Respiratory Support & Sleep (RSSC) Clinical Fellow

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 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)

Main duties of the job

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

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£70,425 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-25-1233

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent qualification
MRCP or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

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
Has aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye-co-ordination, dexterity, visual-spatial awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent qualification
MRCP or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

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
Has aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye-co-ordination, dexterity, visual-spatial awareness

Additional Criteria

Essential

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).