Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 6,505,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Orpington seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics to provide high-quality anaesthetic care, support on-call teams, and participate in service improvements. The ideal candidate should possess a medical qualification, GMC registration, and experience in Anaesthesia. This position offers a competitive salary and promotes a family-friendly working approach.

Benefits

Family-friendly working approach

Supportive mentoring and career planning programme

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic support to the resident on call rotas.
• Participate in Multi-disciplinary Meetings and audits.
• Ensure compliance with Trust infection prevention and control policies.

Skills

Wide experience within Anaesthesia

Evidence of excellence in training

Demonstrable research/teaching experience

Education

Registerable medical qualification – MB BS or equivalent

Full registration with the GMC

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

The closing date is 01 December 2025.

The post will be based at PRUH & South Sites.

The post is based at the Princess Royal University Hospital and the hospitals that make up the South Sites (Orpington Hospital and Queen Mary Hospital).

The post holder will be part of a team providing anaesthetic support to the resident on call rotas in addition to day time elective work. The on call rotas rotate every 3 months between general and obstetric anaesthetics. Currently each rota is made up of 10 anaesthetists spending two fifths of their time on call (two 2‑week blocks) and three fifths of their time doing standard days (2 × 3‑week blocks).

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As an employee of the Trust you will work in close co‑operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Main duties of the job

Together with other colleagues to provide a service for patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short‑term sickness.

Participation in Multi‑disciplinary Meetings.

Contribution to audit and clinical governance programmes.

Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group management team.

Contribute to the Care Group research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.

Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence‑based practice and maintaining patient safety.

About us

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for all via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato‑oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

King's is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health‑designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world‑leading research‑led university - King's College London - and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas', and South London and Maudsley.

Job responsibilities

King's launched revised organisational values centred on Kings as a kind, respectful team:

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.

We offer a family‑friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work‑life balance. The Trust provides a supportive mentoring and career planning programme. Applications for job sharing are welcome.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Registrations

• Registerable medical qualification – MB BS or equivalent
• Full registration with the GMC, with eligibility to work in the UK
• Evidence of excellence in training (e.g. medical school projects and prizes)
• Wide experience within Anaesthesia
• Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
• Demonstrable research/teaching or audit experience

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£55,329 to £6,504,800 a year per annum plus London allowance