Clinical Fellow in Sleep and Home Ventilation
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £73,992 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7626359/387-M6359-DY |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time post of Clinical Fellow in Adult Sleep and Home Ventilation from5thAugust 2026 – 3rdAugust 2027. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, large and welcoming multidisciplinary (MDT) team to provide care for patients at the Bristol Sleep and Home Ventilation Unit, a tertiary referral centre for sleep and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) based at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post provides excellent training and experience in sleep and NIV as a subspecialty of respiratory medicine, in the outpatient and inpatient setting, while developing skills in research, communication and MDT working. The post would ideally suit applicants already in specialist respiratory training who wish to develop a subspecialty interest in sleep and NIV, but application from those intending to pursue a career in respiratory medicine would also be welcomed.
The post holder will be encouraged to take part in the department’s active research and audit programme, using timetabled study time, with the expectation of publishing and presenting regionally, nationally and internationally. There will be a number of opportunities available to participate in research, including leading data collection for a national prospective cohort study of ventilation patients. The post also includes responsibilities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development and audit.
The service is led by highly engaged consultants and physiologists, and the job offers the chance to work in a multidisciplinary environment, alongside physiotherapists, physiologists and specialist nurses. The post is open to doctors who have completed Internal medical Stage 1 training. The hours of work are 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. On call is not part of the post; options for locum out of hours work are available. Applications for part time or job share will be considered.
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For more details regarding this role, please refer to the attached job description.
On-Call Commitment:There is no on call work allocated to this post but the post holder may undertake locum shifts outside working hours as long as they do not interfere with the main hours of work.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a full time post of Clinical Fellow in Adult Sleep and Home Ventilation from5thAugust 2026 – 3rdAugust 2027. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, large and welcoming multidisciplinary (MDT) team to provide care for patients at the Bristol Sleep and Home Ventilation Unit, a tertiary referral centre for sleep and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) based at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post provides excellent training and experience in sleep and NIV as a subspecialty of respiratory medicine, in the outpatient and inpatient setting, while developing skills in research, communication and MDT working. The post would ideally suit applicants already in specialist respiratory training who wish to develop a subspecialty interest in sleep and NIV, but application from those intending to pursue a career in respiratory medicine would also be welcomed.
The post holder will be encouraged to take part in the department’s active research and audit programme, using timetabled study time, with the expectation of publishing and presenting regionally, nationally and internationally. There will be a number of opportunities available to participate in research, including leading data collection for a national prospective cohort study of ventilation patients. The post also includes responsibilities to develop and contribute to continuing education, professional development and audit.
The service is led by highly engaged consultants and physiologists, and the job offers the chance to work in a multidisciplinary environment, alongside physiotherapists, physiologists and specialist nurses. The post is open to doctors who have completed Internal medical Stage 1 training. The hours of work are 9am-5pm Monday-Friday. On call is not part of the post; options for locum out of hours work are available. Applications for part time or job share will be considered.
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For more details regarding this role, please refer to the attached job description.
On-Call Commitment:There is no on call work allocated to this post but the post holder may undertake locum shifts outside working hours as long as they do not interfere with the main hours of work.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
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