Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and enthusiastic team who believe in leading from the frontline, with the aim of providing outstanding care to our community and investing in the well-being and development of our people.

This is a replacement post to due to the retirement of one of our Consultant Respiratory physician colleagues and will enable us to continue to meet the demands of an increasing in and out-patient workload.

We take pride in being a very functional and supportive department with a clear vision to provide the best respiratory care possible to our patients. We would welcome candidates with defined sub-specialty expertise but also those candidates prepared to develop a sub-specialty area of expertise complementary to those within the department.

The simulation date will be 24/8/26 and the interview date will be 08/09/2026.

Main duties of the job
This is a 10 PA post for a Consultant Respiratory physician at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, with a general interest in respiratory medicine and a focus on both Sleep and ventilation and airways disease. The advent of biologics for COPD will drive the need for increased clinic time to assess patients for suitability for biologics. The job will comprise a mixture of inpatient care and outpatient clinics and MDT working, along with the options for day case interventional lists in pleural, bronchoscopy and EBUS. Successful applicants will be supported in developing the service according to their experience. There will be considerable opportunity to be involved in service development, participation in clinical research and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

About us
Diversity makes us interesting... Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

Details
Date posted: 09 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 193-CON253UCG
Job locations: Royal Berkshire hospital, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom

Job description
Clinical Responsibilities: Activity will be predominantly based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, with a weekly outpatient clinic taking place at West Berkshire Community Hospital. There is the option to discuss clinics at one of our other spoke sites as well. Specific responsibilities will include the following, although there is flexibility in this that can be discussed upon appointment:

Outpatient activities:

• 1 weekly Sleep/ventilation clinic at RBH, 1 weekly general clinic at WBCH and 1 weekly general clinic either at RBH or spoke site.
• Integrated care offering to primary care /airways disease clinic / MDT bi monthly
• Weekly participation in the decision-to-treat lung cancer MDT
• Participation in the EBUS and bronchoscopy rota
• Involvement in the development of COPD biologics clinics

Inpatients and on-call

• Managing the specialist respiratory inpatient ward and referrals on a rotational basis (currently 4 weeks in 18). Outpatient commitments are cancelled when covering inpatients.
• Contribution to the respiratory of the day (ROD) rota.
• Weekend cover of the respiratory ward; 08.30-14.30 reviewing new patients to the ward, patients on the RSU, sick patients flagged by the nursing staff. Resident cover (2 resident doctors) is provided from 08.30-17.30 for the respiratory ward at the weekend.
• Supervision and education of ward junior doctors and final year medical students, with on-the-job clinical teaching
• Participation in the general medicine on call. Full time equivalent frequency is as below.
  • 1:24 weekdays
  • 15.00 -22.30, on-site, including post-take reviews,overnight- non-residential
  • The general medical on-call weekend rota is also at a 1 in 24 frequency, on site 0800-20.00 both Saturday and Sunday with overnight non-residential on call.

Management Responsibilities: The post holder will have active participation in monthly clinical governance meetings and business meetings within the department. The appointee will, with the other consultants share in the general management of the department. The appointee may want to consider taking on one of the departmental management roles.The appointee will be offered a mentor or coach on appointment. The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has a mentoring/coaching support programme for all new Consultant appointments.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with the GMC
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom or equivalent
• Fully trained in Respiratory and GiM

Desirable

• Clinical fellowship / chief registrar year

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Fully trained in Respiratory and GiM
• Experience of working in the NHS at SpR or Consultant level
• Fully trained in Bronchoscopy and EBUS

Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential

• Evidence or providing good teaching and supervision to trainees

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 contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead
Catherine Thomas
catherine.thomas@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
01183225111