Senior Clinical Fellow – Respiratory Medicine (Lung Cancer Screening)
Posted Today by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£67,325 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Summary: The Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine will play a crucial role in the Lung Cancer Screening Programme, focusing on early detection and health promotion. The position involves assisting in diagnostic MDTs, managing patients in clinics, and gaining experience in bronchoscopy and EBUS. The role is tailored for post PACES IMT candidates seeking to enhance their expertise in respiratory medicine before specialty training. The fellow will also provide support to junior staff and may participate in the Trust on-call rota.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the clinical team in delivering diagnostic MDTs and lung cancer fast track clinics.
- Manage day-to-day patient care in wards and out-patient settings.
- Participate in data collection and processing related to lung cancer screening.
- Gain skills in bronchoscopy, EBUS, and pleural procedures.
- Provide senior support to junior staff under consultant supervision.
- Undertake additional duties as allocated by Consultants, including emergency cover.
- Participate in the Trust on-call rota if applicable.
Key Skills:
- Experience in respiratory medicine.
- Ability to manage patients in general respiratory clinics.
- Skills in bronchoscopy and EBUS (or willingness to learn).
- Strong teamwork and communication skills.
- Commitment to high-quality patient care.
- Ability to work under consultant supervision.
Salary (Rate): £67,325 a year
City: Bradford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Supported by the West Yorkshire Cancer Alliance BTHFT and in combination with our primary care colleagues, the Lung Cancer Screening Programme aims to detect lung cancer early but also has many health promotion aspects. The post holder will take a role in the secondary care processing of these patients and clinical care thereafter.
The post holder will assist the clinical team to deliver diagnostic MDTs, additional lung cancer fast track clinics and data collection/processing. In addition the post holder will have the opportunity to gain skills in bronchoscopy/EBUS and pleural skills. The hospital also has a busy in-patient ward with a dedicated respiratory HDU and the post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in this area by providing senior support to the junior staff under consultant supervision.
This post is ideal for a post PACES IMT who wants gain more experience in respiratory medicine before embarking on specialty training.
The main duties of the post are the day to day management of patients, wards, and out-patients. They will have the opportunity to develop specialty skills such as management of lung cancer patients, bronchoscopy and EBUS. They will be expected to manage patients in general respiratory clinics under consultant supervision. Registrars are expected to develop in-depth practice within the expectations of their skills level.
The clinical fellow will undertake any other relevant duties allocated by the Consultants, which may be necessary from time to time.
The clinical fellow will undertake to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, and to provide prospective cover for leave of other middle grade staff.
There may also be the opportunity to participate in the Trust on call rota, for which there would be a pay supplement.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Please see the attached documentation for a full breakdown of all the requirements and the person specification.