Trust Fellow in Paed. Respiratory Medicine

Job overview

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Respiratory Unit

Trust Fellows (ST2 – ST7+) in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

One post to commence at beginning March 2026, for 6 months with possibility of applying for extension.

Applications are invited to join our paediatric respiratory fellowship programme. This has been running for almost 20 years, and is the largest and longest established in the UK, training multiple consultants in the UK and internationally.

The GOSH respiratory service is the largest tertiary/quaternary referral unit for complex paediatric lung disease in the UK. There is a busy inpatient and outpatient service with clinics for complex asthma, CF, lung transplantation, long term ventilation and complex lung disease.

On this occasion we are able to accept applicants at multiple stages of training.  We will consider trainees who are early in their general paediatric training and are considering a future in paediatric respiratory medicine; trainees who are already training in paediatric respiratory medicine; and doctors who have completed training and desire additional experience prior to a consultant post.  Applicants must have GMC registration and license to practice, as the start date is relatively soon.  Please do not apply if you do not have registration.  We will shortly advertise a separate recruitment path for trainees without registration who wish to join our fellowship programme later in 2026 March 2012.

Main duties of the job

Respiratory Medicine: Ward Fellow - Specific Clinical Duties This fellow works as part of a team of trainees

Day-time clinical duties

The appointee will share responsibilities with a team of ward registrars and other respiratory trust fellows. Duties to be covered include the care of patients on Leopard (respiratory) and Kangaroo (long-term ventilation) Wards, involvement in CF and respiratory clinics. Specific duties will include clerking and follow-on care of children on Leopard Ward as well as outlying wards, attendance and presentation of cases at meetings and ward rounds, managing inpatient admission and administration of biologics, and the clerking of sleep study patients. The respiratory team provides a consult service to the other disciplines within the hospital and these patients need to be seen by the registrars and reviewed by a consultant. The trust fellow will also share with other team members in taking referrals from outside hospitals and dealing with telephone and email queries. When the appointee is working on Leopard Ward, they will be responsible for the supervision of the ward SHO/ST2-3.

The appointee will acquire skills in the management of Cystic Fibrosis, complex asthma, lung disease in children with complex medical conditions, non-invasive ventilation and abnormalities of sleep. He/she will become proficient in the interpretation of lung function, chest imaging and the interpretation of sleep studies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.