Clinical Fellow - Respiratory

The QEUH Respiratory Unit is one of the largest in Scotland, occupying 112 beds in the 4 wards on level 7 of the QEUH, 16 beds in the specialty-based medical receiving unit, 5 diagnostic polysomnography beds at Gartnavel General Hospital and diagnostic beds with access to cardiac catheterization facilities at the Golden Jubilee. The unit has 7-day consultant led care for all inpatients, ensuring the highest care-quality standards and support for training experience, Outpatient clinics are at QEUH, GGH and the New Victoria, with all major respiratory subspecialties covered by the consultant team. There is a large and active clinical workload representing all respiratory sub-specialties, with particular clinical and research interests in pleural disease, adult cystic fibrosis, severe respiratory failure, sleep and breathing support, digital innovation (remote-monitoring and AI), asthma and pulmonary vascular disease. There are also close ties with medical high dependency unit, with
potential clinical and research opportunities within this subspecialty also.

The unit has the facilities, resources, experience and enthusiasm to provide highest quality early career stage experience and clinical training in Respiratory & General Medicine. The QEUH respiratory unit is consistently rated very highly in trainee feedback and external educational appraisals.

This 12 month post from August 2024 is designed to provide early career respiratory medicine experience and training. There are focused opportunities to gain subspecialty and procedural experience, and to contribute and learn from components of our busy education, quality improvement, research and innovation portfolio. This post would also be highly suitable for candidates considering career in related specialty (eg palliative care, critical care, cardiology, acute medicine) or to gain subspecialty experience to provide a foundation for a portfolio career.

The post would also contribute to the general medical rota