Senior Clinical FellowPermanent

Senior Clinical Fellow - Respiratory Medicine

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stockport

Salary

£65,048 – £73,992

Training post

Unknown

Trust type

Foundation

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Senior Clinical Fellow - Respiratory Medicine 40 hours + on-call Permanent post The Respiratory Medicine medical team currently consists of 6 respiratory Consultants, 3 middle grades, and 6 junior medical staff including trainee participants, a team of specialist nurses and respiratory physiologists. Specialist services include Lung Cancer, NIV and Community COPD with further service developments in progress and plans for further expansion of the consultant body. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a range of respiratory inpatients including those requiring acute NIV, as well as the opportunity to gain valuable experience in respiratory outpatient clinics and procedures including bronchoscopy and pleural procedures. The applicant will also be part of the on call rota which will give excellent experience in dealing with acute medical admissions. This post has regular on-call commitments. Office accommodation will be provided.

Senior Clinical Fellow - Respiratory Medicine

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

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Clinical Responsibilities All Clinical staff are required to work flexibly in undertaking their duties. This may require working during the evenings and weekends to ensure effective delivery of service and its sustainability. The need for any alterations will be highlighted by the Clinical Director and discussed with all relevant Consultants. On call cover for acute medical admissions as part of the on call rota which includes diagnosis and treatment; under consultant supervision of emergency and non-emergency patients admitted to the acute medical unit (AMU). Clinical staff currently provide general respiratory clinics and some speciality and cancer clinics. There is weekly Lung Cancer MDT, Radiology andWeekly lung hour lunchtime teaching and weeklyGeneral Medical meetings. Lung Oncology, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery clinics are provided by visiting Consultants from Wythenshawe and Christie Hospitals. Representative timetable may include One Resp clinic One ward round with Consultant One middle grade-led ward round One In-reach and referrals session (supervised) One Bronchoscopy or other procedure session a week One wardon Respiratory support unit managing NIV One session supporting the pleural service Admin sessions proportional to clinic work.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you. If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. Benefits we offer to you: Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Person specification

Essential

Medical Qualification
GMC Registration
MRCP Part 1 or Equivalent
Ability to demonstrate broad clinical skills in the comprehensive management of patients
Skills in common procedures (especially central lines and chest drains)
Experience in and commitment to post graduate and undergraduate education
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written
Well organised and be able to work under own initiative
Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues both medical and others.
Evidence of academic excellence

Desirable

MRCP Parts 1 & 2 or Equivalent
Previous registrar level experience