Clinical Fellow (FY3, CT1-2)

Current vacancies NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Main area: Critical Care

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (standard rotation)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 309-UCLH-6039

Site: UCLH

Town: London

Salary: £49,909 per annum + London weighting (see JD for out-of-hours)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/03/:59

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Job overview

We welcome applicants with a background in Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Surgery. The successful candidate will be appointed to a core trainee level rota. Previous critical care experience is desirable but not essential.

We provide support & direct admission from our busy Emergency Department (which sees upwards of 130,000 patients annually), and we take complex external referrals. The department runs a 24/7 nurse led outreach service, which is supported by the ICU doctors. The department also runs a fortnightly critical care follow-up clinic.

All applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC and have MBBS or equivalent. Desirable qualifications for this post include MRCP, MRCS, Primary FRCA or MCEM (or equivalents).

Jobs for this role are for start dates from August 2025. Other start dates may be considered based on positions available.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Main duties of the job

The unit has specialist interests in long term weaning, psychology of critical illness, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, infection control, peri-operative medicine & emergency medicine, and has expertise in areas such as echocardiography, diagnostic ultrasound, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, experimental, translational and health services research. Successful candidates will be supported to seek experience in these areas & will be supported in their preparation for specialty exams in Anaesthesia, Medicine, Surgery or Emergency Medicine, through established educational collaboration with these departments at UCLH.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Our critical care service encompasses 4 units split across 3 sites:

• University College Hospitals Grafton Way Building- Haematology
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street - PACU

Across our units we provide support for direct admission from our busy Emergency Department, complex external referrals and our elective and emergency surgical pathways.

The units have consultant cover 24/7, onsite day times Monday to Sunday. Alongside fellowship work, there is also the opportunity to be involved with a variety of QI projects, teaching, and service development.

Our service has a specialist interest in long term weaning, psychology of critical illness, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, infection control, peri-operative medicine & emergency medicine, and has expertise in areas such as echocardiography, diagnostic ultrasound, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, experimental, translational and health services research. Successful candidates will be supported to seek experience in these areas.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Person specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• Higher degree (e.g. MD or PhD)
• MRCP, MRCS, MCEM, Primary FRCA or equivalent

Experience

• Training and experience consistent with an FY2 or greater (or equivalent)
• Evidence of participation in audit/quality improvement activity
• Evidence of leadership role
• Evidence of participation in research or teaching

Specific requirements

• Desire to engage in specific special interest project

At UCLH, we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.

We offer our permanent staff an interest-free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme, and on-site accommodation to name a few.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs; we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role, your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert, to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Benedict Barrett

Job title: Assistant General Manager, Critical Care

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