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Locum Consultant in Respiratory medicine

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Oldham, OL1 2JH £113,565 – £150,569 a year Fixed-Term Posted 27 August 2026 Apply by 10 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking for great colleagues to join our team. This post is within the Clinical Service Unit of Respiratory Medicine and we are seeking a Locum Consultant who can lead, compliment and develop general and specialist respiratory care within the Northern Care Alliance based at Royal Oldham Hospital.

The Respiratory Directorate provides specialist services from our hospital sites and community settings for the people in the North East sector of Greater Manchester. It is a well-developed service with an excellent reputation led by a dynamic team.

Candidates should be on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM) or hold the certificate of completion of specialist training or expect to do so within six months of the interview for the appointment. This post is a 12-month fixed term WTE (10PA).

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities will be contributing to the Respiratory ward consultant rota with a roughly 1:3 consultant of the week model and providing regular outpatient respiratory clinics/ services. On non-ward weeks the post holder will be expected to deliver outpatient activity, likely one general respiratory clinic a week and a further clinic(s) depending on the applicant's particular subspecialty interest (there is a particular opportunity to develop an on-site asthma clinic alongside the existing clinics/ severe asthma service available at other sites within the trust).

Triage, virtual and outpatient review of general respiratory referrals will be included in all job plans. Developing an acute respiratory "hot clinic" to allow patients presenting to A&E/ SDEC to be discharged with early respiratory input on discharge or to see urgent referrals from primary care will be encouraged.

This is an exciting time for a new Respiratory Physician to help develop and enhance respiratory services for the local population.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers

Details

Date posted

27 August 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

236-MED-01-LCON-RES-L-26

Job locations

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice
  • Registration on the GMC Specialist Register-CCT or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Desirable

  • Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary medical qualification (e.g. MB, ChB
  • Hold MRCP or equivalent qualification or
  • Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)

Desirable

  • Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent)

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

  • Clinical experience in Respiratory Medicine and a broad knowledge of General Medicine
  • Broad experience in the management of all aspects of Respiratory Medicine
  • Good understanding of Clinical Governance
  • Understanding of research methodologies and commitments
  • Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change

Desirable

  • Publication of research articles, relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report - not abstracts or letters)

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Teamwork - Positive attitude towards members of the wider healthcare team
  • Teamwork - An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service
  • Communication - Is empathetic and sensitive to patients needs
  • Communication - Able to explain things clearly - particularly complex or sensitive information
  • Communication - Is able to influence and persuade effectively
  • Communication - All applicants to have evidenced / demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated
  • Communication - Excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to be able to write and present reports
  • Teaching - Experience of teaching junior, medical students and other health care professionals

Desirable

  • Teamwork - Proven ability to build and maintain effective teams
  • Teamwork - Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

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Last verified against our ingestion on 27 August 2026; sponsor register dataset 2026-08-25.