Job overview
Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine (Lung cancer/Sleep and Ventilation)
This post provides an exceptional opportunity for a motivated and ambitious doctor to gain advanced clinical experience in Respiratory Medicine, with particular emphasis on Lung Cancer and Sleep-Disordered Breathing. It offers excellent exposure to sub-specialty areas including pleural disease, thoracic ultrasound, bronchoscopy, and EBUS. The successful candidate will join a dynamic multidisciplinary team within the Chest Clinic at King George Hospital, benefiting from robust clinical supervision, structured educational opportunities, and involvement in research, audit, and quality improvement activities.
Department: Respiratory Medicine
Location: King George Hospital
Responsible to: Consultant in Respiratory Medicine / Clinical Lead for Lung Cancer and Sleep Medicine
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months (renewable subject to mutual agreement)
Salary: Equivalent to NHS Specialty Registrar (ST3–ST7) / Senior Clinical Fellow scale
Main duties of the job
The Senior Clinical Fellow will contribute to the delivery of high-quality respiratory services across outpatient and procedural domains. The role involves participation in specialist clinics, interventional procedures, multidisciplinary meetings, and service development initiatives.
The postholder will:
1. Deliver and support comprehensive respiratory care, focusing on Lung Cancer, Sleep Medicine, and Ventilatory Support.
2. Undertake advanced procedures, including Bronchoscopy, EBUS, Thoracic Ultrasound, and Pleural Interventions, with appropriate supervision.
3. Triage and review Lung Cancer referrals and contribute to diagnostic and management pathways.
4. Actively participate in the Lung Cancer MDT, contributing to evidence-based treatment planning.
5. Report and interpret Respiratory Sleep Studies and Pulmonary Function Tests under consultant supervision.
6. Engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervise junior medical staff and students.
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the duties described are required these will be mutually agreed between the post holder, their supervisor, and the Trust.
Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
7. Full Registration with the General Medical Council and license to practice
8. Medical Degree (M.B.B.S) and completion of foundation training or equivalent
9. MRCP (part 1) passed with relevant experience in Respiratory medicine
Desirable criteria
10. Full MRCP (UK) or equivalent
11. Experience of working in the NHS outpatients clinics.
12. Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
13. Experience with Thoracic Ultrasound, and pleural procedures
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.