Overview
This job is for a Clinical Fellow in Respiratory to provide care for patients for designated Consultant/team at ward level, with support and training from Senior trainees and Consultant staff.
It provides excellent experience in respiratory and general medicine and prepares trainees for applications for specialist training.
Training and responsibilities
Training and supervision in respiratory medicine (bronchoscopy, EBUS, pleural procedures, thoracoscopy, NIV (inpatient and outpatient), Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Cancer, TB, ILD) as per requirements and skills of the individual and the needs of the department.
Application and vacancy
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Specialty training and team
Registrars are offered specialty training including sleep and ventilation, Cystic Fibrosis, Pleural disease and intervention, endoscopic bronchial ultrasound (EBUS), TB and ILD. There are 5 resident doctors on the ward at any one time. There is a daily consultant-led board round, and twice weekly consultant ward rounds. The specific job plans may change but exposure and experience in all the previously mentioned subspecialties will still be possible.
On call
Registrars contribute to the medical registrar on-call rota which includes normal working days, on-call days, weekend days and nights. The night shifts are in blocks of 3 or 4 nights followed by compensatory rest days. The rota is EWTD and new contract compliant. There are medical consultants on site doing post-take ward rounds for the general medical patients from 08:00 to 21:00 each day. A team of SHO grades, FY1s and Night Nurse Practitioners are present overnight.
About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability-confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Team and facilities
The respiratory department is a supportive and proactive group of consultants. There are 11 respiratory consultants, 2 registrars, 8 SHOs and 4 FY1s. There are also specialist nurses in CF, COPD, TB, ILD and Lung Cancer. Respiratory medicine looks after medical inpatients - General Respiratory and General Medical, as well as cystic fibrosis inpatients.
The respiratory department also runs the hospital’s Medical High Dependency Unit (MADU) and has close links with Intensive Care. Patients on MADU include a range of acutely unwell patients including those requiring non-invasive ventilator support.
Out-patient respiratory service
* General respiratory clinics
* Lung Cancer clinic
* Specialist TB service
* Sleep and ventilation including home NIV service
* Airways disease
* Pleural disease
* ILD clinics
* CF clinics
Procedures
* 1 bronchoscopy list per week
* 1 EBUS list per week
* Medical Thoracoscopy
* 3 Pleural lists per week using US guidance including long-term tunneled pleural catheters
We are seeking a third respiratory registrar to join this dynamic team.
Education and training
Education is very important at Frimley and every trainee has an Educational and Clinical Supervisor to support them during their time at Frimley Park Hospital. As a trainee you will have access to a portfolio and will be given support over the year to build your CV. Teaching sessions are run throughout the week including X-Ray meeting, Respiratory Teaching and Grand Round.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025
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