Respiratory Research Fellow

This post represents an exciting opportunity to join the

existing respiratory team within the University Hospitals of

Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new post

supported by funding from the National Institute of Health

Research (NIHR) to help deliver high quality clinical research

studies to the population 350,000 across North Lancashire,

South Cumbria and the Furness peninsula.

The respiratory service at UHMB has undergone major

transition over the last few years with exciting new services

and community integration. In particular the service now

offers sub-specialist care in Interstitial Lung Disease and

Severe Asthma including assessment, prescription and

monitoring of NHS England Specialist Commissioned drugs

via regional clinical networks.

This post would involve a mixture of clinical work (support for

respiratory inpatient work at Royal Lancaster Infirmary,

attending specialist clinics in ILD or severe asthma, and

preparation and attendance at relevant regional specialist

multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings) , clinical research

work (supporting the delivery of NIHR portfolio research

studies in respiratory medicine). There will also be the

opportunity to engage with teaching of medical students from

Lancaster University Medical School. Participation in general

medical on call duties (with appropriate remuneration) can be

negotiated if desired.

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 via

the respective regional specialist MDTs and the post would involve active

preparation and presentation in these meetings.

This would be an ideal post for a candidate hoping to follow a

specialist career in respiratory medicine. The post would

allow the successful applicant to gain valuable additional

experience prior to application for a formal training rotation

and to build research and educational skills to support further

career progression.

We operate from 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, and Ulverston Community 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, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Timothy Gatheral PhD FRCP Job title: Consultant Respiratory Physician Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: +447971220357