Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine to join its team. This position involves high-quality patient care in a busy Critical Care Unit, participation in the ICU on-call rota, and opportunities for professional development. Candidates should have full GMC registration, a minimum of 6 months of anaesthesia training, and strong communication skills. The role offers a supportive environment with various training opportunities and benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice.
• Minimum of 6 months anaesthetic training with basic airway competence.
• Current ALS or commitment to achieve within 6 months of commencing post.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the delivery of high-quality care in the Critical Care Unit.
• Hold the 055 ICU bleep and respond to referral.
• Support patient transfers to regional neurosurgical/cardiothoracic centres.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Clinical judgement

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Primary FRCA

Intercalated BSc, BA, BMedSci or equivalent

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

The closing date is 16 October 2025

We would like to invite applicants to apply for the Clinical Fellow post in Intensive Care Medicine at Ipswich Hospital.

The Critical Care Unit at Ipswich Hospital is a 22-bedded modern facility located on the first floor of the Garrett Anderson Centre. The unit is fully accredited for FICM training (stage 3) and contributes to regional and medical student education (final year Cambridge students).

Main duties of the job

• Participate in the delivery of high-quality care in the Critical Care Unit
• Hold the 055 ICU bleep and respond to referral
• Participate in ICU on-call rota (1:8 weekends
• Support patient transfers to regional neurosurgical/cardiothoracic centres (following training)
• Assist with paediatric stabilisation prior to specialist team transfers
• Opportunity to gain basic echocardiography accreditation (e.g. FICE)
• Shift pattern includes daytime, evening, and weekend work

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

Please see the job description attached for further information for the main responsibilities for this role

Person Specification

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• Minimum of 6 months anaesthetic training with basic airway competence
• Current ALS or commitment to achieve within 6 months of commencing post
• Evidence of achievement of core anaesthesia competencies
• Experience working in ITU at CT3 and above.
• Understanding of NHS management structure
• Understanding of process of medical education and current training programmes
• Good interpersonal skills, especially communication
• MRCP
• Primary FRCA
• Intercalated BSc, BA, BMedSci or equivalent
• Periods of training in related specialty, eg medicine, A&E
• Evidence of some management training, eg attendance at specific management course, specific management qualification
• Publications in refereed journals

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust