Trust Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Main area: Anaesthetics

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (standard trust doctor rotation)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Out-of-hours detailed in attached job description)

Job ref: 309-UCLH-5611-A

Site: UCLH

Town: London

Salary: £61,825 p.a. plus London Weighting (see attached JD for out-of hours)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/04/:59

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Job overview

This application is for the post of Trust Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at University College Hospitals NHS Trust commencing 6th August 2025. The post is offered on a 12-month fixed term basis and provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven candidate to join a progressive and dynamic department. They will contribute to developing our goals of clinical excellence, training of the highest quality in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, and world-class research.

We offer a wide range of clinical fellowships, supervised by experts in their field. These include:

1. Regional Anaesthesia
2. Airway
3. Thoracic Anaesthesia
4. Complex Major Surgery/Bariatrics
5. Obstetric Anaesthesia
6. Clinical Fellowship in Prehabilitation and Preoperative Optimization

Subspecialty posts may be limited or full for this start date (marked ) and you may be offered an alternative, including a General post. Bespoke fellowships may be accommodated, dependent on availability.

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 post is for a clinical fellowship and will involve a majority of clinical sessions (at least 50%) in the chosen fellowship. This will be combined with sessions in other areas of personal interest and department needs. Fellows will also be given the opportunity to run appropriate elective lists independently to build their practice.

The post provides half a day per week for research, education, and management. Fellows will be encouraged and expected to contribute to the department by engaging in quality improvement, audits, teaching, or research, and will be supported to do so. The candidate sought will be self-driven and proactive.

On-call commitments are typically 1 in 9, covering theatres and/or the labour ward. Where the on-call rota is full, an alternative rota will apply - this will be discussed beforehand should it apply.

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:

1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

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.

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.

Person specification Professional Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent
• Primary FRCA
• Final FRCA or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Ability to practice anaesthesia in general specialties
• Experience of high-risk anaesthesia

Clinical Skills

• Familiarity with routine and complex airway management
• Familiarity with invasive monitoring

Clinical Knowledge

• Experience of anaesthetising for a wide variety of surgery in patients with multiple co-morbidities

Audit, Quality Improvement, Management & IT

• Demonstrable involvement in clinical governance, audit, and/or Quality Improvement.
• Lead for audit and quality improvement projects with demonstrable and publishable effects

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• An understanding of the principles of research
• Active participation as a trainer in education programmes
• Previous experience of research with publishable results.
• Completion of a Higher Degree
• Completed educator training

Personal Qualities

• Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotas as required

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

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.

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.

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