Respiratory Medicine Consultant - Screening Lead - lung cancer & EBUS.


Company:	st georges nhs trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Tooting, SW17 0QT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Respiratory Medicine- lead for lung cancer screening at St George’s and with sub speciality interest in lung cancer and EBUS.

10PAs St George’s Hospital

This is a 12 month locum post, that provides an opportunity for an enthusiastic physician to provide respiratory services at St George’s Hospital. The successful candidate will join a group of 12 other consultants affiliated to the respiratory department at St George’s.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit for informal discussion, contact details below:

• Dr Helen Meredith, Respiratory Care Group Lead

Helen.Meredith0@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Provisional Date for Interview: TBC

· To provide a clinical service in respiratory medicine as part of a team of respiratory specialists.

· To participate in clinical and other service activities with the objective of ensuring a high standard of patient care; including general respiratory, sleep and cancer clinics

· To lead the delivery of the lung cancer screening programme review meetings at St George’s and work within the lung cancer team.

· To participate in the delivery of the regional EBUS service.

· To contribute to service developments

· To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. Depending on the skills of the candidate, this could involve managing the respiratory clinical placements and other medical student clinical experience as well as the teaching program for the respiratory doctors.

· To contribute to the management of the service.

· Full consideration will be given to applicants who wish to apply for a less than full time post and we welcome enquires regarding that.

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the United Kingdom with over 1100 beds. Based in Tooting, it treats 80,000 inpatients/day cases and over 300,000 outpatients annually. The Trust employs more than 5000 people, including 700 medical and dental staff. It provides general acute services and also specialties such as neurosciences, vascular, cardiothoracic and children's services.

St George’s Hospital is the main teaching hospital in the South West Thames region. It serves a local population of 300,000 but has developed links with most District General Hospitals in the region. There is a significant training programme for junior doctors who rotate through the Trust.

In 2003, the neurosciences services based at Atkinson Morley’s Hospital in Wimbledon relocated to the Tooting site. The new purpose-built Atkinson Morley Wing is shared by neurosciences and cardiothoracic services. Accommodation is arranged over four floors, is built around inner courtyards and incorporates 233 inpatient and day case beds, eight operating theatres, and a range of state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities.

Please see the attached Job Description for a full breakdown of the main responsibilities for Consultant in Respiratory Medicine- lead for lung cancer screening at St George’s and with sub speciality interest in lung cancer and EBUS position

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

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