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Reference: 2474412
Job summary
Locum Consultant Respiratory (From December 2026 for 3 months)
Division: Medicine and Emergency Care
Care Group: Specialist Medicine
Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: TBC
We are recruiting for an Locum Consultant Respiratory (to commence December 2026 for 3 months)who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for a new full time post (part-time / job share would be considered) as Locum Consultant Chest Physician to join our friendly, progressive and enthusiastic Respiratory Team here at Medway Foundation NHS Trust. The appointees will join the nine existing Consultant Chest Physicians who provide a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient Thoracic Medicine service for the Medway and Swale population of 427,000.
In 2024 we moved in to a purpose built respiratory ward with 19 Level 1 beds and a 7 bed level 1.5 Respiratory Support Unit/HDU with a dedicated 7 day/24 hour junior doctor rota, allowing us to manage sick respiratory patients needing non-invasive support (including NIV, CPAP and HFNO). We work collaboratively with our colleagues in Critical Care in managing these patients and one of our consultants is dual accredited and works across both departments.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Details
Date posted
05 November 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
275-2611-LOCCONRESP-HG
Job locations
Medway Maritime Foundation Trust
Windmill Road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department consists of 9 consultants, 3 Registrars from the KSS Deanery, an SAS doctor, a ward resident doctor team and a very experienced and supportive AHP team including Acute Respiratory CNSs / Physio, an ACP, an ILD Pharmacist, domiciliary ventilation CNSs and TB and lung cancer CNSs. We have a dedicated cancer MDT coordinator, respiratory and sleep physiology team, dedicated secretarial support and of course the ward nursing team supported by a Matron and Service Manager.
We also work closely with a proactive Interventional Radiology team to assess intermediate high risk PEs and treat with catheter directed lysis in selected cases.
We provide a respiratory in-reach service to the general medical take and provide a high quality, well organised, consultant led seven day respiratory service. There are a number of procedure lists including EBUS, local anaesthetic thoracoscopy, bronchoscopy and IPCs.
This post is to further develop our Respiratory Department and enable us to continue to deliver high quality services into the future.
We are looking for a Consultant with an interest in ILD or sleep and ventilation but there is flexibility to accommodate other interests and we would welcome an informal discussion.
Respiratory Medicine is part of the Medicine and Emergency Care Division. The Consultants in the Respiratory department are currently not job planned to do the weekend GIM take rota but run a respiratory weekend on-call rota this is currently under review and there may be a small GIM contribution (weekends) in the future.
We pride ourselves on maintaining a supportive and collegiate culture with a great work-life balance where consultants are encouraged to develop individual interests while working collaboratively to deliver high-quality patient care.
Whether you are an established consultant or a senior trainee approaching CCT, you will join a supportive consultant body with strong subspecialty expertise, excellent multidisciplinary support and numerous opportunities for service development, leadership, teaching and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department consists of 9 consultants, 3 Registrars from the KSS Deanery, an SAS doctor, a ward resident doctor team and a very experienced and supportive AHP team including Acute Respiratory CNSs / Physio, an ACP, an ILD Pharmacist, domiciliary ventilation CNSs and TB and lung cancer CNSs. We have a dedicated cancer MDT coordinator, respiratory and sleep physiology team, dedicated secretarial support and of course the ward nursing team supported by a Matron and Service Manager.
We also work closely with a proactive Interventional Radiology team to assess intermediate high risk PEs and treat with catheter directed lysis in selected cases.
We provide a respiratory in-reach service to the general medical take and provide a high quality, well organised, consultant led seven day respiratory service. There are a number of procedure lists including EBUS, local anaesthetic thoracoscopy, bronchoscopy and IPCs.
This post is to further develop our Respiratory Department and enable us to continue to deliver high quality services into the future.
We are looking for a Consultant with an interest in ILD or sleep and ventilation but there is flexibility to accommodate other interests and we would welcome an informal discussion.
Respiratory Medicine is part of the Medicine and Emergency Care Division. The Consultants in the Respiratory department are currently not job planned to do the weekend GIM take rota but run a respiratory weekend on-call rota this is currently under review and there may be a small GIM contribution (weekends) in the future.
We pride ourselves on maintaining a supportive and collegiate culture with a great work-life balance where consultants are encouraged to develop individual interests while working collaboratively to deliver high-quality patient care.
Whether you are an established consultant or a senior trainee approaching CCT, you will join a supportive consultant body with strong subspecialty expertise, excellent multidisciplinary support and numerous opportunities for service development, leadership, teaching and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and a license to practice
- MRCP (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Higher degree/diploma in relevant clinical, research, educational or managerial subject
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in respiratory medicine (general internal medicine desirable) via one of the following: 1.Certificare of completiong of training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) 2.Portfolio pathway (application must be submitted and progressing) 3.Relevant European specialist qualification (REQ) or Recognised Specialist Qualification (RSQ)
Experience
Essential
- Competency in the management of all aspects of general Respiratory Medicine and GIM
Desirable
- Experience in ILD or Sleep Medicine
Value Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration and a license to practice
- MRCP (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Higher degree/diploma in relevant clinical, research, educational or managerial subject
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in respiratory medicine (general internal medicine desirable) via one of the following: 1.Certificare of completiong of training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) 2.Portfolio pathway (application must be submitted and progressing) 3.Relevant European specialist qualification (REQ) or Recognised Specialist Qualification (RSQ)
Experience
Essential
- Competency in the management of all aspects of general Respiratory Medicine and GIM
Desirable
- Experience in ILD or Sleep Medicine
Value Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Foundation Trust
Windmill Road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Foundation Trust
Windmill Road
Gillingham, Kent
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)