Senior Clinical Fellow - Cystic Fibrosis

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in London offers a fellowship focused on adult cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation. The role involves developing clinical expertise, attending multidisciplinary meetings, and completing a research project. Candidates must possess an MBBS or equivalent qualification and MRCP (UK) along with relevant experience. This position presents an excellent opportunity for medical professionals aiming for specialized consultant roles.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in Respiratory Medicine required.
• Evidence of ST1 & ST2 competences by post start date.
• Specific interest in management of CF and lung transplant patients.

Responsibilities

• Attend clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Develop expertise in CF care and post-transplant management.
• Complete a research/quality improvement project.

Skills

Clinical expertise in cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation

Foundation and IMT competences

Research project management

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Closing date: 30 October 2025

This post offers the opportunity for focused subspeciality experience in adult cystic fibrosis (CF) and lung transplantation in world-renowned specialist centres. It is funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as part of their Clinical Training Senior Fellowship Programme. The post is a combined CF-transplant fellowship working with the Adult CF Team at Royal Brompton Hospital and the Lung Transplant Team at Harefield Hospital, encompassing all aspects of CF care with an important focus on post-transplant care.

Main duties

The appointed trainee will work between the CF and transplant centres, attending clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings (notably cross-site CF-transplant team meetings). In addition to developing expertise in the clinical aspects of CF and CF transplant care, an important part of this role is to develop senior skills for preparing for consultant posts. Integral to the fellowship is the completion of a research/quality improvement project focusing on post-transplant CF care.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK\'s best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children\'s Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation. We are among the UK\'s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services as well as local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and, as part of King\'s Health Partners, we are one of England\'s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have a National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centre, established with King\'s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff, as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description. The post is ideally suited to trainees wishing to gain further subspeciality experience in tertiary/specialist hospitals, with a view towards specialist consultant posts. We have been successfully running these posts over the years and our previous fellows have gone on to consultant appointments.

Please note this post may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Experience

• Previous experience within Respiratory Medicine
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation and IMT competences or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
• Evidence of ST1 & ST2 competences in Medicine by the post start date or equivalent
• Experience in CF and/or lung transplantation care

Other

• Specific interest in the management of CF and/or lung transplant patients
• Commitment to continuing medical education

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.

Guy\'s and St Thomas\' NHS Foundation Trust