Locum Consultant Respiratory Medicine

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Locum Consultant Respiratory Medicine The closing date is 29 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine (6 PAs) at Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post for 12 months to aid with the current outpatient work. The respiratory team at Whittington Health, presently led by Dr Ruvini Dharmagunawardena, has an excellent reputation for innovation and integrated care, focusing on delivering high-value, multidisciplinary holistic care to patients admitted with acute respiratory deterioration and those living with long-term conditions. The successful candidate will join a team of eight respiratory consultants, who lead a thriving multidisciplinary respiratory team with increasing community, outpatient and inpatient referrals, as well as providing consultant-led care for our 23-bedded specialist respiratory ward, which also includes 4 HDU beds. Full registration with the GMC and acceptance on the GMC Specialist Register are required and you should hold a CCST or be within six months of obtaining it by the time of interview. Main duties of the job Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role. About us Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Details Date posted 15 October 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum pro rata (for part time) Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 220-EIM-MED-013 Job locations Whittington Hospital London N19 5NF United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached full Job Description and Person Specification for further details about the job role, including a sample timetable of the main duties and responsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached full Job Description and Person Specification for further details about the job role, including a sample timetable of the main duties and responsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent. CCST in respiratory and G(I)M or within 6 months of obtaining. Entry on GMC specialist register or equivalent required (e.g., Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration {CESR}) Desirable A further qualification such as MD or PhD, quality improvement, leadership, management or teaching qualification Professional Experience Essential Training and experience in all aspects of respiratory medicine