Job summary
The post-holder will be responsible to the Consultant team with a senior consultant mentor aligned to the applicants chosen sub-speciality interest. Please note that although the primary base for this role will be at Royal Preston Hospital, the post holder will be expected to work across both Preston and Chorley sites, as per the service and rota requirements.
Main duties of the job
As outlined in the enclosed timetable, the Senior Clinical Fellow will be involved directly with an Interventional Bronchoscopy/ Thoracoscopy list every week, besides at least 2 Respiratory clinics/TB contact clinic. There will be partial responsibility for respiratory in patients, which will be shared with a SpR. He/ She will be involved with clinical research projects in respiratory medicine/ bronchoscopy/thoracoscopy. To keep in touch with Emergency Medicine, and, where necessary, to satisfy training requirements, there is the requirement to do a Medical Assessment Unit shift, on Monday evenings.
The Senior Clinical Fellow can expect extensive training in every aspect of respiratory medicine, including lung cancer, pleural diseases, tuberculosis, asthma, COPD, sleep, ventilation and ILD.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals respiratory department delivers a significant component of year 3 and 5 undergraduate education for Manchester Medical School which the SCF will have involvement in
About us
The Medical Directorate is responsible for the provision of a full range of medical services across the Preston and Chorley hospital sites. At Royal Preston Hospital, there are 25 Physicians with special interests as follows:
Cardiology (Dr S Khan, Dr I Ahmed, Dr Q Khan)
Respiratory medicine (Dr M Munavvar, Dr A Vyas, Dr H Singh, Dr P Marsden, Dr S Mehdi, Dr S Gudur, Dr Emily Nuttall)
Diabetes and Endocrinology (Dr S Howell, Dr K Kaushal, Dr Akhtar)
Gastroenterology (Dr P Shields, Dr A Sharma, Dr Mushtaq, Dr H Khan)
Medicine for the Elderly (Dr G Agrawal, Dr T Thorp, Dr Sultan, Dr Ahmed, Dr Punekar)
Acute medicine (Dr T Nazir, Dr Helliwell, Dr Fareed)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
What we can offer
Job Plan/On-call Requirements
The Team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP
Desirable
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Previous Respiratory medicine experience.
- Experience in Bronchoscopy.
- Experience in Thoracic Ultrasound
- ALS
Desirable
- Clinical Research
- Practical Procedures
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.
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 .
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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT