Fellowship in Specialist Respiratory Medicine

Job overview

Post

The posts is 6 x 1.0 WTE Clinical Fellowship (SpR level) in Specialist Respiratory Medicine. The post is available from October 2026 for a period of 12 months.

Professional and Clinical Duties of the Post

The post is full time. We welcome applications for less than full time working and/or job shares.

This post offers the opportunity for focused subspeciality experience in respiratory medicine in a world-renowned specialist centre. There are ample opportunities to become involved in our research and quality improvement and clinical audit. Furthermore, the postholders may wish to take an active role in our simulation-based educational programme and would be supported in gaining additional training in the delivery of this.

The post is ideally suited to trainees wishing to gain further subspeciality experience in respiratory medicine in a tertiary centre, perhaps with a view towards exploring opportunities in research and looking towards consultant posts in respiratory medicine. The posts also offer candidates the opportunity to build their CV in education and audit/quality improvement.  We have been successfully running these posts for a number of years and many of our previous fellows have successfully gone on to consultant appointments.

Please note the post may close early if sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• To acquaint him/herself with details of patient management in discussion with the consultants and ensure their efficient execution.
• To ensure that good communications are maintained with all medical colleagues, e.g. anaesthetists, cardiologists, nursing staff and paramedical departments such as physiotherapists, radiographers and ancillary staff, to the benefit of the patient.
• To ensure other Specialty Registrars and Consultants are kept informed regarding alteration in the condition of any of their patients.
• To ensure that all in-patient notes are kept up to date and tidy.
• Supervise the junior clinical fellow staff (SHOs) in the performance of their duties.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties - Professional  •    To take a history, examine and record all findings of all patients admitted under the Consultant’s care.

• Carry out and arrange all relevant investigations.
• To see and examine all patients under the care of the Consultant concerned.
• To attend and assist at out-patient sessions as per timetable of firm.
• To arrange for the transfer of patients to other hospitals or discharge home, with a discharge summary on the clinical episode.
• To be responsible for the care of all/any respiratory patients on the wards.
• To dictate all discharge summaries within 24hrs and ensure that these are forwarded to the patients, General Practitioner and/or hospital of transfer as soon as possible after the patient is discharged and complete letters to General Practitioners.
• To cross cover, in conjunction with other Specialty Registrars when one Specialty Registrar is absent or on annual or study leave and to ensure that the duties and responsibilities of the absent colleague are carried out.
• To keep the Consultants informed of any patient who is giving cause for concern.
• To communicate with patient’s relative on the progress of the patients.
• To be available for emergency calls to ITU and other parts of the hospital, if required i.e. for cardiac arrest.
• To participate in research projects that may already be in progress.
• To participate in lecturing to other staff if required, e.g. nurses.
• To participate in the Medical Audit Programme as required.
• To accept that occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances may occur, and to respond to the needs of the service when they arise.