Job Overview
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory at Leeds General Infirmary (reference 002297).
This is a substantive permanent post of 8.75 programmed activities, open to full-time or part-time applicants, with a consultant salary of £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.
The successful candidate will join the Paediatric Respiratory team at Leeds Children's Hospital, providing tertiary respiratory care including cystic fibrosis and the nationally commissioned supra-regional service for primary ciliary dyskinesia for the North of England.
Applicants must demonstrate a high level of clinical competence across paediatric respiratory medicine, with experience in bronchoscopy, sleep medicine and long-term ventilation desirable.
Candidates should hold MRCPCH or equivalent and be on the Specialist Register, or be within six months of CCT at the time of interview; a commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research is desirable.
Consideration will be given to those wishing to work part time or job share; the service covers a regional population of 3.8 million with over 270 paediatric inpatient beds.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to give a ten-minute presentation on the development of the Leeds Children's sleep and ventilation service over the next ten years.
Applications close on 29 October 2026, with interviews scheduled for 4 December 2026.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Christopher Edwards, Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory, at Christopheredwards1@nhs.net (07557256702), or Alexandra Adams at Alexandra.adams2@nhs.net (07795662996).
Original company posting: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-1066