Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics, starting August 2025. This fixed-term position offers a chance to enhance clinical skills and experience in a supportive environment, covering various specialties and participating in a comprehensive training program.

Benefits

Named GMC-accredited Educational Supervisor

Annual Medical Appraisal

Exam support and interview practice

Access to undergraduate teaching roles

Strong training links with local education

Pastoral support and mentoring

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Anaesthesia training.
• Experience and competence for emergency work.
• Evidence of continuous career development.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of a high quality 24-hour Anaesthetic service.
• Participate in out of hours rotas covering EPOC, Critical Care, and Obstetrics.
• Maintain effective working relationships with anaesthetic and surgical colleagues.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Emergency Work

Obstetric On-call Experience

Intensive Care Medicine

Technical Skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Full registration with the GMC

Completion of RCoA Stage 1 training in Anaesthesia or equivalent

Job description

Go back Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

The closing date is 23 May 2025

Join us for a career and portfolio boosting opportunity

We are offering one Anaesthetic Junior Clinical Fellow job at Nottingham University Hospitals NHSTrust, commencing August 2025. This is a fixed term post, initially for 6 months, with the possibleopportunity to extend. Applicants should have full GMC registration and a minimum of threeyears of experience practising Anaesthesia.

The post is 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-boostingopportunities in preparation for entering Specialty Training at ST4+ level is encouraged to apply.

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

Please note, this post is aligned to Trust specific pay scales and terms and conditions of service andis 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, thiswill involve theatre work; out of hours, duties will include obstetrics and/or junior emergencyanaesthetic cover +/- ICM if circumstances require.

Consultant cover is provided at all times, being non-resident overnight. At QMC, ConsultantAnaesthetists are resident throughout all daytime and twilight sessions, 7 days a week, supportingthe 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 theresident 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 bandingallocation 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 andresponsibilities.

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

£36,616 to £49,909 a year36,616 - 49,909