Clinical Fellow in Adult Cystic Fibrosis

Job overview

Applications are invited for the full-time post of Clinical Fellow/Specialty Doctor in Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) for one year from 5th August 2025 (see below). The successful applicant will join a dynamic and welcoming multidisciplinary team providing inpatient and outpatient care for patients at Bristol Adult CF Centre, the NHS England-commissioned specialist centre for around 300 adults with CF in the Severn region based at Bristol Royal Infirmary.  The post provides excellent training and experience in CF and respiratory medicine, whilst offering experience in clinical microbiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology/hepatology and palliative care, and developing skills in communication and MDT working. The postholder will actively participate in CF research as part of the CF Clinical Trials Accelerator Programme (CTPA) and will be supported and encouraged to submit and present work at CF conferences. The post also includes opportunities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development and audit. The post would ideally suit applicants who intend to pursue a career in respiratory medicine and/or cystic fibrosis but may also suit those interested in careers to other specialties such as general practice, medical microbiology, gastroenterology or endocrinology

Main duties of the job

No specialist experience or knowledge of cystic fibrosis medicine is required – training is provided on the job. The CF Fellow works with a rotational respiratory specialist registrar. The service is led by three highly engaged and available consultants, and the job offers the chance to work in a genuinely multidisciplinary environment. The post is open to post-Foundation training doctors of any grade – it has been held in the past by post-F2, post-CMT and post-CCT (pre-consultant) grade doctors and responsibilities will be tailored to the individual. The post involves working with multiple NHS services across primary, secondary and tertiary care and for this reason, applications will only be considered from those with at least 12 months experience of working in the NHS as a doctor; applicants not meeting this requirement will not be shortlisted. The hours of work are 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. On call is not part of the post; options for locum out of hours work are available as long as they do not impact the core hours of the post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will show commitment to the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service in helping to ensure that the best clinical care is delivered in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) setting. The post holder will contribute in the:

• Review of patients in all outpatient clinics, alongside the Consultant and MDT, including those patients seen on an ad hoc basis at short notice
• Daily review CF in-patients (when not seen on Consultant ward rounds). Requesting, reviewing and acting upon investigation results
• Compiling and insertion of patient data in local, regional and national CF databases
• Involvement in audit and research (including as part of the CF Clinical Trials Accelerator Programme)
• Planning (with Consultant and MDT support) elective patient admissions
• Dealing (with Consultant support) with medical queries from MDT members and patients
• Active participation in departmental meetings including the weekly MDM
• Participate in service development and improvement through commitment to clinical governance
• Comply with GMC guidance on Good Medical Practice