Respiratory Support & Sleep Clinical Fellow
The closing date is 18th May 2025
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellowship to offer specialist experience in the provision of respiratory support for chronic ventilatory failure and in the management of respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders. It will be suitable for individuals aiming at a career including these disciplines. Applications will be welcomed from those seeking post CCT experience or on a respiratory training programme.
The post, which would be for one year in the first instance, is open to specialist registrars in Respiratory Medicine (as out of programme experience or post CCT experience). The post holder will be supervised by Dr Tim Quinnell, Clinical Lead of the Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre (RSSC).
The successful appointee will have Honorary Specialist Trainee status within the Trust. They will also have the opportunity to gain experience of research by participating in projects run by the RSSC.
For further information and to arrange an informal for an informal discussion via Teams please contact Tracy Curuk, Secretary to Dr Tim Quinnell (tracy.curuk@nhs.net)
Closing Date for Applications: 11/05/2025 (We reserve to right to close this vacancy early)
Participate, under consultant direction, in the management of patients in the unit, developing the ability to formulate appropriate management plans for both planned and emergency situations
Participate in consultant led rounds
Lead a weekly ward round reviewing and discharging patients as appropriate
Working alongside the senior doctors in outpatient clinics
Provide ward and clinic cover at SpR level for colleagues on RSSC
There may be an opportunity to take part in the on-call rota for the Chest Medical Unit
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Experience
ST4 and above, or equivalent level of training, in respiratory medicine.
Appropriate competencies in relevant cardiopulmonary procedures, including airway management and bronchoscopy.
Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement and prioritise clinical need. Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning and reflective/analytical approach to practice
Additional Criteria
Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Leigh Thompson
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Specialty Doctor
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
12 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
175-25-1233
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
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