Interventional Thoracic Fellow: Bronchoscopy & Pleural

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in the UK is looking for a fellow in the respiratory department. The role involves attending lung cancer clinics, contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, and assisting in the training of medical students. Candidates should be specialty trainees in respiratory medicine, with competencies in flexible bronchoscopy and RCR level 1 thoracic ultrasound. This position offers opportunities for teaching, research, and patient management, ensuring a dynamic work environment within a supportive team.

Benefits

Opportunities for teaching

Involvement in research

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Specialty trainee in Respiratory medicine nearing competency in bronchoscopy.
• Non UK graduates without MRCP to provide written evidence of training.
• Experience of teaching and involvement in research and audits.

Responsibilities

• Attend NOLCP clinics and the multidisciplinary meetings.
• Assist in procedures, ensuring training opportunities for foundation doctors.
• Participate in patient recruitment for national pleural disease trials.

Skills

Good acute and general medical knowledge base

Evidence of managing acutely unwell patients

Advanced life support (ALS) certification

Confident in outpatient clinic setting

Experience of teaching medical students and junior doctors

Education

Membership of Royal College of Physicians

Specialty trainee in Respiratory Medicine

Hold current registration with licence to practice in GMC

Tools

Flexible bronchoscopy

Level 1 RCR ultrasound

Job description

A leading teaching hospital in the UK is looking for a fellow in the respiratory department. The role involves attending lung cancer clinics, contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, and assisting in the training of medical students. Candidates should be specialty trainees in respiratory medicine, with competencies in flexible bronchoscopy and RCR level 1 thoracic ultrasound. This position offers opportunities for teaching, research, and patient management, ensuring a dynamic work environment within a supportive team.