NHS Highland
Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
1WTE – 40 hours Substantive
Consultant Respiratory and General Physician
£111,430 - £148,064 per annum pro rata
(Inclusive of 2.38PA Acute Medical Receiving based Caithness General Hospital)
Due to a realignment of current PAs with the Respiratory Consultant team, we have an opportunity for a 1 WTE Consultant Respiratory Physician, based at Raigmore Hospital (inclusive of 2.38PA Acute Medical Receiving at Caithness General Hospital, Wick). Applicants require to have CCT in Respiratory and General Medicine.
There is an established team of medical staff, specialist nurses and AHPs who collectively deliver services covering sleep/NIV, TB, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, ILD, airways management and a pleural procedure service.
This post works on a rotational ward cover basis (including some weekend working) with an allocated half-day in-lieu for covering the weekend. The other weeks, the postholder works a second consultant rota (covering IURs, e-vetting and Consultant point of contact) and the Sleep/ Complex Home Ventilation service.
This post includes 4PAs (3 DCC and 1SPA) as Lead Clinician for Sleep and Complex Home Ventilation. There are approximately 29 patients that are managed as part of the Complex Home Ventilation service and these patients would be managed jointly with a Nurse Consultant. The Sleep Service is becoming increasingly busy and a large part of the remit would be to redesign pathways.
2.38PAs are included to provide in-person cover at Caithness General Hospital, Wick. This would involve undertaking an unselected medical take and proving care to existing general medical takes; this would involve overnight on-calls.
It is challenging to deliver high quality health care to patients living in remote locations but the support of community respiratory nurses strongly supports our rural areas.
The Highlands offer a unique environment for a variety of leisure activities, and good schools and facilities for families.
This post is offered as 10 Programmed Activities per week, the details of which are indicated in the job description and job plan. Applications from individuals, who wish to work LTFT, or work flexibly, are welcome.
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for General Medicine, or Respiratory Medicine, and with a Licence to Practise or be within 6 months of being eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register at the time of interview.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Edward Paterson, Consultant Respiratory Physician, edward.paterson@nhs.scot or Dr Duncan Scott, Clinical Director for Medicine, duncan.scott2@nhs.scot or Mrs Morag MacLeay, Service Manager, morag.macleay@nhs.scot
Applications should be made via https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/.
Closing Date: 29th July 2026
Interview Date: 31st August 2026
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
