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Applications are invited for the above post in Respiratory Medicine, based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Gartnavel General Hospital (GGH). This post will commence in August 2022 and is outside the MTAS process.
This post has been developed to offer training and research opportunities in respiratory medicine and digital health innovations including COPD remote-management, COVID-19 response, respiratory wearable sensor, physiology monitoring and AI predictive modelling development. Clinical responsibilities would include service support to respiratory inpatient work at QEUH.
The Sleep and Breathing Support unit provides specialist services including outpatient sleep diagnostics, CPAP and other therapies for OSA, inpatient polysomnography and related investigations (at the Kantilal Unit GGH), outpatient management of patients with complex sleep disorders, and emergency and elective assessment and breathing support management to patients with severe respiratory failure.
The unit incorporates the Glasgow Sleep and Breathing Support Research Centre, which is at the forefront of digital health innovation and the delivery of patient-focused value-based realistic medicine. We have pioneered use of novel NIV technologies and cloud-based remote monitoring to enhance provision and optimisation of nocturnal breathing support. We work closely with colleagues in Emquire and critical care at QEUH and in collaboration with academic, NHS multi-site, SME, industry and government partners. Our expanding portfolio of innovation and research activities includes TEC programme and InnovateUK funded DYNAMIC-SCOT project and RECEIVER clinical trials, CSO-funded COVID-19 advanced respiratory physiology platform project, iCAIRD radiology and pathology AI programme and investigator-led RCTs in acute respiratory failure (RECOVERY respiratory support, COVID-19 app, acute NIV, oxygen therapy. nasal hi-flow, and ECCO2r devices). Implementation research focuses on patient and clinician engagement and user experience, benchmarking wearable and other connected physiology with patient reported and clinical outcomes, and creating an end-end infrastructure for next generation remote monitoring with machine-learning predictive models.
Candidates would preferably be in possession or on track to acquire MRCP (UK) or equivalent, and have experience in Respiratory and/or Critical Care Medicine, with plans to continue a career in these. Training on all aspects of clinical service including clinical physiology testing and non-invasive ventilation will be tailored to requirements and provided in post.
We would welcome applications from doctors at level ST2 or above looking for 1-3 year research and sub-specialty training post, or from senior trainees considering a pre or post-CCT senior fellowship.
Clinical duties will include some general respiratory outpatient work, inpatient work including medical high dependency cover, and specialty respiratory on call.
Initial funding is available for 1 year, however continued funding for higher degree studies and deferred appointments (to allow time for out of programme approval) can be considered with short listed candidates. As appropriate, the post-holder would be given the opportunity to undertake a period of supervised clinical research, leading to the award of MD/PhD.
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