Clinical Fellow in Sleep & Ventilation, Respiratory Medicine

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical institution in Oxford seeks a Clinical Fellow in Sleep & Ventilation. This role offers an opportunity to develop specialization in adult respiratory sleep and ventilation medicine. The candidate will conduct outpatient clinics, manage ventilator-dependent patients, and provide educational support. Ideal candidates will have MRCP, full GMC registration, and experience in respiratory medicine. This position includes a mix of inpatient and outpatient care responsibilities, working alongside a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Experience of respiratory medicine at CMT/ST3+ level.
• Experience in respiratory sleep and non-invasive ventilation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outpatient sleep and ventilation clinics.
• Provide middle-grade support to the team.
• Triage specialist referrals.

Skills

Knowledge of respiratory medicine

Good communication skills

Ability to work within multidisciplinary team

Education

MRCP or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

MD or PhD

Job description

Clinical Fellow in Sleep & Ventilation, Respiratory Medicine

The closing date is 11 December 2025

This post is a great opportunity to develop sub‑specialty expertise in adult respiratory sleep and ventilation medicine, providing care for out‑patients on home respiratory support, and contributing to departmental quality improvement projects and training in a strong clinical and academic environment. Outpatient activity includes sleep and ventilation clinics, day‑unit assessment of patients under consideration of home NIV or cough‑assist provision, reporting respiratory sleep studies, and providing specialist advice for in‑patients using acute non‑invasive ventilation.

The postholder will work with the Respiratory team providing in‑patient care on the Osler Respiratory ward during Mon to Fri day‑time blocks approximately once a week, plus an evening and weekend on‑call commitment that is non‑residential overnight. A substantial proportion of in‑patients are on acute or home NIV, thereby providing experience across the full breadth of respiratory support for patients with ventilatory failure. There are 2-3 sets of General Medical night duties per annum.

There is an active Departmental educational programme, with a weekly journal club, educational meeting and radiology MDT, in addition to case‑based learning and development.

Main duties of the job

• Sleep and Ventilation outpatient clinics
• Day Case patient review for ventilator dependent or at‑risk patients, and for those initiating home non‑invasive ventilation or cough assistance
• Specialist referral triage
• Respiratory sleep study and oximetry reporting
• Management of non‑face to face patient care
• Provision of specialist advice for Respiratory and General Medical patients on acute non‑invasive ventilation
• Contribution towards undergraduate and postgraduate training in Sleep and Ventilation
• Contribution towards Service Development and Governance
• Contribution to current sleep research projects
• Administrative and secretarial support for these tasks (supervised training and formal review at start and mid‑way through post)

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

The postholder’s duties are based predominantly at the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, located at the Churchill Hospital site, and also at the John Radcliffe Hospital where the Osler Respiratory ward and acute medical services are based for in‑patient care, including review of patients on acute non‑invasive ventilation and for on‑call duties. The main role of the postholder will be to provide consistent middle‑grade support to the Adult Respiratory Sleep and Ventilation team as required under the supervision of consultants Dr Annabel Nickol (Sleep and Ventilation Lead) and Dr Chris Turnbull (Academic Sleep and Ventilation Lead).

Person Specification

• MRCP or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration

Professional training

• Experience of respiratory medicine at CMT/ST3+ level
• Respiratory sleep and non‑invasive ventilation experience

Ability

• Knowledge of respiratory medicine and management of common medical emergencies
• Appreciation of principles of care of patients with sleep disordered breathing

Management Ability

• Good time management, self‑motivated and conscientious
• Communication skills – to be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English (verbal and written)
• Proven ability to communicate in written form (publications, reports etc.)

Interpersonal skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills to work within multidisciplinary team
• Track record of ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Research

• Desire to participate in sleep research within the OCRM
• MD or PhD

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust