Clinical Fellow (IMT3+) in Respiratory and General Medicine

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see job description for full details.

• Fully integrated member of the Respiratory Medicine team
• Supporting the diagnosis and care for patients Respiratory patients
• Attendance at MDT meetings
• Undertaking outpatient clinics
• Ad doc advice for inpatients
• Actively participate in research
• Quality improvement and audits
• In-reach respiratory referrals advice (with close consultant supervision)
• Supervised outpatient clinics
• Participating in the on-call medical registrar rota.

Person specification

Training And Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience working as a doctor in the NHS (or equivalent) within the last 2 years
• Evidence of achieving IMT2 competencies (or equivalent)
• Experience of working within general medical specialities within the last 2 years at IMT2 level as a minimum
• Passed the MRCP in full

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience demonstrating commitment to respiratory medicine
• Previous experience working at medical registrar level within medicine

Qualifications And Registration

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC
• Advanced Life support (ALS) accreditation (or booked to complete before August 2025)

Desirable criteria

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

Further Training, Management, Audit

Essential criteria

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Experience of completing audit and/or quality improvement
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues

Desirable criteria

• Completion of a general management course or programme

Research, Teaching, Publications

Essential criteria

• Formal, proven teaching ability and experience
• Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates

Desirable criteria

• Proven track record in research
• Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals

Personal Requirements

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of good team work, including ability to lead, form effective working relationships and support staff development
• Ability to work independently, as part of the medicine division.
• Ability to work with professionalism and prioritise patient safety

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge. The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers. BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system. The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

Important

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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