Job responsibilities
This is a two-year CF Trust Fellow post, subject to satisfactory review at one year, due to commence in August 2025 (start date negotiable) at the Liverpool Adult CF Unit at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH).
LHCH is a standalone NHS Trust which provides tertiary cardiac and thoracic services for North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire, serving a catchment area of >3.5 million people. The Centre is a large adult clinic with over 400 pwCF (people living with CF) living across Merseyside, the Northwest of England, North Wales and Isle of Man.
Respiratory inpatient care is currently provided by the general respiratory junior medical team, consisting of 3 SpRs, a CF Fellow and 2 IMTs. The CF Fellow will be responsible for overseeing the inpatient care of individuals with CF and assisting the MDT in the care of CF outpatients.
Research is an important part of CF care, and the Unit has a national reputation in this respect, particularly related to microbiology, and infection, renal complications, diabetes and new imaging modalities. It has supported several MD / PhD theses since 2000. There are strong links with world-class infection research infrastructure at University of Liverpool and also the Liverpool Centre of Cardiovascular Science (LCCS).
The post will therefore best suit a trainee interested in CF who wishes to broaden their subspecialty and research experience with a view to attaining a consultant post in the specialty or those wishing to pursue a career in respiratory medicine and wishing to develop research skills.
Office accommodation and IT access will be provided.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital houses a fully equipped and staffed research laboratory and the successful candidate will be supported to use this. The Fellow will be expected to support ongoing research projects at LHCH but will be supported to develop their own interests and expertise. The Fellow will be expected to undertake a major research project with a view to attaining a higher degree. Alongside this, the successful candidate will be expected to:
- Attend and contribute to CF clinic
- Managing CF inpatients
- Support the CF MDT
- Attend the radiology MDT
ON CALL
There is an on-call commitment for respiratory medicine which is shared with other SpRs at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and is envisaged to be on a 1:4 weekend rota basis. It attracts an appropriate banding payment commensurate with the level of experience of the Fellow.
EDUCATION
A regular programme of conferences, lectures and seminars takes place within LHCH. The centre is committed to the principal and practice of clinical audit in which all medical staff are expected to participate. The appointee will be expected to attend and take part in the various educational meetings. They will be expected to present cases, develop an audit interest and present the data locally.
A specialist library is available on site. In addition, the libraries of the Liverpool Medical Institution, Liverpool University and Broadgreen Hospital are also available for reference. There is also a purpose-built doctors mess, including office space, computing facilities and recreational facilities.
RECORD OF TRAINING
An educational supervisor will be assigned at the start of the fellowship and will provide close supervision to ensure training goals are obtained. As well as serving as a review and training, this will allow planning and flexibility within the post-holders programmes and will allow for career advice and development of specific interests accordingly.
ANNUAL LEAVE AND STUDY LEAVE
The post-holders will have full entitlement to annual and study leave. All leave arrangements are subject to approval by the supervising consultant.
MEDICAL STAFF
Respiratory Medicine
CONSULTANT CF MEDICAL STAFF
Prof MJ Walshaw Lung cancer & Cystic Fibrosis (CF); CF Clinic Director
Dr MJ Ledson Lung cancer, CF & Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine
Dr J Greenwood CF, ITU, General Respiratory & Trust Patient Safety Lead
Dr D Wat CF, Community Respiratory, Mycobacterial disease
Dr D Nazareth CF, General Respiratory, Mycobacterial disease
Dr F Frost Community Respiratory, Chronic Lung Infection
THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL
Liverpool is a dynamic maritime city. It has experienced a major revival over the past few years and is now recognised as a World Heritage Site. It is unusually compact and a journey to the centre rarely takes more than 30 minutes. Merseysiders enjoy a superb quality of life.
The county abounds with fine architecture, live cultural pursuits and outstanding sport. There are many fine golf courses in the area and the Open Golf Tournament returned to The Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake in 2023. There are two famous Premiership Football clubs in the city. There are numerous sailing clubs and facilities for windsurfing. Tourism has become a major industry and twenty million people visited the city last year, attracted by the areas natural and man made assets.
Merseysides theatres, museums and art collections are now amongst its strongest assets. The city is alive with independent theatre groups, authors, poets and dance groups. Photography, sculpture, street art and video makers abound. The Walker Art Gallery contains a collection equal to any in the provinces and the Tate Gallery opened in 1988 on Liverpools waterfront at the refurbished Albert Dock. The Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight also houses a collection of National importance. The Philharmonic Orchestra is nationally acclaimed and there is a full range of musical activities of all types.
Liverpool was European Capital City of Culture in 2008, which attracted major further investment over the next few years and hosted Eurovision in 2023.
There are both Anglican and Roman Catholic Cathedrals and facilities for worship for every other faith in the city. There are excellent schools for both sexes, including a variety of denominational schools, both on the private and state sector.
Very good housing in the re-developed docklands, pleasant suburbs, near the sea and in rural areas is easily available the cost of which is rather less than the national average.
Two airports are within easy reach. John Lennon International Airport (Liverpool) and Manchester International Airport are within half to three quarters of an hours driving time. There are excellent train services and motorway links to all parts of the country with easy access to the National Parks of North Wales, the Peak District and the Lake District, as well as to both Lancashire and North Wales Coasts. There are direct ferry links to Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man.
PROPOSED WEEKLY TIMETABLE FOR CF CLINICAL FELLOW
(will vary with agreement by supervisors)
Proposed Timetable:
Day
Morning
Afternoon
Monday
CF Clinic
Research/Chest Clinic
Tuesday
CF Clinic/Research
MDT Meeting
Wednesday
Regional Chest Meeting
Research
Thursday
Chest Clinic/Research
Research
Friday
MDT Meeting, CF Ward Round
Research
The timetable is flexible and can be adjusted to suit the needs of the appointee and of other trainees.
GENERAL STATEMENTS
CONFIDENTIALITY
All employees must adhere to policies and procedures relating to Information Governance, Confidentiality and Information Security.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Trust is committed to approaching the control of risks in a strategic and organised manner.
The postholder must be aware of their individual responsibilities as detailed in the Trusts Risk Management, Health & Safety and Incident policies, and those under the Health and Safety at Work Act. This includes the reporting of any untoward incident, accident, potential or actual hazard identified.
SAFEGUARDING
All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.
Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
The Trust is a Health Promoting Hospital. The Trust expects that when you are presented with opportunities to improve the lifestyle of our patients you seek help from appropriately trained clinical staff to ensure patients are supported and assisted in making the necessary lifestyle changes. This is in accordance with best practice as described in the DoH white paper Choosing Health Making Healthy Choices Easier.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities. All employees are expected to observe this policy in relation to the public and fellow employees.
All staff are expected to adhere to, and act in accordance with, the values & behaviours of the Trust.
This document is intended to be used as a guide to the general scope of duties involved in this post. It is not exhaustive and should not therefore be used as a rigid specification. It will be kept under review and amended as required in consultation with the postholder.
