Senior Training Fellow Respiratory Medicine

Senior Training Fellow Respiratory Medicine

Closing date: 10 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the University Hospital of North Midlands to join the Respiratory Medicine team working at Royal Stoke University Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide care and diagnostic services for patients presenting with respiratory illnesses.

The successful candidates will complement the 21 Respiratory Consultants and 10 SpRs (training and non-training) expertise working in this specialty. The department provides both an inpatient, outpatient and day case Sleep & Ventilation Service, Interstitial Lung Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Lung Cancer, Pleural Procedures and General Respiratory services across both our sites.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide care and diagnostic services for patients presenting with respiratory illnesses.

The Respiratory Department is the regional centre for interstitial lung disease and non-invasive ventilation. The Respiratory Department consists of 4 Respiratory Wards with 115 inpatient beds, including a 26 bedded Acute Lung Unit with 16 NIV beds, 2 Respiratory Physiology Departments over 2 sites offering a range of lung function tests.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Role Summary
This post is not recognised as a formal training slot. However, the training opportunities will be the same as the other registrar level doctors within Respiratory Medicine.

Key Areas/Tasks

To participate in the provision of general and specialist respiratory services (inpatient and outpatient).

To assist in ward management including electronic discharges.

To contribute to the training of junior medical staff.

To assist in the undertaking of full clinical computerised audit within the department.

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Awards/distinctions whilst studying for 1st degree
• Academic and extracurricular achievements

• NHS experience at ST1 level or equivalent experience
• ALS
• Senior Fellows will have appropriate skills & experience to demonstrate in the chosen specialty minimum equivalent to ST3.

• Evidence of continuing professional updating
• Demonstrates a clear reason for wanting this role
• Commitment to pursuing career in specialised medicine or related specialties

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust