Consultant - Respiratory Medicine YM

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive, full-time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Bronchiectasis and Tuberculosis (Host Defence) and a secondary interest in Sleep Apnoea, alongside general respiratory medicine.

You will join a friendly, well-established department of 14 respiratory consultants, delivering high-quality inpatient, outpatient, and virtual hospital care across Watford General Hospital and Hemel Hempstead Hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity to take a senior role in the Trust's TB and Bronchiectasis service, work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and contribute to innovative models of care including our award-winning Virtual Hospital.

There is a commitment to the NIV and Respiratory oncall but no General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call commitment.

• Provide high-quality inpatient respiratory care, including ARCU cover, on a 1 in 10 rota
• Participate in bronchoscopy lists (approximately 1 in
  3) and pleural procedure lists
• Contribute to the acute NIV on-call rota (1 in 12 weekdays; 1 in 10 weekends)
• Deliver specialist outpatient clinics including:
  • Bronchiectasis / Host Defence
  • Tuberculosis
  • Sleep medicine
  • General / urgent respiratory ( hot ) clinics
• Participate in the Respiratory Virtual Hospital (1 in 10 weeks)
• Participate in Bronchiectasis, TB and pleural MDTs
• Support and supervise junior doctors and allied health professionals, acting as an Educational Supervisor (or working towards accreditation)
• Engage in audit, quality improvement, service development, and departmental governance
• Contribute to teaching, innovation, and research within respiratory medicine

A new hospital has been planned for Watford. A new four-roomed Endoscopy Unit at St Albans has been planned with a completion date of 2026.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.