Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care Medicine

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a leading NHS Trust, providing exceptional care in a dynamic environment. As a Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care Medicine, you will play a crucial role in managing ICU patients, ensuring high-quality care. This position offers opportunities for professional development, including training and rotations across renowned hospitals. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, you will work alongside expert clinicians, contributing to groundbreaking patient care and education. This is a chance to make a real impact in healthcare while advancing your career in a supportive and ambitious setting.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to Work scheme

Car leasing options

Leisure memberships

Qualifications

• Airway and ICU experience (>12 months) is essential.
• Evidence of teaching activity and audit participation required.

Responsibilities

• Manage ICU patients under supervision and perform procedures.
• Supervise and train medical students and junior doctors.

Skills

Airway management

ICU patient management

CVC and arterial line insertion

Teaching and supervision

Education

GMC registered Medical Practitioner

FRCA, MRCP, MCEM, MRCS or equivalent

Postgraduate training in Medical Education

Tools

BASIC course

ALS or equivalent

Job description

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea, and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust offers numerous opportunities for career development in healthcare.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 staff, providing care for over 1.5 million patients annually from northwest London and beyond.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for our patients and communities.

In partnership with Imperial College London and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of six in the UK, dedicated to translating research into patient care and education excellence.

We pride ourselves on innovation and early adoption of new technologies, techniques, and treatments to improve health.

Job overview

Background to the Post: This role provides resident cover and experience at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Initial contracts are for 6 months, extendable to 12 months or longer based on performance and vacancies. Rotations to other sites may be available.

Summary: The ICU senior clinical fellow will join the registrar grade, providing full on-call cover including weekends and nights. Airway experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

During duty, the resident reviews and manages ICU patients under supervision, part of a multidisciplinary team, performing procedures, liaising with teams, updating relatives, and supporting ICU nursing staff.

All junior staff work closely with consultants and are expected to supervise and train medical students and junior doctors attached to the ICU.

Outline Timetable: Twice daily multidisciplinary ward rounds, weekly MDTs, daily meetings with infectious diseases/microbiology, with shifts from 9.5 to 13 hours, averaging less than 48 hours/week. The service operates 7 days a week.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with leading clinicians. Join a vibrant team embodying our values—expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. We offer career development, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, and optional benefits like Cycle to Work, car leasing, and leisure memberships.

We are committed to equal opportunities and flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job-sharing options. Please discuss these at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Post Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Intensive Care Medicine

Main site: Charing Cross Hospital

Reports to: Dr. Simon Ashworth, Clinical Director

Background to the Post: Provides resident cover and experience, initially 6 months, possibly extended. Rotations to other sites may be available.

Role Summary: Join the registrar tier, providing full on-call ICU coverage, including weekends and nights. Airway experience is essential.

Duties and Responsibilities: Manage ICU patients under supervision, perform procedures, liaise with teams, update relatives, and support nursing staff. Participate in supervision and training of medical students attached to ICU.

Outline Timetable: Multidisciplinary rounds, weekly MDTs, daily infectious diseases/microbiology meetings, with shifts from 9.5 to 13 hours, averaging less than 48 hours/week. Full 7-day service.

Additional educational activities include M&M meetings, weekly teaching, journal clubs, quality and safety meetings, governance meetings, and grand rounds.

Induction and training are provided, including network transfer and BASIC courses at no cost. The trust offers various courses in management and IT, and access to ALS courses.

On-call pattern includes full or partial shifts, with night shifts expected no more than once in six nights.

Exceptional candidates may be considered for specialist fellowships (neuro, teaching/simulation, echo, FUSIC, Heart and Lung/BSE). The role can be standalone or as an Out of Programme Experience (OOPE) with prior approval. GMC registration is required; previous ICU/anaesthetics experience (>12 months) and postgraduate exams are essential.

Person specification

Qualifications:

• GMC registered/licensed Medical Practitioner
• FRCA, MRCP, MCEM, MRCS, or equivalent

Desirable:

• Additional degrees (BSc, MSc, MD, MPhil, PhD)

Language:

• Fluent in English (OET B or IELTS 7.0 in all domains)

Teaching:

• Evidence of teaching activity

Desirable:

• Postgraduate training in Medical Education
• Experience in organizing regional/national teaching events

Research/Publications:

• Understanding of research processes

Desirable:

• Original research publications

Audit:

• Evidence of audit activity

Desirable:

• Presentation of audits or posters

Clinical Skills:

• CVC and arterial line insertion, intubation/airway management, chest drains

Desirable:

• ALS or equivalent, ATLS, ALERT, CCrISP, BASIC, APLS, etc.

Specialty Experience:

Essential: Airway and ICU experience (>12 months)

Desirable: Experience in acute medicine, ED, or anaesthesia (>6 months)

Please check your emails regularly for communication regarding your application. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email and text message.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements:

Appropriate UK medical registration is required.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) 2020, and a disclosure check via the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.

Documents to download:

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF)
• Aspire to values (PDF)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF)