Anaesthesia Clinical Fellow

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Cambridge is seeking an Anaesthesia Clinical Fellow. This 6-month Fellowship offers advanced training in thoracic anaesthesia, including managing patients with complex conditions. Candidates must have post-CCT qualifications and experience in cardio-thoracic anaesthesia. The role also involves teaching and departmental research. The Trust values compassion, excellence, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Post CCT/CESR or Post FRCA (or equivalent) required.
• Previous experience in cardio-thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care.
• Commitment to Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Providing anaesthetic care for thoracic surgeries.
• Supporting lung transplant procedures.
• Participating in departmental research and quality improvement.

Skills

Cardio-thoracic anaesthesia

Intensive care medicine

Team collaboration

Education

Post CCT / CESR or Post FRCA (or equivalent)

Job description

Anaesthesia Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 30 November 2025

Royal Papworth Hospital, a leading cardiothoracic centre, invites application for a 6‑month Fellowship in Thoracic anaesthesia. This Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to gain advanced skills in thoracic anaesthesia in a world‑renowned institution.

The fellowship provides an opportunity to gain experience in advanced thoracic anaesthesia, lung transplant anaesthesia and ECMO in addition to managing patients with advanced respiratory failure.

Main duties of the job

• Providing anaesthetic care for a wide range of thoracic surgeries including robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedures, chest wall surgery, airway procedures.
• Providing anaesthetic and perioperative support and care for Lung transplant procedures.
• Providing perioperative care for high‑risk cardio‑thoracic patients on mechanical circulatory support/ ECMO
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including surgeons, intensivists, transplant and respiratory physicians to ensure comprehensive patient care on ICU.
• Engage in clinical teaching and education of anaesthetic trainees in the hospital
• Participate in departmental research and quality improvement projects, with opportunities to participate in international meetings and conferences. Successful candidate would be expected to complete at least one research/ QI or governance related activity.
• Participating in on‑call activity on Critical Care unit and providing airway cover for emergencies.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state‑of‑the‑art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission – a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day‑to‑day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post CCT / CESR or Post FRCA (or equivalent) ideally for a trainee wishing to extend their experience as part of higher specialist training or OOPE

Experience

• Previous experience in cardio‑thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care medicine.

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust