Respiratory Medicine ST4
Respiratory Medicine in Yorkshire and the Humber
Respiratory medicine is a varied, exciting and challenging specialty.
It is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and continuing care of adults of all ages with a wide range of respiratory and related conditions.
The respiratory specialist is at the forefront of the hospital acute services including intensive care, and at the same time cares for a large group of people with a variety of chronic disorders, including both in- and out-patients.
The expected duration of this training programme is 5 years subject to satisfactory progression. The actual duration may depend on the circumstances of individual trainees.
Respiratory Medicine is provided in three geographically distinct rotation: East (based around Hull), South (based around Sheffield) and West (based around Leeds).
In order to assess your suitability for this training programme please refer to the national Person Specifications on the Specialty Training website.
Physician recruitment in 2021
Please read the below news article published by the Royal College of Physicians to see how the change in the IMT (formally CMT) curriculum affects your current training and future applications to specialty recruitment posts.
A full guidance document entitled “Physician Recruitment – Indicative Guidance Regarding...” is also available from https://www.st3recruitment.org.uk/documents
Further sources of information
The National Recruitment Office for Respiratory is the Physician Specialty Recruitment Office.
For information about the recruitment process, including timelines and information about how to apply, please visit their website.
NHS England working across Yorkshire and the Humber has the following vacancies:
East - TBC
South - TBC
West - TBC
Start Dates
This recruitment process is for posts commencing between January and April 2025. The start date of individual posts will be provided during preferencing.
All vacancy information is indicative and subject to change at any time.
Training Locations
A list of the trusts and training locations within the training programme is provided below:
Trust |
Hospital Sites |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust | Airedale General Hospital |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Barnsley Hospital |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Bradford Royal Infirmary |
| St Luke’s Hospital | |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | Calderdale Royal Hospital |
| Huddersfield Royal Infirmary | |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Bassetlaw Hospital |
| Doncaster Royal Infirmary | |
| Montagu Hospital | |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | Harrogate District Hospital |
| Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | Castle Hill Hospital |
| Hull Royal Infirmary | |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Chapel Allerton Hospital |
| Leeds Dental Institute | |
| Leeds General Infirmary | |
| Seacroft Hospital | |
| St James’ University Hospital | |
| Wharfedale Hospital | |
| Mid Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust | Dewsbury and District Hospital |
| Pinderfields Hospital | |
| Pontefract Hospital | |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital |
| Goole and District Hospital | |
| Scunthorpe General Hospital | |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | Rotherham Hospital |
| Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust | The Sheffield Children’s Hospital |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Charles Clifford Dental Hospital |
| Jessop Wing | |
| Northern General Hospital | |
| Royal Hallamshire Hospital | |
| Weston Park Hospital | |
| York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Scarborough Hospital |
| The York Hospital |
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