Junior Clinical Fellow Anaesthesia

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts invites applications for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia. The post is fixed-term, starting August 2026, for 6 months with possible extension.

Applicants require full GMC registration, a minimum of three years in anaesthesia, and specific obstetric on‑call and ICU training. The role supports a busy anaesthetic service across multiple rotations and is aligned to Trust terms.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and Licence to Practice.
• Minimum of three years’ anaesthesia training.
• At least 3 months obstetric on‑call experience.
• At least 6 months Intensive Care Medicine training.

Responsibilities

• Support a high‑quality 24‑hour anaesthetic service including out‑of‑hours rotas and obstetric anaesthesia.
• Work flexibly to meet demand and cover emergencies as required.
• Maintain a portfolio, logbook, and engage in supervision and appraisal.
• Follow the Trust guidelines and maintain patient safety in a busy department.

Skills

GMC registration

Anaesthesia experience

Obstetric on-call

ICU training

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC Licence to Practice

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Junior Clinical Fellow Anaesthesia

The closing date is 10 November 2026

Join us for a career and portfolio boosting opportunity

We are offering several Anaesthetic Junior Clinical Fellow jobs at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, commencing August 2026. These are a fixed term post, initially for 6 months, with the possible opportunity to extend. Applicants should have full GMC registration with a licence to practise, a minimum of three years of experience practising Anaesthesia to include at least 3 months Obstetric Anaesthesia on-call experience and 6 months Intensive Care Medicine training. Applicants should have at least 12 months UK anaesthetic experience.

The posts are ideally suited to those who are between Core and Specialty (Stage 1 and Stage 2) training in Anaesthesia, including those who have yet to pass the Primary FRCA. More broadly, any experienced Anaesthetist seeking further clinical exposure and portfolio-boosting opportunities in preparation for entering Specialty Training at ST4+ level is encouraged to apply.

Successful applicants will join a busy, supportive department, providing anaesthesia for a broad range of specialties, and will participate in rotas covering Anaesthesia, Enhanced Perioperative Care (EPOC), Obstetrics, and Critical Care (these may be undertaken in blocks).

Please note, these posts are aligned to Trust specific pay scales and terms and conditions of service and are not linked to the 2016 doctors in training terms and conditions of service and pay scales.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to:

Support the delivery of a high quality 24-hour Anaesthetic service, including participation inout of hours rotas, covering EPOC (Enhanced Perioperative Care unit), Obstetrics andCritical Care, in addition to General (Anaesthesia) duties.

To work flexibly when required and depending upon demand.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and personspecification documents.

About us

We offer:

• A named GMC-accredited Educational Supervisor
• Annual Medical Appraisal
• Exam support, interview and viva practice
• Access to undergraduate teaching roles with further opportunities to contribute to localeducation and audit/QI projects
• The benefit of the department's strong training, University, Trent Simulation Centre and Royal College links
• Pay and leave in line with trainee peers
• Access to pastoral support - buddying, mentoring, nationally recognised Junior Doctor Liaison Group and Staff Wellbeing Programme
• There are two campuses, situated 5 miles apart in the heart of Nottingham, with 47 theatres covering all surgical specialties.
• o Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) is the acute setting and supports a substantial surgical workloadincluding neurosurgery, spinal surgery, head and neck, hepatobiliary and colorectal surgery. Italso houses the region's only Major Trauma Centre, Emergency Department, Children'sHospital, Treatment Centre, Trent Simulation Centre and Medical School
• o Nottingham City Hospital (NCH) delivers planned care and is where cardiac, thoracic, urology, the majority of cancer surgery and renal transplants are undertaken.

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties will include those normally expected of an Anaesthetic CT3+. During the daytime, this will involve theatre work; out of hours, duties will include obstetrics and/or junior emergency anaesthetic cover +/- ICM if circumstances require.

Consultant cover is provided at all times, being non-resident overnight. At QMC, Consultant Anaesthetists are resident throughout all daytime and twilight sessions, 7 days a week, supporting the emergency workload.

The successful candidate will be responsible to a named Consultant within the senior managementteam, and have a named Educational Supervisor. They will be required to:

participate in the delivery of a high quality 24-hour service including participation in the resident Out of Hours rota, covering a mixture of Anaesthetics, EPOC, Critical Care andObstetric Anaesthesia. Daytime sessions will be within Anaesthetics.

provide internal cover for colleagues on leave, which is included in the current banding allocation of this post. In exceptional circumstances and for short periods only, ClinicalFellows may be requested to provide additional cover, for example, to cover sickness.Locums may also be employed in this instance. The rota is EWTD compliant withappropriate level of banding for anti-social hours.

work flexibly, maintain a logbook and portfolio, engage with supervision, undergo medicalappraisal and to develop a learning plan/PDP.

comply with management arrangements in place, to follow the guidelines on practice laiddown by the General Medical Councils Maintaining Good Medical Practice, and to beaccountable to the Trust for their actions and the quality of their work.

comply with Trust Health and Safety policies, fulfil mandatory training requirements andmaintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.

have knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice.

maintain effective working relationships with anaesthetic, nursing, operating department,critical care, midwifery and surgical colleagues

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Evidence

• Qualifications & Trainingi.MBBS or equivalent medical qualification ii.Full registration with the GMC and Licence to Practice iii.By time of interview, either: a.Completion of RCoA Stage 1 training in Anaesthesia or equivalent - Primary FRCA is not an essential criterion. OR b.Signed, written confirmation from your College Tutor that you are on track to complete RCoA Stage 1 training, or equivalent, by post commencement (February 2024) - Primary FRCA is not an essential criterion.

Evidence

• Knowledge/Skills/Experience By the time of post commencement: o Minimum of 3 years of Anaesthesia training o Experience and competence requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan including emergency work. Evidence of relevant technical skills/competences for all aspects of the job plan, including: o 3 months of Obstetric on-call experience o 6 months of Intensive Care Medicine training o Evidence of continuous career development

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.

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