Locum Respiratory Consultant

Job summary Locum Respiratory Consultant 10 sessions per week Fixed Term 12 months Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Closing Date: Friday 2nd October 2026 Interview Date: October (TBC) **This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. ** All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas. A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. #JoinTeamEliot Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate ideally with extensive experience within general respiratory medicine including pleural diseases. They will also have the opportunity to develop and update clinical pathways already in place for pulmonary embolism and pneumonia. About us Here at George Eliot our vision to ' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values: E ffective Open Communication E x cellence and safety in everything we do C hallenge but support E xpect respect and dignity L ocal healthcare provider that inspires confidence Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking. Details Date posted 03 September 2026 Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff Grade Consultant Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 230-22144229-PCD-AB Job locations George Eliot Hospital College Street Nuneaton CV10 7DJ United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities This is an additional post which has been created mainly to backfill existing clinical work and with a view to developing Sleep and Ventilation services. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity to lead the service development within Sleep and Ventilation. We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate ideally with extensive experience within general respiratory medicine including pleural diseases. They will also have the opportunity to develop and update clinical pathways already in place for pulmonary embolism and pneumonia. The trust provides Ebus services and is developing thoracoscopy services, working towards being an independent service provider. A dedicated SDEC (Same day emergency care unit) and PACU (planned ambulatory care unit) have been operational since 2020. The Respiratory Physicians do three clinics a week (2 pleural and 1 Respiratory Hot clinic). These deal with patients referred urgently from the Emergency Department and particularly those with pleural effusions. There is also a pathway for ambulatory management of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). Both pathways require an enthusiastic physician to lead and develop these further. The Respiratory Physicians provide an in-reach service for the 42 bedded Acute Medicine Unit. Early review of patients with respiratory failure, respiratory tract infections and pleural effusions is particularly important, but cannot always be provided due to leave. With increasing numbers of Respiratory Physicians this service will be provided more reliably. Respiratory Services at the trust are currently delivered by 4 consultant physicians and 1 Specialist doctor. In addition to 1 Speciality Trainee and 1 Trust Grade Registrar there are 2 lung cancer nurses, 3 COPD nurses who run an Early Discharge Service and 2 asthma nurses (1 WTE). A physiotherapist supports the bronchiectasis clinics. Each Consultant has a dedicated 0.49 WTE Band 4 secretary with 1 WTE typist supporting the servi…