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Senior Clinical Fellow in Respiratory
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 15 day(s) ago
Reference: 214-MED26-8282876
Job summary
The Respiratory Department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals currently has three base wards for in-patients at King's Mill Hospital with an eight-bedded respiratory support unit to allow acute and chronic non-invasive ventilation. Respiratory outpatient clinics are held at King's Mill and Newark Hospitals as well in the Ashfield and Mansfield Community Hospitals.
As well as general Respiratory out-patient clinics, we have also sub-specialist clinics for Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep/Ventilators, COPD, TB and Bronchiectasis. The Respiratory Department sees approximately 2600 new outpatients per year and over 6400 follow up patients. There are bronchoscopy sessions at both King's Mill Hospital and in Newark. We also perform Endobronchial ultrasound, Thoracoscopy and indwelling pleural catheters at King's Mill. We support pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen services at three sites across mid-Nottinghamshire.
The Respiratory department has excellent clinical support from 10 respiratory physiologists with access to full pulmonary function tests, exhaled nitric oxide, exercise tests and muscle strength tests. There are also facilities for in-patient and out-patient sleep studies, with 4000 patients under follow-up for sleep disorders. The Respiratory department also organises the community oxygen assessment programme.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Details
Date posted
18 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£67,325 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
214-MED26-8282876
Job locations
Kingsmill Hospital
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full detailed job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MRCP
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 1 of which must be in Medicine specialties
Desirable
- Current experience of working within the NHS
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to General Medicine
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the current structure of Health Services
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Familiarity with IT and computer skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
- MRCP
Experience
Essential
- Must have completed at least 4 years full time postgraduate training at least 1 of which must be in Medicine specialties
Desirable
- Current experience of working within the NHS
Research
Essential
- Able to appraise research
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine
- Understanding of the principles of medical audit and clinical governance
- Completed at least one audit project related to General Medicine
Management & administrative experience
Essential
- Understanding of the current structure of Health Services
Desirable
- Familiar with the recent initiatives and changes in NHS
Teaching
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in teaching
- Evidence of teaching medical students, nursing or paramedical staff
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and cooperate with all staff
- Professional attitude towards work
- Prepared to work flexibly
- Ability to organise and manage priorities
Desirable
- Self-motivated
- Familiarity with IT and computer skills
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingsmill Hospital
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingsmill Hospital
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom