Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is offering a Clinical Fellow position in Anaesthesia. This 12-month fixed-term role provides dynamic opportunities in various subspecialties like Regional and Thoracic Anaesthesia, focusing on both clinical practice and research. Ideal candidates are self-driven, with qualifications such as MBBS and Primary FRCA, alongside skills in complex airway management. The position features a supportive environment for professional growth and development, with an annual salary of £65,048 plus London weighting.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise.
• Experience in high-risk anaesthesia and obstetrics is required.
• Demonstrable involvement in clinical governance, audit and/or QI.
• Active participation as a trainer in education programmes.
• Experience of research with publishable results.

Responsibilities

• Majority of clinical sessions in chosen fellowship combined with personal interests.
• Opportunity to run elective lists independently to build practice.
• Participation in QI, audits, teaching or research.

Skills

Ability to anaesthetise for a wide variety of surgery in patients with multiple co morbidities

Able to perform neuroaxial techniques

Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English

Ability to see patients as people

Ability to work cooperatively with others

Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority

Education

MBBS

Primary FRCA

Final FRCA

MRCP

Completion of a Higher Degree

Completed educator training

Job description

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

The closing date is 07 December 2025

This application is for the post of Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at University College Hospitals NHS Trust. 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 range of clinical fellowships, supervised by experts in their field. These include:

• Regional Anaesthesia
• Airway
• Thoracic Anaesthesia
• Complex Major Surgery/Bariatrics
• Obstetric Anaesthesia

Bespoke fellowships may be accommodated, dependent on availability. There is typically one post per subspecialty. You may wish to consider interest in multiple subspecialties at application/interview.

Start date Wednesday 5th August 2025

Main duties of the job

The post is for a clinical fellowship and will involve a majority of clinical sessions 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 QI, audits, teaching or research, and will be supported to do so. The candidate sought will be self-driven and proactive.

On call commitments are typical 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.

About us

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

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,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineandpathology.

Weare 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.

Job responsibilities

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

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• MBBS
• Primary FRCA
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• Final FRCA
• MRCP
• Completion of a Higher Degree
• Completed educator training

Experience

• Ability to practice anaesthesia in general specialties; experience of high risk anaesthesia and obstetrics
• Familiarity with routine and complex airway management
• Demonstrable involvement in clinical governance, audit and/or QI.
• Active participation as a trainer in education programmes
• Lead for audit and quality improvement projects with demonstrable and publishable effects
• Experience of research with publishable results.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to anaesthetise for a wide variety of surgery in patients with multiple co morbidities
• Able to perform neuroaxial techniques

Communication

• Ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English
• Ability to see patients as people.

Personal and People Development

• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.

Specific Requirements

• Willingness to participate in on-call rotas, as required.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• E.g., All posts to include Demonstratable 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 (line managers to elaborate depending on the level of the post and to assess this essential criteria at interview)

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by: Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£65,048 a year per annum + London weighting (+out-of-hours)