Junior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care with Wellbeing

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking Junior Clinical Fellows in Adult Intensive Care for a full-time position starting August 2025 or February 2026. Candidates must hold a medical degree and full GMC registration, and will collaborate within critical care units while gaining valuable experience. This position offers opportunities for professional growth in a leading teaching hospital.

Qualifications

• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent.
• Valid ALS or CALS qualification.
• Prior experience of the UK healthcare system is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work across critical care units including GICU, NICU, and CTICU.
• Responsibilities vary with experience and are overseen by consultant intensivists.
• Interviews may offer candidates their first choice of rotation.

Skills

Ability to take responsibility for assessment and clinical care of patients

Skills appropriate for a junior doctor in intensive care

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to manage priorities and work within a team

Education

Medical Degree

Full GMC registration

Job description

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PLEASE NOTE: The adult critical care directorate at St George's Hospital is offering multiple roles for an August 2025 or February 2026 start. This is the application for:

Junior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care with Wellbeing

Minimum requirement: Post Foundation Training or equivalent.

Full time appointment from August 2025 or February 2026

Please only apply for one role and in the drop-down menu at the end of the application indicate which role (s) you are interested in and in what order. Duplicate applications will not be accepted. Where possible you will be interviewed for your first-choice role.

All candidates will be considered for the non-portfolio generic junior or senior clinical position if they perform well at interview but are not offered their first-choice role.

All queries to be directed to Recruitment Lead: Dr David Smith: [e-mail]

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Main duties of the job

St George's Hospital is the primary teaching hospital in south-west London and provides all of the tertiary specialities. The St George's Adult Critical Care Directorate has 60 critical care beds across three critical care units: General Intensive Care (GICU), Neuro Intensive Care (NICU) and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care (CTICU). This is an extremely exciting time for the Directorate with the construction of a new 20 bed adult ICU currently underway. Successful candidates will work across one or more of these units during their period of employment at St George's and where possible we will accommodate specific unit preferences.

We can accommodate experienced trainees/clinical fellows looking to broaden their experience (including subspecialty experience in cardiothoracic or neuro intensive care) as well as novice trainees/clinical fellows with no prior ICM experience. Duties and responsibilities will be commensurate with the individual candidate's experience and are overseen by consultant intensivists at all times. The experience gained will be beneficial to trainees wishing to pursue a wide variety of career aims.

The applicant should be post foundation training or equivalent. Prior experience of the UK healthcare system is desirable, and GMC registration is essential (unless applying for sponsorship).

Successful candidates for this post will be scored at interview and offered in turn, depending on availability their first choice of rotation.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. A Major Trauma Centre complete with Helipad St George's featured as the main hospital in the acclaimed Channel 4 documentary programme "24 Hours in A&E" for 23 seasons.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

Details Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-CW-712579-7234969-CA

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for person specification.

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the post holder.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for person specification.

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Medical Degree (2)
• Full GMC registration (2)

Desirable

• MRCP/FRCA/MRCS/MRCEM (2)

Experience Essential

• Ability to take responsibility for assessment and clinical care of patients (2)
• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent. (2)

Desirable

• Experience of NHS or similar healthcare system (2)
• 6 months post FY1 experience in intensive care, anaesthesia or medicine

Skills Essential

• Skills appropriate for a junior doctor in intensive care (2)
• Valid ALS or CALS qualification. (2)

Desirable

• Completed QIP or audit in intensive care. (2)
• Critical Care course, conference. (2)

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge appropriate to the role of junior doctor on intensive care (2)

Desirable

• Postgraduate medical qualification. (2)

Other Essential

• Ability to manage priorities and work within a team (2)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (2)

Desirable

• Non-technical skills training (2)
• Management course (2)
• Previous publications (2)
• Clear career aim (2)

Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential

• Medical Degree (2)
• Full GMC registration (2)

Desirable

• MRCP/FRCA/MRCS/MRCEM (2)

Experience Essential

• Ability to take responsibility for assessment and clinical care of patients (2)
• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent. (2)

Desirable

• Experience of NHS or similar healthcare system (2)
• 6 months post FY1 experience in intensive care, anaesthesia or medicine

Skills Essential

• Skills appropriate for a junior doctor in intensive care (2)
• Valid ALS or CALS qualification. (2)

Desirable

• Completed QIP or audit in intensive care. (2)
• Critical Care course, conference. (2)

Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge appropriate to the role of junior doctor on intensive care (2)

Desirable

• Postgraduate medical qualification. (2)

Other Essential

• Ability to manage priorities and work within a team (2)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (2)

Desirable

• Non-technical skills training (2)
• Management course (2)
• Previous publications (2)
• Clear career aim (2)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)