JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a Locum Consultant Respiratory Physician to join our friendly and dynamic Respiratory team at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside eight experienced respiratory consultants within the Somerset Lung Centre, providing high-quality respiratory and acute medical care for a diverse patient population.
You will have the opportunity to contribute to inpatient and outpatient respiratory services, participate in the general medical on-call rota, and develop or continue your sub-specialty interests in areas aligned with departmental needs (airways, ILD, pleural disease, lung cancer, sleep medicine, severe asthma, bronchoscopy).
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has a strong reputation for supportive working culture, excellence in medical education, and service innovation, set in a beautiful part of the country with easy access to the coast, countryside, and excellent schools.

ABOUT US

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we’re committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you’ll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it’s a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You and your clinical manager will agree a prospective Job Plan that sets out your main duties and responsibilities, a schedule for carrying out your Programmed Activities, your managerial responsibilities, your accountability arrangements, your objectives and supporting resources. This post is a Taunton-based appointment.
Specialist registration with the GMC is essential for this locum consultant role, under local organisational arrangements. Where you do not hold GMC specialist registration, and you are not pending a CCT /ARCP/CESR outcome to obtain it, the role will be converted to the Specialist contract, pay and national terms & conditions set by NHS Employers. Please continue to apply.

Provide specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to respiratory and acute medical patients.
Contribute to inpatient care on the Coleridge Respiratory Unit, including the Respiratory Support Unit.
Undertake general respiratory and specialist outpatient clinics in the Somerset Lung Centre and community sites.
Participate in the acute general medical on-call rota (1:12).
Participate in MDTs for lung cancer, ILD, severe asthma, and airways disease.
Engage in teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
Participate in clinical audit, governance, and service development activities.
Support the Respiratory@Home service and community integrated pathways.
Develop sub-specialty interests aligned with the department, e.g., interventional bronchoscopy, pleural, ILD, sleep medicine, airways disease.