Senior Clinical Fellow Neuro ICU

NHS; Town of Oxford; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow for their Neuro ICU. This role involves managing a team in a busy specialist Intensive Care Unit, contributing to clinical governance while gaining invaluable experience. The position is ideal for candidates with CCT or equivalent in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care, keen to strengthen their career trajectory towards consultant roles. The successful applicant will play a vital role in patient care and teaching within a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice required.
• CCT or equivalent (or within 6 months at time of interview) in Anaesthetics or ICM needed.
• More than 3 years experience of independent airway skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy specialist Intensive Care Unit with junior and trainee supervision.
• Take part in consultant-led ICU ward rounds and clinical reviews of patients.
• Engage with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamworking skills

Interpersonal skills

Teaching experience

Knowledge of NHS and Clinical Networks

Understanding of ICNARC and TARN

Education

Full GMC registration with licence to practice

CCT or equivalent in Anaesthetics and / or ICM

ALS / ATLS certification

Membership of NACCS

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow Neuro ICU

The closing date is 09 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team on the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. This 1‑year fixed‑term post as a Senior Clinical Fellow is ideal for a candidate who has recently acquired CCT, or equivalent level of training, in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care, and has full GMC registration with Licence to Practice. The role is ideal for a clinician with interest in Neuro‑Anaesthesia or Neuro‑Critical Care to gain increased experience in support of a Consultant application, or as part of a subsequent Portfolio Pathway application.

Main duties of the post

The post holder will contribute at a senior level to the running of a busy specialist Intensive Care Unit, including management of junior colleagues and trainees, and will contribute to a 1:8 full‑shift on‑call rota covering the Airway tier of the Neuro ICU.

Job responsibilities

The Senior Clinical Fellowship in Neurocritical Care offers a fantastic experience to gain knowledge, skills, and experience of working in a tertiary multidisciplinary team. It is an ideal post for those who have recent CCT in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care who wish to strengthen an application for a Consultant post in Neuro‑Anaesthesia or Neuro / General Critical Care. This 1‑year fixed‑term post offers plenty of opportunities to take a leading role in a tertiary and quaternary referral Neuro‑ICU, under the supervision of subspecialty Consultants, and to flourish in all other practical and theoretical facets of neuro‑critical care while contributing to this busy but vibrant ICU.

It is expected that the successful applicant will take an active role in the day‑to‑day running of the Neuro‑ICU, including supervising junior colleagues and engaging with the wider MDT. There will be plenty of opportunities for teaching, and quality improvement projects, and a phased introduction into stepping up to daily leadership of the Unit, while always under the supervision of the duty consultants, in preparation for the applicant’s future career as a consultant. The role has traditionally carried a very high rate of successful subsequent appointment to Consultant positions.

The successful applicants will participate in twice‑daily consultant‑led ICU ward rounds, conduct daily clinical reviews of critically unwell patients, and be involved in all aspects of their daily medical care. Excellent communication and documentation skill are required. There is plenty of opportunity for learning and development of skills under expert supervision, while also teaching and demonstrating these skills to more junior colleagues. The Senior Clinical Fellow is expected to contribute to the Neuro‑ICU’s clinical governance, quality improvement, and teaching programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice
• CCT or equivalent (or within 6 months at time of interview) in Anaesthetics and / or ICM
• ALS / ATLS
• Membership of NACCS

Experience

• General training in Anaesthetics or ICM to specialist level (or equivalent)
• More than 3 years experience of independent airway skills
• Ability to supervise junior trainees and function at the level of a junior consultant
• Involvement in audit and research, including presentations and publications

Skills

• Evidence of leadership skills to function as a Senior Clinical Fellow in a large Teaching hospital
• Commitment to Continued Professional DevelopmentExcellent communication skills, teamworking, and interpersonal skills
• Experience of teaching of doctors, nursing, and wider MDT, plus supervision of junior colleagues
• Knowledge of the NHS and Clinical Networks
• Understanding of ICNARC and TARN

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust