Respiratory Research Fellow

Job summary

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join theexisting respiratory team within the University Hospitals ofMorecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new postsupported by funding from the National Institute of HealthResearch (NIHR) to help deliver high quality clinical researchstudies to the population 350,000 across North Lancashire,South Cumbria and the Furness peninsula.The respiratory service at UHMB has undergone majortransition over the last few years with exciting new servicesand community integration. In particular the service nowoffers sub-specialist care in Interstitial Lung Disease andSevere Asthma including assessment, prescription andmonitoring of NHS England Specialist Commissioned drugsvia regional clinical networks.This post would involve a mixture of clinical work (support forrespiratory inpatient work at Royal Lancaster Infirmary,attending specialist clinics in ILD or severe asthma, andpreparation and attendance at relevant regional specialistmultidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings) , clinical researchwork (supporting the delivery of NIHR portfolio researchstudies in respiratory medicine). There will also be theopportunity to engage with teaching of medical students fromLancaster University Medical School. Participation in generalmedical on call duties (with appropriate remuneration) can benegotiated if desired.

Main duties of the job

The advertised posts would focus on severe asthma and ILD. Both of these subspecialties are part of regional networks with neighbouring organizations including Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful applicant would gain experience in the assessment, investigation and management of patients with severe asthma, inducible laryngeal obstruction, complex breathlessness, and/or ILD including Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Connective Tissue Disease related ILD (with access to a joint ILD/Rheumatology clinic) and drug induced ILD. Both services identify and prescribe specialist commissioned drugs viathe respective regional specialist MDTs and the post would involve activepreparation and presentation in these meetings.

This would be an ideal post for a candidate hoping to follow aspecialist career in respiratory medicine. The post wouldallow the successful applicant to gain valuable additionalexperience prior to application for a formal training rotationand to build research and educational skills to support furthercareer progression.

About us

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.