Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (to provide 7 day cover)
- Job ref
- 203-M1904
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- Dependant experience
- Closing
- 26/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow - Respiratory
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Visa Sponsorship
The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.
Job overview
This is an exciting time to join Respiratory Medicine at SWFT . The Department is developing on multiple areas. An EBUS service is expected to start soon (equipment already purchased). A Biologics service for severe asthma (potentially also for COPD) is also expected to start soon. We are also about to start Lung Cancer Screening service for the local community. In addition, extensive discussions are in progress to have a comprehensive Sleep service, currently, a Diagnostics service is place, but plan is to expand to include treatment service soon.
Candidates interested in any of the above, or about the service in general, are encouraged to reach out to Dr J Mukherjee.
Main duties of the job
This is an important appointment and the post holder would be expected to provide senior level cover to In inpatients, outpatients, work together with consultants and other professionals to continue to deliver a first-rate service, and assist the major developments planned for the department as mentioned above. It is expected that the post holder will have ample opportunity to develop professional knowledge and skills in essential aspects of Respiratory Medicine
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1) To support the inpatient service in Respiratory at Warwick Hospital
Inpatients (Mary Ward)
There is a specialist respiratory ward with twenty-five beds, one negative pressure room, two single and two double side rooms. There is a procedure room where day case procedures such as pleural aspiration are performed. There are NIV machines for the care of acute COPD patients. The new appointee will carry out regular ward rounds and help other juniors in running the in-patient unit efficiently. He/she will also maintain daily contact to ensure patients progress to plan.
2) OUTPATIENT WORKLOAD/SERVICE
a. Outpatient clinics are held in the general outpatient department, with Respiratory physiology support in the same area. There are separate clinics for patients with lung cancer and Tuberculosis, ILD and Bronchiectasis. The lung cancer MDT is run weekly, with surgical opinion via video link from Coventry.
There is a lung function lab staffed by two whole time equivalent physiologists with a wide range of tests available including basic lung function, body plethysmography, home polysomnography / oximetry, bronchoprovocation, hypoxic challenge and cardio-pulmonary exercise testing.
The respiratory nurse specialists run an efficient LTOT / Ambulatory oxygen / admission prevention service for patients with COPD and other patients with end stage respiratory disease. There is a well organised pulmonary rehabilitation program which runs both at the hospital and at several centres in the community.
Person specification
Professional Experience
Essential criteria
- FY1, FY2, & CMT1& 2 Years (or equivalent) completed.
- Clinical experience in management of acute general medicine patients from unselected emergency referrals
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience at a Registrar or senior SHO level
- Respiratory medicine Registrar level or equivalent experience
Academic achievements
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jayanta Mukherjee
- Job title
- Respiratory Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Medical Staffing
Claire Price - Operational Manager
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Flat 16 Lakin Road
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 5BW
- Telephone
- 01926495321 ext 3154
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