Post CCT fellowship in Sleep and Ventilation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Consultant Respiratory Medicine Fellowship based at Aintree University Hospital. The role mirrors a substantive consultant in terms of on-call duty and ward rounds, with potential activity across Trust sites after discussion.

In the first six months, time is split between inpatient and outpatient work, including ten weeks in ventilation ward supernumerary with two to three weeks post-take activity.

Qualifications

• Fully registered with the General Medical Council with licence to practise.
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK (or equivalent).
• Listed on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine, or due to be registered within six months of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Join the consultant on-call rota and participate in post-take ward rounds.
• First six months: split time between inpatient and outpatient work, with ~10 weeks in ventilation ward supernumerary capacity and 2–3 weeks of post-take activity.
• Second six months: lead the Ventilation Unit with supervision, plus 2–3 weeks of post-take activity.

Education

GMC registration & licence to practise

Job description

The appointee will be based primarily at the Aintree University Hospital site, it is possible that some clinical activity may be delivered on other Trust sites detailed above after discussion with the appointee. Duties will be undertaken in conjunction with the other Consultant Respiratory Physicians on this site., During the fellowship year, the job plan will closely mirror that of a substantive consultant. The successful candidate will join the consultant on-call rota and participate in post-take ward rounds.
The primary aim of the fellowship is to equip the doctor with the knowledge, skills, and experience required for a highly specialised consultant role. During the first six months, time will be divided between inpatient and outpatient work. Of the inpatient component, approximately ten weeks will be spent in a supernumerary capacity within the ventilation ward team, together with two to three weeks of post-take activity.
During the second six months, the fellow will spend approximately ten weeks leading the Ventilation Unit, with support and supervision always available from an experienced consultant colleague. This period will also include two to three weeks of post-take activity.
This fellowship offers an excellent opportunity to gain advanced clinical, leadership, and service development experience within a well-established tertiary Sleep and Ventilation service, providing an ideal bridge between specialty training and a substantive consultant appointment.
It is expected that the appointee will participate in the Respiratory on call rota (currently approximately 1 in 16 weeknights and 1 in 8 weekends 2 consultants working).
Applicants are required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, with licence to practise, and are required to hold membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK (or equivalent). They should be listed on the Specialist Register for Respiratory Medicine, or be due to be registered within six months of the date of appointment.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.