Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking Clinical Fellows in anaesthesia for a 6-month role at renowned hospitals. Successful candidates will enhance their clinical experience and contribute to clinical duties, education, research, and quality improvement. The role includes working with expert clinicians in a supportive environment that values training and development.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Completed Primary FRCA and 4 years anaesthetic training.
• Full GMC registration required.
• Experience in teaching and training undergraduates.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 1:8 Junior registrar on-call rota.
• Manage anaesthesia for a variety of surgical specialties.
• Support education, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical skills in anaesthesia

Teaching and training experience

Research understanding

Education

Primary FRCA

GMC registration

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview
• Applications are invited for two 6-month clinical fellow posts in general anaesthesia at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Two posts are available from November 2025. Start dates after this time will also be considered. These posts are ideally suited to an anaesthetist who has completed their Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC) and Primary FRCA and is looking to broaden their anaesthetic experience prior to securing a specialist or higher training post.
• This post will primarily be based at Charing Cross hospital with possible opportunities for transfer to Hammersmith or St Mary's hospital (subject to mutual agreement) to gain further exposure to additional sub-specialties and broaden clinical experience.
• The clinical duties would cover the Stage 2 curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCOA). There will also be opportunities to undertake activities that enhance their non-clinical skills such as education & research.
• Applicants are required to have completed 4 years of anaesthetic training, the Primary FRCA, Stage 1 RCOA training or equivalent qualification. In addition to elective theatre work, the post holder will cover cardiac arrest calls and the acute pain service when on call.
• There is a strong departmental tradition of performing, presenting, and publishing research and audit projects. The post holder will support developments in education, research, leadership and quality improvement projects within the Trust.

Main duties of the job
• As a Clinical Fellow in anaesthesia, the post-holder will take part in a 1:8 Junior registrar on-call rota alongside other residents. The majority of the post holder's clinical time will be spent on a variety of surgical lists.
• The surgical specialties covered at Charing Cross hospital are neurosurgery (including interventional neuro-radiology and thrombectomy), head and neck (including robotic assisted surgery), urology (including robotic assisted surgery), ENT, plastics, colorectal (including HIPEC), major orthopaedics and day surgery.
• Hammersmith Hospital includes renal, hepatobiliary, cardio-thoracic surgery, major gynae-oncology surgery and also provide anaesthesia for upper GI and endocrine surgery.
• St Mary's hospital is one of the four London Major Trauma Centres with associated surgical specialties, a quaternary vascular service and a busy obstetric unit. Additionally, colorectal, oesophageal, general, bariatric and paediatric surgery are also provided at this site.
• There is a strong departmental tradition of performing, presenting, and publishing research and audit projects. The post holder will support developments in education, research, leadership and quality improvement projects within the Trust.
• Normal theatre working day 07:30 - 17:30
• Long Day 07.30 - 20:00 (1:8)
• Night shift 19.30 - 08:00 (1:8)

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• As a Clinical Fellow in anaesthesia, the post-holder will take part in a 1:8 Junior Registrar on-call rota alongside other residents. The majority of the post holder's clinical time will be spent on a variety of surgical lists.
• The surgical specialties covered at Charing Cross hospital are neurosurgery (including interventional neuro-radiology and thrombectomy), head and neck (including robotic assisted surgery), urology (including robotic assisted surgery), ENT, plastics, colorectal (including HIPEC), major orthopaedics and day surgery.
• Hammersmith Hospital includes renal, hepatobiliary, cardio-thoracic surgery, major gynae-oncology surgery and also provide anaesthesia for upper GI and endocrine surgery.
• St Mary's hospital is one of the four London Major Trauma Centres with associated surgical specialties, a quaternary vascular service and a busy obstetric unit. Additionally, colorectal, oesophageal, general, bariatric and paediatric surgery are also provided at this site.

The clinical duties would cover the Stage 2 curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCOA). Clinical fellows will have opportunities to undertake activities that enhance their non-clinical skills such as education, research, and quality improvement and publication preparation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner (GMC sponsorship may be available for successful candidates)
• Primary FRCA (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Distinctions, prizes
• MD, PhD

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a broad range of clinical and assessment skills in anaesthesia

Desirable criteria

• Advanced life support (ALS) provider or equivalent, ATLS, ALS, EPLS

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Good understanding of principles of research

Desirable criteria

• Has participated in research
• Peer reviewed publication
• Experience of presenting data locally/ regionally/ nationally

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of the application of audit and clinical governance to clinical practice

Desirable criteria

• Initiated and completed quality improvement projects

Knowledge/skills and Clinical Expertise

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care in a structured training programme
• Knowledge of UK Health Systems
• Understands current issues in NHS & Anaesthesia

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of developing subspecialty interest in anaesthesia relevant to ICHNT

Teaching and training

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

• Trained educator (e.g. GIC, Train the Trainer)
• Initiated, led and delivered a teaching programme

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 512.6KB)
• FRF (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)