Consultant - Respiratory Medicine YC72

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a substantive, full-time Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a subspecialty interest in Lung Cancer and Pleural Disease, and procedural expertise in Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) and a commitment to thoracic oncology MDT working and pleural intervention, 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 Lung Cancer and Pleural Disease 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 on-call rotas, and a General Internal Medicine (GIM) on-call of 1 weekday in 14, in keeping with the department's wider acute medicine responsibilities.

The post holder will: 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 GIM on-call rota (1 weekday in 14) and the acute NIV on-call rota (1 in 12 weekdays; 1 in 10 weekends) Deliver specialist outpatient clinics including: o Lung cancer (including breaking bad news) o Pleural disease o EBUS procedure lists o General / urgent respiratory ("hot") clinics Participate in the Respiratory Virtual Hospital (1 in 10 weeks) Participate in Lung Cancer MDT (Wednesday mornings), and pleural MDT