Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics with Respiratory Interest

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics, with an interest in Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, at ST4-8 equivalent level. Based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital within West London Children’s Healthcare, this 12‑month post offers a combination of acute and general paediatrics alongside specialist experience in paediatric respiratory medicine, sleep diagnostics and long-term ventilation.

The role includes exposure to inpatient and outpatient respiratory services, sleep study interpretation, specialist clinics and multidisciplinary team working, with 40% protected research time within respiratory medicine, dedicated educational supervision and access to outstanding teaching and development opportunities. This post is ideal for doctors looking to develop specialist expertise, undertake out-of-programme experience, or build a portfolio for future training in paediatric respiratory medicine.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Fellows will provide specialist clinical care for children and young people with respiratory, sleep and long-term ventilation (LTV) needs across West London Children’s Healthcare. Working closely with paediatric respiratory and sleep consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team, the post holder will support the management of inpatients and outpatients, attend specialist respiratory and sleep clinics, participate in the interpretation of sleep studies, and contribute to the care of children requiring home ventilation. The role also includes participation in the non-resident on-call rota, multidisciplinary meetings, teaching, audit, quality improvement and research activities. This post offers broad exposure to paediatric respiratory medicine and specialist sleep services, while contributing to the ongoing development of a high-quality, family-centred respiratory service across WLCH sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical care for patients admitted to the sleep unit and those on long-term ventilation
• Attend paediatric respiratory and sleep outpatient clinics (2 clinic sessions per week)
• Gain experience in the interpretation and reporting of sleep studies
• Participate in the non-resident (from home) on-call rota for paediatric respiratory and sleep patients
• Participate in the departmental audit and quality improvement programme; contribute to teaching and clinical governance activities; support research trial visits and recruitment within the sleep and respiratory departments

The post holder will have access to a rich programme of educational activities including weekly respiratory seminars, a multidisciplinary paediatric sleep meeting, respiratory radiology meetings, respiratory teaching ward rounds, and PICU journal clubs.

This job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager.

All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure. You must never undertake any duties that are outside your area of skill or knowledge level. If you are unsure, you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff.

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.