Clinical Fellow (ST3+)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for the Clinical Fellow (ST3+) post in London. The successful candidate will join a senior airway rota and be responsible for managing airways independently or with consultant support as needed, in a busy ICU/HDU setting.

Applicants must have postgraduate primary examinations or international equivalents and be eligible for full GMC registration.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate primary examinations or international equivalent.
• Ideally in anaesthesia or critical care; allied specialties accepted.
• Eligible for full GMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Senior doctor on the unit during day and night.
• Lead and support nursing and junior colleagues in critical care.
• Manage adult general intensive and HDU care, with 2,500+ yearly admissions.
• Develop leadership roles alongside general critical care responsibilities.

Skills

Airway management

Leadership

Critical care

Emergency medicine

Education

Postgraduate examinations or international equivalent

Anaesthesia / Critical Care background (ideally)

Job description

Clinical Fellow (ST3+)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: University College London Hospital

Salary: £67,325 per annum + London Weighting

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, NW1 2BU

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 4 Sept 2026

Closing date: 4 Oct 2026

Summary

We welcome applicants with a background in Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, or Surgery. The successful candidates will be appointed to a senior airway rota. So should have the confidence to manage airways independently or manage confidently until specialists arrive which is often obtained after having worked for extended periods in critical or emergency care.

All applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration.

Essential qualifications for this post include postgraduate primary examinations or international equivalent. Ideally in anaesthesia or critical care but also in allied specialties.

UK based trainees seeking out of programme experience in Critical Care Medicine would be encouraged to seek prospective approval for Out of Programme Training from the relevant Royal College.

Previous critical care experience is essential for this post with experience of leadership roles alongside general critical care responsibilities. Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital.

This post offers the opportunity to participate in a wide range of adult general intensive and high dependency care in a busy mixed medical/surgical ICU/HDU admitting in excess of 2,500 patients per year.

About the Hospital

The hospital is a tertiary referral centre for the following medical specialties: Infectious & Tropical diseases, Thoracic Medicine, Acute Stroke, Oncology, Haematology, and the following surgical services: Upper GI; Endocrine, Head & Neck, Urology/ Andrology, Gynaecology and Colorectal. The Trust also has a busy maternity unit, and we work with our obstetric colleagues to manage high‑risk pregnancies. We are a referral service for complex haematological and rheumatological conditions and you may see conditions routinely that are rarely seen elsewhere.

The role is required as the senior doctor on the unit during the day and night and being able to support and respond to both nursing and more junior colleagues. They will be supported by a resident consultant in the day and a responsive on‑call consultant at night.

About University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)

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, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are 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.

Additional Information

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

We provide support & direct admission from our busy Emergency Department (which sees upwards of 130,000 patients annually), and we take complex external referrals. The department runs a 24/7 nurse led outreach service, which is supported by the ICU doctors. The department also runs a fortnightly critical care follow‑up clinic.

The unit has a specialist interest in long‑term weaning, psychology of critical illness, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, infection control, peri‑operative medicine & emergency medicine, and has expertise in areas such as echocardiography, diagnostic ultrasound, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, experimental, translational and health services research.

Successful candidates will be supported to seek experience in these areas. As appropriate, fellows and trainees will be supported in their preparation for the European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine, the Fellowship of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine examination, as well as specialty exams in Anaesthesia, Medicine, or Emergency Medicine, through established educational collaboration with these departments at UCLH.

Concluding Note

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.