Locum Consultant Respiratory Medicine

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 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 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 and general medicine including, pleural ultrasound, and smoking cessation.

Desirable

• Areas of specialist expertise, including management of asthma and/or lung cancer, with associated commitment and enthusiasm to lead and innovate in development and delivery of services in these areas, where there are currently gaps in the department consultant leadership
• At least Level 1 Smoking Cessation Training. Experience of integrated care.

Quality Improvement and Audit

Essential

• Experience of quality improvement and audit.
• Commitment to lead & carry out relevant quality improvement and audit activities.
• Commitment to principles of quality improvement.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of QI methodology.

Communication, leadership, management and team working

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to lead and work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Skills to lead manage, supervise and support trainee medical staff

Desirable

• Behaviour Change/motivational interview training e.g., ADP.
• Demonstrable team leadership qualities and staff management skills.
• Knowledge of budget management and of current and future NHS commissioning arrangements

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching.
• Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching of trainee doctors and other health professionals.
• Skills to supervise and appraise trainee doctors

Desirable

• An understanding of current issues in medical education and knowledge of current and future funding arrangements
• Willingness to acquire a recognised teaching qualification or equivalent
• Skills to supervise and support professional development and training of other members of respiratory MDT

Research

Desirable

• An interest in research as evidenced by publications and by ideas for development using current resources within Whittington Health.
• Ability and willingness to institute and work collaboratively on research with clinical and technical colleagues.

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 and general medicine including, pleural ultrasound, and smoking cessation.

Desirable

• Areas of specialist expertise, including management of asthma and/or lung cancer, with associated commitment and enthusiasm to lead and innovate in development and delivery of services in these areas, where there are currently gaps in the department consultant leadership
• At least Level 1 Smoking Cessation Training. Experience of integrated care.

Quality Improvement and Audit

Essential

• Experience of quality improvement and audit.
• Commitment to lead & carry out relevant quality improvement and audit activities.
• Commitment to principles of quality improvement.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of QI methodology.

Communication, leadership, management and team working

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to lead and work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Skills to lead manage, supervise and support trainee medical staff

Desirable

• Behaviour Change/motivational interview training e.g., ADP.
• Demonstrable team leadership qualities and staff management skills.
• Knowledge of budget management and of current and future NHS commissioning arrangements

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching.
• Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching of trainee doctors and other health professionals.
• Skills to supervise and appraise trainee doctors

Desirable

• An understanding of current issues in medical education and knowledge of current and future funding arrangements
• Willingness to acquire a recognised teaching qualification or equivalent
• Skills to supervise and support professional development and training of other members of respiratory MDT

Research

Desirable

• An interest in research as evidenced by publications and by ideas for development using current resources within Whittington Health.
• Ability and willingness to institute and work collaboratively on research with clinical and technical colleagues.

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 .

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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.

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 and general medicine including, pleural ultrasound, and smoking cessation.

Desirable

• Areas of specialist expertise, including management of asthma and/or lung cancer, with associated commitment and enthusiasm to lead and innovate in development and delivery of services in these areas, where there are currently gaps in the department consultant leadership
• At least Level 1 Smoking Cessation Training. Experience of integrated care.

Quality Improvement and Audit

Essential

• Experience of quality improvement and audit.
• Commitment to lead & carry out relevant quality improvement and audit activities.
• Commitment to principles of quality improvement.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of QI methodology.

Communication, leadership, management and team working

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to lead and work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Skills to lead manage, supervise and support trainee medical staff

Desirable

• Behaviour Change/motivational interview training e.g., ADP.
• Demonstrable team leadership qualities and staff management skills.
• Knowledge of budget management and of current and future NHS commissioning arrangements

Teaching & Training

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching.
• Skill and ability in formal and informal teaching of trainee doctors and other health professionals.
• Skills to supervise and appraise trainee doctors

Desirable

• An understanding of current issues in medical education and knowledge of current and future funding arrangements
• Willingness to acquire a recognised teaching qualification or equivalent
• Skills to supervise and support professional development and training of other members of respiratory MDT

Research

Desirable

• An interest in research as evidenced by publications and by ideas for development using current resources within Whittington Health.
• Ability and willingness to institute and work collaboratively on research with clinical and technical colleagues.