Job title: Junior Clinical Fellow Private Patients
Location: Royal Brompton Hospital

The private patient unit has 28 single rooms. In general, RMOs are assigned to cover all clinical services, providing medical care under Consultants' supervision for private patients within the private patient unit.

This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• To acquaint him/herself with details of patient management in discussion with the Consultants and carry this out following Consultant direction.
• To ensure that good communications are maintained with all medical colleagues, e.g. anaesthetists, surgeons, nursing staff and paramedical departments such as physiotherapists, radiographers and ancillary staff, to the benefit of the patient.
• To ensure that Specialist Registrars and Consultants are kept informed regarding alteration in the condition of any of their patients.
• To ensure that all in-patient notes are kept up to date and tidy.

About us
Core behaviours for all Trust staff
All staff will commit to:

• Act with honesty and integrity always
• Demonstrate respect for others and value diversity
• Always focus on the patient and internal and external customer
• Make an active contribution to developing the service
• Learn from and share experience and knowledge
• Keep others informed of issues of importance and relevance
• Consciously review mistakes and successes to improve performance
• Act as ambassadors for their directorate and the Trust
• Be aware of the impact of their own behaviour on others
• Be discreet and aware of issues requiring confidentiality

Details
Date posted: 01 September 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £55,355 a year pa
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 196-MED5106-B
Job locations: Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Chelsea London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Duties - Professional

1. To take history, examine and record all findings of all patients admitted under the Consultants care.
2. Carry out and arrange all relevant investigations.
3. To see and examine all patients under the care of the Consultant concerned, including those in the High Dependency Unit.
4. To arrange for the transfer of patients to other hospitals or discharge home, including completion of a discharge summary.
5. To keep the Specialist Registrar and Consultant informed of any changes in their patients condition.
6. To communicate to a patient relative the progress of that patient.
7. To be available for emergency calls to ITU and other parts of the hospital, if required i.e. for cardiac arrest.
8. To participate in research projects which may already be in progress.
9. To participate in lecturing to other staff if required, e.g. nurses and physiotherapists.
10. To accept that occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances may occur, and to respond to the needs of the service when they arise.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration

Desirable

• Foundation Year 1 and 2 signed off

Experience
Essential

• Experience in Cardiology and or Respiratory Medicine / Surgery

Desirable

• Advanced life support training

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential

• Proficient and efficient handling medical problems

Desirable

• Proven ability to work as a member of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Chelsea London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Private Patient General Manager, Fred Sendaula, f.sendaula@rbht.nhs.uk, 02073518466

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.