Trust Doctor in Respiratory Medicine (ST3+ level)

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team based within the Cardiothoracic Department, at the Freeman Hospital. The post is to commence from 2 September 2026 until 31 August 2027.

Main duties of the job

This post is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in Respiratory Medicine, encompassing management of common and advanced respiratory diseases but also aspects of the specialty not readily available elsewhere. In particular, the Freeman Hospital is one of the UK’s leading highly specialized centre for advanced lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiectasis and sleep medicine services, with an internationally renowned centre for Lung Transplantation. The successful applicant will have a unique opportunity to gain some clinical experience in these respiratory sub-specialties.

This post may be suitable for those considering a career in respiratory medicine who want more experience before applying for a Specialist Training post or for those who have completed Specialist Training but want more experience prior to becoming a consultant. To date, all the clinical fellows employed in this post who wanted to pursue respiratory specialist training have gone on to gain a national training number in respiratory medicine.

Working for our organisation

To an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:

• Dr Katy Hester, Consultant Respiratory Physician
• 0191 223 1439
• katy.hester@nhs.net

Person specification

• Education and Qualifications
• Essential criteria: Primary Medical Qualification. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice at the time of application. Full MRCP(UK).
• Desirable criteria: Advanced life support certificate.
• Clinical Skills and Knowledge
• Essential criteria: Evidence of regular care of respiratory in-patients at IM level or equivalent. Minimum of 3 months experience at IM1+ level in Respiratory Medicine. Capability in assessing and managing patients with acute respiratory problems. Capability in undertaking pleural aspiration with direct supervision. Capability in undertaking chest drain insertion with direct supervision. Evidence of seeing patients with respiratory disease in outpatient clinics.
• Desirable criteria: Emergency level thoracic ultrasound capability (BTS training standard, CiP 4). Capability in undertaking pleural aspiration with indirect supervision. Capability in undertaking chest drain insertion with indirect supervision. Evidence of seeing both new and follow up patients with respiratory disease independently in outpatient clinics. Evidence of experience of liaison referrals in respiratory medicine.
• Maintaining Clinical Competence
• Essential criteria: Evidence of relevant procedural training and experience to date e.g. procedural logs.
• Desirable criteria: Evidence of completion of directly relevant courses e.g. BTS short course(s). Attendance at relevant scientific meetings e.g. BTS / ERSEvidence of respiratory clinic logs.
• Teaching
• Essential criteria: Experience of participation in ad hoc undergraduate teaching. Experience of participation in ad hoc postgraduate teaching.
• Desirable criteria: Experience of participation in formal undergraduate activities. Experience of participation in formal postgraduate activities. Evidence of formal teaching training. Evidence of formal teaching training.
• Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
• Essential criteria: Demonstrates evidence of understanding the importance of Governance and Audit. Experience of participation in audit projects.
• Desirable criteria: Completed audit project. Participation in formal research activity. Abstracts presented to learned societies. Published papers.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 698.2KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)