Respiratory Support and Sleep Clinical Fellow Bio Medical Campus

Job summary

The post is available as soon as possible for a period of 1 year to cover maternity leave.

This post is designed to offer specialist experience in the provision of respiratory support for chronic ventilatory failure and in the management of respiratory and non‑respiratory sleep disorders. It will be suitable for individuals aiming at a career in these disciplines. Applications will be welcomed from those seeking post CCT experience or on a respiratory training programme looking for out of programme experience.

The post does not have educational or training approval, but there are educationally approved specialist registrar posts within the unit and we will provide the same tailored teaching and training to the fellow. The consultant staff will plan a training programme with the successful applicant to best suit the individual's objectives. Attendance at the East of England regional training days will be welcomed.

The appointee will be encouraged to participate in the research activity of the department and suitable new projects will be fully supported.

• Participate, under consultant direction, in the management of patients in the unit, developing the ability to formulate appropriate management plans for both planned and emergency situations
• Participate in consultant led rounds
• Lead a weekly ward round reviewing and discharging patients as appropriate
• Work alongside the senior doctors in outpatient clinics
• Provide ward and clinic cover at SpR level for colleagues on RSSC
• Take part in the on‑call rota for the Chest Medical Unit

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state‑of‑the‑art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission – a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day‑to‑day roles & interactions.

Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

Date posted: 04 August 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor – other

Salary: £73,992 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time

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Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY

Hiring Manager
Karen Panesar

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.