Job reference: 002385
Salary: Consultant - £113,565-£150,569
Closing date: 12/11/2026
Department: Medical Staff - Respiratory Medicine SJH
Location: St James’s University Hospital
Division: Cardio-Respiratory CSU
Hours Per Week: 10 PA

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust makes up one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe housing over 2,000 beds and providing a range of general, acute and elective services, together with a significant number of regional and supra-regional specialties. The department of Respiratory Medicine has undergone significant modernisation over recent years and remains a centre for clinical and educational excellence. Inpatient services are provided in Gledhow Wing at St James’s Hospital. This includes three Respiratory wards, an NIV / Weaning unit, a dedicated CF ward, a procedures room, Sleep services and a Nurse-led day unit. There are cross city outpatient facilities including a dedicated chest clinic at Leeds General Infirmary. The unit has a strong commitment to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.

The appointee must hold the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom, or equivalent, and have completed higher specialist training in Respiratory Medicine. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:
Advancing Cystic Fibrosis Care: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Informal enquiries may be made to:

• Prof Peckham, Consultant Respiratory Medicine & CF Clinical Lead – Daniel.peckham@nhs.net
• Dr Ian Clifton, Consultant Respiratory Medicine – I.clifton@nhs.net

Interviews will take place on: 16 December 2026

We are seeking a dynamic Respiratory consultant to join the Leeds Cystic Fibrosis, PCD & Bronchiectasis services at St James’s University Hospital. The appointee will become a key member of a dedicated and highly experienced multidisciplinary team. The Leeds Adult CF Unit cover a large geographical area across all of the West, North & East Yorkshire out to the North Sea coast. The Leeds bronchiectasis service was set up in 1998 & provides secondary & tertiary care living in Leeds & West Yorkshire region.

The job is a full-time post comprising of ten programmed activities, with supervision of the resident doctors and specialist nurses. There will also be an on-call commitment to cover the Cystic Fibrosis rota on a 1:4 basis and contribute 1.2PA to work flexibly to support General Internal Medicine.

In 2007 Leeds became the first CF unit to successfully implement full electronic patient records, which has significantly improved quality of care. The team comprises 4 Consultants, Research & Clinical Fellows, Specialist Nurses, Specialist Physiotherapists, Specialist Dieticians, Specialist Pharmacists, Social Work & Psychology.

The Adult CF & Bronchiectasis Unit has an experienced and well established home IV Service supported by a team of four full-time experienced CFNS and a full time support worker. The Leeds Unit has a well-established clinical research programme and is an accredited site for the European Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trial Network and the CF Trust Accelerator Platform.

Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are:

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.