Clinical Fellow Neurocritical Care ST3 (MT04)

University College London Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a Clinical Fellow in Neurocritical Care. The role involves assessing patients, supervising trainees, and maintaining a high standard of care. Ideal candidates should be GMC registered and willing to engage in a full-time role with extensive learning opportunities. This position emphasizes teamwork and flexibility.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Current licence to practise.
• Non-UK trained doctors must complete PLAB1 and PLAB2.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients in the Critical Care Unit.
• Work on a full shift rota with ICU consultants.
• Supervise trainee staff and medical students.
• Support the development of a safe critical care service.

Skills

Patient assessment and treatment

Resuscitation techniques

Clinical supervision and teaching

Infection control practices

Education

Full registration with the GMC

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited for Clinical Fellow posts in Neurocritical Care (Intensive Care) at The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, for a 6-month period, that can be extended to a year or more, subject to satisfactory appraisal. We have two posts available that will commence 4 February 2026. The successful applicants will work under consultant supervision at a level best matched to their learning needs and experience.

Interviews to be held via Microsoft Teams on 10 November 2025.

The posts are also suitable for those wanting to further their experience of neurocritical care for specialist training and are also suitable for CESR equivalence in neurocritical care and higher general intensive care medicine.

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

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery provides neurological and neurosurgical services on a regional, national and international basis. The neuroscience critical care unit is a 28 bedded unit with approximately 850-950 admissions a year of which 35-40% are planned elective admissions. We provide care for neurology, acute stroke and neurosurgical patients, in one of the largest dedicated neurocritical care facilities in the UK. There is excellent senior support 24/7 for the unit, with two daily ward rounds by ICU consultants and a dedicated anaesthetic registrar to help with airway management, line placement and training, and other out-of-hours intensive care issues. There are opportunities to be involved with teaching, MDT simulation sessions, clinical governance, quality improvement projects and leadership to strengthen portfolios for applications for higher training and consultant posts. The successful applicant will join a team of 17 doctors, including HEE trainees from various specialities (ICM, IMT and neurosurgery), Clinical Fellows (ST1+), CESR ICM fellows and senior neuroanaesthesia fellows (ST5+) as part of an EWTD compliant full shift rota. This post is remunerated as a locally employed doctor in line with the 2016 terms and conditions of service.

There are weekly MDT neurocritical care meetings to discuss patients with neurologists, neurosurgeons, clinical psychologists and AHP. The monthly M&M meetings include interesting learning cases where decision making, and ethical dilemmas are discussed. There is a formal weekly educational programme, consisting of consultant/senior trainee delivered teaching, journal club, as well as informal bedside teaching, tea trolley teaching, in situ MDT simulation and a CVC simulation course for the junior clinical fellows. Some of the consultants are POCUS accredited and can mentor FUSIC heart, lung and transcranial ultrasound.

You will be allocated an Educational Supervisor to enable regular appraisal and support in the development of a learning plan and portfolio.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Share the responsibility for the assessment, resuscitation and treatment of all patients referred to the Critical Care Unit, working as part of a team with the on-call ICU consultant.
• Work alongside our trainees on a full shift rota. This is a full shift rota and the successful candidate will be required to be resident in the hospital during the working hours allocated to them on the rota.
• Share the responsibility for direct clinical supervision and teaching of the trainee staff, nurses and medical students.
• Assist in the provision and development of a safe, effective and efficient critical care service and support the Trust in its aim to provide the best possible care to patients.
• Carry out all duties at the highest possible standard taking responsibility for individual patients in their care.
• Comply with Trust Health and Safety policies and employ the basic principles of infection control practice to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Maintain good electronic clinical records and effective working relationships with medical, nursing and allied healthcare professionals on the critical care team.
• Take an active role in the departmental clinical governance activity.

Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise. Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment having completed both PLAB1 and PLAB2.

Post-graduate examination qualifications are desirable, but by no means essential. This post is not recognised for training by the Postgraduate Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine or by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, although the unit itself is. This post is full-time and is covered by the Medical and Dental Staff Terms and Conditions of Service.

Why work at UCLH

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

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This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025