Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine to join their dynamic team in Luton. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a variety of medical professionals while providing high-quality care to patients with respiratory conditions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in respiratory medicine, with the ability to manage both inpatient and outpatient care. This forward-thinking Trust is committed to staff development and offers a supportive environment for career growth. If you are passionate about patient care and eager to contribute to a high-performing team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

High-quality training and development

State-of-the-art facilities

Friendly work environment

Occupational Health support

Qualifications

• Medical Degree and relevant postgraduate qualification required.
• Minimum 2-3 years experience in Respiratory Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Caring for respiratory patients and performing pleural procedures.
• Covering inpatient referrals for respiratory opinions.

Skills

Respiratory Medicine

General Medicine

Team Collaboration

Clinical Audits

Teaching and Mentoring

Education

Medical Degree

Postgraduate Qualification (MRCP, MRCS)

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine

Employer Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location Luton, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 10 May 2025

View more categories View less categories Discipline Life Sciences ,Medicine ,Clinical Position Type Permanent Hours Full Time Result Type Jobs

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is based within the respiratory ward, working alongside a team of doctors, including 2 other registrars, foundation year doctors, core level trainees, and a consultant. You will be caring for predominantly respiratory patients, and some patients with general medical conditions (the ward has a strong support from the other medical and surgical specialties). You will be expected to cover inpatient referrals for respiratory opinions from other wards, with the appropriate consultant support. The role involves performing procedures, including pleural procedures on inpatients. There are opportunities to also support the pleural clinic by performing pleural procedures on outpatients if necessary.

It is therefore important to have a good background in respiratory medicine, and due to the hospital having an unselected medical take, to have some general medicine experience to help manage the ward inpatients.

Please note this post is a Monday- Friday 09:00-17:00 Post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medical Degree
• Relevant postgraduate qualification MRCP, MRCS

Desirable criteria

• Additional relevant clinical experience

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Excellent all round experience of DGH work
• Minimum of 2/3* year's experience in Respiratory
• Ability to work independently, but aware of own limitations and know when to seek advice from senior colleagues
• Evidence of achievement of ST1/CT1 competences in a relevant specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2/CT2 competences in a relevant specialty by the start date of the post.

Registraion

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration
• GMC Licence to Practice (before commencement of employment)

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential criteria

• Understand the principles of audits

Desirable criteria

• Understanding CPD
• Experience of audits

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Interest in and ability to contribute to teaching and learning of more junior doctors and medical students

Desirable criteria

• Publications and presentations

Personnel Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance.

Personnel Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance

Desirable criteria

• Satisfactory DBS clearance

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Clinical Fellow Job Description (PDF, 300.1KB)
• Personal Specification (PDF, 300.1KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 136.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)

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