the consultant body within Aintree Chest Centre
, one of the largest and most established respiratory units in the UK.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

This is a 12-month, part-time post attracting an initial 8 PA's, including on call work (weekends and overnight non-resident on calls). Applicants interested in working less than 8 PA's will be considered. The job plan for this role is an example of a 10 PA role; the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate when appointed.

• MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
• Higher research degree or in the process of obtaining a higher research degree

• CCT in general respiratory or within 6 months of obtaining one at the time of interview
• A sub speciality interest of asthma with relevant experience
• Evidence of continuing medical education

• Evidence of delivering training and education
• Evidence of delivery of education to both undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Teaching experience
• Leadership and service development
• Relevant experience in organisation and undertaking audit
• Expertise in sub speciality field

• Understanding principles of research
• Proven track record in research, publication of research
• Proven track record in significant audit
• Publication of audit results

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.