Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician

Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician

The closing date is 22 February 2026

This is a 12-month maternity leave cover post from April 2026 in respiratory medicine, based within the Cambridge Centre for Lung Infection (CCLI). The CCLI service comprises the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, the Lung Defence Clinic and the Immunology Clinic at Royal Papworth Hospital.

The post holder will share responsibility for the inpatient and outpatient care of patients with cystic fibrosis and complex lung infections with 6 other respiratory consultants and 1 immunology consultant. The CCLI consultants provide specialty focused on-call (1:7).

Please see attached Job Description for full details of Person Specification

Main duties of the job

To work with the other CCLI Consultants to provide appropriate inpatient and outpatient care for patients with cystic fibrosis and complex lung infections.

To contribute to the training of junior doctors in accordance with the standards required by Royal College and the Postgraduate Dean.

To demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.

To support CCLI related research, as part of an agreed research programme, and to contribute to audit activities.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Respiratory SCE

Experience

• Completion of Certificate of Training (CCT) or equivalent
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need. Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and reflective/analytical approach to practice.
• Demonstrates an understanding of principles of research and evidence-based practice
• Takes responsibility for own actions, demonstrates respect for the rights of all. Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, confidentiality and consent. Awareness of importance of being the patients' advocate and clinical governance responsibility
• Clinical experience of Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Infection management

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Has current GMC registration
• Has no outstanding fitness to practice issue under investigation
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• Pre-employment health screening

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.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust