# Trust Fellow in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-fellow-in-paediatric-respiratory-medicine/d3ad7d0f-5b94-40bd-89de-c7ccde89a21b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/trust-fellow-in-paediatric-respiratory-medicine/d3ad7d0f-5b94-40bd-89de-c7ccde89a21b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Paediatrics - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £45,715 - £69,976 (Basic pay) pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (40 hours per week plus ‘Out of Hours’ commitment) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T08:43:22.003Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Respiratory_Medicine/Paediatric_Respiratory_Medicine-v8030467 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8030467?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Respiratory Unit Trust Fellows (ST4 – ST7+) in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Applications are invited to join our paediatric respiratory fellowship programme. This has been running for 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 asthma, CF, lung transplantation, long term ventilation and complex lung disease. These posts are designed for paediatric trainees who wish to subspecialise in paediatric respiratory medicine; those part way through subspeciality training; and doctors who have completed training and desire additional experience prior to a consultant post. Applicants must have at least 2 years general paediatric experience, MRCPCH or equivalent. For further information contact Dr Claire Edmondson, (\[email protected\]) ### Main duties of the job These posts are suitable for doctors who have previous experience in paediatric medicine and are post MRCPCH or equivalent. They may be wishing to pursue a career in paediatric respiratory medicine or be keen to acquire further experience in the specialty. 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. ### 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. ## Job Details Respiratory Unit Trust Fellows (ST4 – ST7+) in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Applications are invited to join our paediatric respiratory fellowship programme. This has been running for 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 asthma, CF, lung transplantation, long term ventilation and complex lung disease. These posts are designed for paediatric trainees who wish to subspecialise in paediatric respiratory medicine; those part way through subspeciality training; and doctors who have completed training and desire additional experience prior to a consultant post. Applicants must have at least 2 years general paediatric experience, MRCPCH or equivalent. For further information contact Dr Claire Edmondson, (\[email protected\]) ## Job Description These posts are suitable for doctors who have previous experience in paediatric medicine and are post MRCPCH or equivalent. They may be wishing to pursue a career in paediatric respiratory medicine or be keen to acquire further experience in the specialty. 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. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Ability to organise and prioritise own workload - Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment - Ability to prioritise clinical needs - Ability to establish and maintain working relations with patients, carers and multi-disciplinary colleagues - Familiarity and use of IT skills ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of teaching and presenting - Experience of audit activities - Understanding of principles of clinical governance - PALS / APLS (or equivalent) training - Training in child protection - Relevant general paediatric practical procedures **Desirable** - Relevant inpatient and outpatient exposure in the NHS setting - Clinical experience in related paediatric specialties - Published research in peer reviewed journals - Management / leadership experience ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Always welcoming - Always helpful - Always expert - Always one team - Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. - Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace. - Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - Primary medical qualification - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of ‘B’ in each domain. - MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent - Minimum of 2 years’ experience at paediatric registrar level **Desirable** - 6 months experience in paediatric respiratory medicine - 6 months neonatal intensive care - 6 months PICU - Higher degree, eg MSc; MPhil; MD Res; PhD ## Documents - [advert (pdf, 72.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351381) - [job description (pdf, 944.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351379) - [terms and conditions (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351380) - [staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 108.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2815) - [diversity and inclusion (pdf, 166.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2485) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.