Junior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow to join their Critical Care Unit. This role involves clinical management, procedural training, and teaching junior trainees. The position offers excellent opportunities for career progression and is slated to run from February 2026 to August 2026. Candidates will gain valuable experience and support in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must have clinical management experience in critical care settings.
• Expected to be familiar with common procedures and possess competencies.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day clinical management of patients in the Critical Care Unit.
• Supervision and teaching of junior ICU trainees.
• Organisation of patient handover during shift changes.

Skills

Clinical management

Procedural competence

Communication

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Junior Clinical Fellow in critical care. They would commence 4th February 2026 (Subject to pre-employment checks being completed) and finish on 4th August 2026. This post is not recognised for training by the Postgraduate Dean, however the successful candidate will have teaching and training equivalent to those in training posts. This post is a fixed term contract, but extension may be agreed. For the successful candidate this job will provide excellent exposure to Critical Care. The successful applicant will have a named Clinical Supervisor who will also provide career advice and support for onward career progression. There is a weekly ITU teaching program and other training opportunities are available within the Trust, which you will be encouraged to attend. Doctors not in training are also able to apply for study leave and associated expenses. Duties involve day-to-day clinical management of patients on the 11-12 bedded adult Critical Care Unit which has 700 admissions a year, as well as supporting the Critical Care Outreach service.

• Timely discussion with senior supervising colleagues regarding appropriateness of admission, unexpected deterioration and suitability for discharge.
• Familiarity and competence at common procedures is expected (vascular access, chest drain insertion etc) but supervised training is also given for other procedures eg arteria line, central venous access, percutaneous tracheostomy. Airway support is provided by the on‑call Anaesthetics team for ICU doctors without anaesthesia or airway skills.
• Direction, guidance, supervision & teaching of more junior ICU trainees including for practical procedures.
• Organisation of appropriately detailed patient hand‑over both at shift changes including current clinical condition of patients under review outside of the ICU.
• Written and verbal handover to ward team for patients stepping down to ward care.
• Updating of clinical records, electronic & paper data & audit systems including the ICU activity database.
• Communication with families & relatives of patients to update them on patient progress.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.