Clinical Fellow - ILD - #1699243

Job Overview

The Respiratory department at North Bristol NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a clinical fellow to join the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) team.

The post will provide 12 months of dedicated sub-speciality experience in Interstitial Lung Disease and would be suited to a Respiratory Trainee or Rheumatology trainee with an interest in connective tissue disease as out-of-programme experience during specialist training or as post-CCT experience.

This post will give the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to build on their existing respiratory knowledge and become an integral member of the ILD multidisciplinary team.

Bristol Interstitial lung disease Service is a designated regional specialist centre and antifibrotic prescribing centre, delivering comprehensive care throughout the North of the South-West of England. NBT has recently secured investment from NHSE to further expand our workforce, enabling the ILD team to deliver antifibrotic drugs to patients safely and effectively, improving patient experience and reducing health inequalities.

The successful postholder will work closely with a collaborative and engaged multidisciplinary team, including doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, physiologists and clinical psychologists to deliver outstanding services. They will have a close, supportive network around them.

Main duties of the job

• Fully integrated member of the ILD team
• Supporting the diagnosis and care for patients with ILD.
• Attendance at MDT meetings (ILD and CTD-ILD)
• Undertaking outpatient clinics
• In-reach advice for inpatients
• Undertake supervised admission avoidance clinics.
• Actively participate in audit, quality improvement and research relevant to ILD and the delivery of a regional service.
  
  

Working for our organisation

This is a great opportunity for you to live and work in or around the historic port city of Bristol: gateway to the South West England. Bristol has its own thriving art, music and cultural scene hosting several exciting annual festivals such as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival. Bristol is also ideally located for the outdoors, being within easy range of the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, Mendip and Cotswold Hills.

Southmead Hospital is a fantastic place to develop and we hope that you enjoy working at North Bristol Trust. Many trainees have found their time here very fulfilling and enjoyable many coming back to pursue or extend research or educational fellowships allowing them to pursue their interests at a higher level.

Job Description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Fully integrated member of the ILD team
• Supporting the diagnosis and care for patients with ILD.
• Attendance at MDT meetings (ILD and CTD-ILD)
• Undertaking outpatient clinics
• In-reach advice for inpatients
• Undertake supervised admission avoidance clinics.
• Actively participate in audit, quality improvement and research relevant to ILD and the delivery of a regional service.
  
  

Person specification

• Full registration with the GMC.
• MBBS or equivalent, and MRCP (or equivalent)
• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Recent experience of general medical posts.
• Ideally sub-speciality experience in the management of ILD
• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
• Experience in audit project and write up
• Strong leadership experience and values
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
  

Person specification

Criteria

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• Maintenance of Full registration with the GMC.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MSc).
  
  

Criteria

Essential criteria

• Advanced Life support (ALS) accreditation
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Recent experience of general medical posts.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post CCT in Respiratory Medicine or ST6 and above or equivalent