Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague to join our dynamic and forward-looking team of respiratory consultants. We strive for excellent quality patient-centred care across a comprehensive range of respiratory services.We provide a comprehensive Respiratory service for both Inpatient & Outpatients across the range of sub-specialities and work closely with our primary care colleagues. As a cohesive and collaborative group of consultants we offer a broad range of expertise and there is every opportunity for the new post holder to continue to develop an existing area of interest or develop expertise in a new sub-speciality
Our services are supported by an excellent multidisciplinary team of Respiratory and Lung Cancer Nurse specialists along with outpatient physiotherapy and pulmonary physiology. We work closely with an enthusiastic secretarial team who provide administrative support. Our junior doctor team includes Specialist Registrars, Respiratory Clinical Fellows and Internal Medicine and Foundation trainees.
We welcome applications from individuals who will bring new and dynamic ideas to help us develop and deliver excellent patient centred care now and into the future. Assistance with relocation and welcome payments*
Interviews for this position will be held Thursday 5th February 2026.
Main duties of the job
You will join the existing respiratory team in delivering a high quality, patient centred, inpatient & outpatient specialist care to our local population of around 270,000 people. Inpatient responsibilities are on a rotational basis, some weeks focusing on the respiratory ward & speciality inpatient referral & other weeks with more outpatient & procedure activity.
We have a well-established fibreoptic bronchoscopy, EBUS & thoracoscopy service with opportunity to develop this. We provide an ambulatory pleural service including indwelling intra pleural catheter insertion. These services also offer an excellent opportunity to engage in practical training & education for our speciality trainees.
Our robust Lung Cancer service has a weekly multidisciplinary team meeting attended by Medical & Clinical Oncology & Palliative Care teams & virtually by the Thoracic Surgeons. Systemic anti-cancer therapy is delivered on site with timely radiotherapy & surgery provided by colleagues in Southampton.
We have a small domiciliary non-complex non-invasive ventilation service & an extensive Sleep service which serves the local population & Dorset. There is opportunity to expand an interest in domiciliary NIV by developing links with our onsite regional Spinal Unit. We have close links with the Southampton Difficult Asthma & Interstitial Lung Disease teams & other tertiary centres in London & further afield
To find out more about living & working in Salisbury see our interactive candidate pack.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
*There is a relocation package available to candidates applying for a substantive position, of up to a maximum of £8,000 (terms and conditions apply **).There is also a generous welcome payment of £22,000 applied to this post for those applicants applying for substantive positions. Terms and conditions and a repayment clause apply.**
**Repayment clause applies to both the welcome payment and assistance with relocation. Payments for the £22,000 welcome payment will be made in the following £11,000 on joining the trust, a final £11,000 payment on your 24th month of service. This welcome payment is only open to applicants joining us as a full-time or part-time permanent Consultant.
A relocation payment of up to £8,000 in addition is also on offer to applicants who are joining us as afull-time or part-time permanent. This is not open to locum/fixed term contacts.Payment for relocation is paid once you have commenced with the trust andis subject to relevant terms and conditions.
Both the welcome payment and assistance with relocation are subject to repayment clause should you leave the Trust within a three year period.
The repayment terms would be included in the offer and contract of employment as follows:-
If you leave within the first 12 months 100% to be repaid
If you leave within 12 to 24 months 60% to be repaid
If you leave within 24 to 36 months 30% to be repaid
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
*There is a relocation package available to candidates applying for a substantive position, of up to a maximum of £8,000 (terms and conditions apply **).There is also a generous welcome payment of £22,000 applied to this post for those applicants applying for substantive positions. Terms and conditions and a repayment clause apply.**
**Repayment clause applies to both the welcome payment and assistance with relocation. Payments for the £22,000 welcome payment will be made in the following £11,000 on joining the trust, a final £11,000 payment on your 24th month of service. This welcome payment is only open to applicants joining us as a full-time or part-time permanent Consultant.
A relocation payment of up to £8,000 in addition is also on offer to applicants who are joining us as afull-time or part-time permanent. This is not open to locum/fixed term contacts.Payment for relocation is paid once you have commenced with the trust andis subject to relevant terms and conditions.
Both the welcome payment and assistance with relocation are subject to repayment clause should you leave the Trust within a three year period.
The repayment terms would be included in the offer and contract of employment as follows:-
If you leave within the first 12 months 100% to be repaid
If you leave within 12 to 24 months 60% to be repaid
If you leave within 24 to 36 months 30% to be repaid
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration with CCT in Respiratory Medicine
- Accredited in General Medicine
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of broad -based high -level training and competence in Respiratory Medicine including related clinical procedures
- Evidence of high-level training and clinical practice in General Medicine
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, develop professional relationships across the wider healthcare community
Management Experience
Essential
- bility to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
- Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Division
- Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
- Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Teaching
Essential
- Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
- Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration with CCT in Respiratory Medicine
- Accredited in General Medicine
Experience/Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of broad -based high -level training and competence in Respiratory Medicine including related clinical procedures
- Evidence of high-level training and clinical practice in General Medicine
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, develop professional relationships across the wider healthcare community
Management Experience
Essential
- bility to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
- Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Division
- Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
- Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Teaching
Essential
- Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
- Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
