North Bristol NHS • Bristol BS10 5NB
About this role
Job summary
The Respiratory department at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) has an exciting opportunity for a clinical fellow to join the Complex Airways Disease team.
The post will provide up to 36 months of dedicated sub-speciality experience in Complex Airways Disease (Severe Asthma) and would be suited to a Respiratory Trainee with an interest in complex airways disease as an out-of-programme research experience during specialist training or as post-CCT experience.
This post will give the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to build on their existing respiratory knowledge and become an integral member of the Academic Airways multidisciplinary team.
The Complex Airways Service at NBT is a designated regional specialist centre and biologic prescribing centre, delivering comprehensive care throughout the North of the South-West of England. NBT has recently secured investment from NHSE to further expand our workforce, enabling the airways team to deliver biologic drugs to patients safely and effectively, improving patient experience and reducing health inequalities.
The successful postholder will work closely with a collaborative and engaged multidisciplinary team, including doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, physiologists and clinical psychologists to deliver outstanding services. They will have a close, supportive network around them.
- Fully integrated member of the Airways team
- Supporting the diagnosis and care for patients with Complex airways disease.
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Undertaking outpatient clinics
- Ad doc advice for inpatients for complex airways disease
- Support MDT to provide rapid access biologics clinic
- Supervised assessment of inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) & breathing pattern disorders (BPD)
- Actively participate in research, quality improvement and audit relevant to complex airways and the delivery of a regional service. With the opportunity to undertake a PhD
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
- Fully integrated member of the Airways team
- Supporting the diagnosis and care for patients with Complex airways disease.
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Undertaking outpatient clinics
- Ad doc advice for inpatients for complex airways disease
- Support MDT to provide rapid access biologics clinic
- Supervised assessment of inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) & breathing pattern disorders (BPD)
- Actively participate in research, quality improvement and audit relevant to complex airways and the delivery of a regional service. With the opportunity to undertake a PhD
Person specification
- Full registration with the GMC.
- MBBS or equivalent, and MRCP (or equivalent)
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Recent experience of general medical posts.
- Ideally sub-speciality experience in the management of patients with complex airways disease
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Previous evidence of airways research
- Experience in service development/ audit project and write up
- Strong leadership experience and values
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Jun 2026