Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) in Adult Critical Care Transfers

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Cambridge is seeking a Clinical Fellow Higher for the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. This role offers the chance to apply critical care and anaesthetic skills in a supportive environment, requiring prior experience and GMC registration. The position includes providing high-quality care and supporting allied health professionals, contributing significantly to patient care during transfers.

Benefits

Support for work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in anaesthesia or ICM specialist training.
• Demonstrable English communication skills per GMC's Good Medical Practice.
• For non-UK applicants, IELTS/OET exam completion is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert critical care transfer service.
• Deliver high-quality clinical care according to GMC guidelines.
• Supervise and support allied health professionals.

Skills

Critical care

Anaesthesia

Emergency medicine

Education

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council

At least 5 years’ experience in anaesthesia and ICM

3 months experience in the UK or equivalent system

Job description

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow Higher (ST3-5/ST6+) for the Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (East of England) with Anaesthesia (Cambridge University Hospitals).

These roles are available from 05 February 2026 or 06 August 2026 for a period of 6 or 12 months.

The East of England Adult Critical Care Transfer Service is recruiting Clinical Fellows (Higher), partnering with a Transfer Practitioner (Critical Care Nurse / ODP) and a dedicated ambulance and driver to undertake duty shifts. Following initial induction, training and sign-off period with direct consultant supervision, CF(H)s will undertake ongoing clinical shifts with remote supervision from Duty Consultants, with some direct supervision.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Fellow (Higher) post has been developed for anaesthetists and intensivists who have independent experience in anaesthesia or ICM specialist training programme. Transfer medicine offers a unique opportunity to apply anaesthetic, emergency medicine and intensive care skills in the care of the critically unwell patient in a remote but supported environment. They should ideally have at least 5 years’ experience in anaesthesia and ICM, with at least 3 months spent in the UK or equivalent system.

Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.

Working for your organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• To provide an expert critical care transfer service for patients throughout the region in need of in-transit critical care support

• To provide high-quality, safe clinical care in accordance with GMC guidelines • To co-operate with other departments and agencies to meet the objectives of Transfer

• To work flexibly within a nominally fixed timetable

Organisational

• To supervise and support allied health professionals • To ensure personal knowledge of, and compliance with the Service’s and Host Trust’s policies

We pride ourselves on the teamwork, energy and commitment of our excellent staff – they are our most important assets. Recognising this, we have taken a positive approach to supporting them in their work through schemes to help work-life balance, improvements in the working environment and initiatives to make it easier for staff to explore new career opportunities and to develop professionally and personally.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

For further details / informal visits contact: Anne Booth,Clinical Director for East of England (ACCT) ([e-mail])