Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Preston is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics. This 12-month role entails providing anaesthesia services, teaching medical students, and engaging in professional development. Applicants should hold a GMC Registration and have experiences like Intensive Care and Obstetric Anaesthesia. The role offers opportunities in a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

Participation in teaching and training

Financial support for continuing education

Qualifications

• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• Experience in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Trained clinical supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide an Anaesthetic service across the Trust.
• Participate in the trainee anaesthetic rota.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care.
• Undertake administrative duties for patient care.

Skills

Anaesthesia experience in the UK

Effective communication skills

Good organisation skills

Works well within a Multidisciplinary environment

Education

Full GMC Registration and License to Practice

MBBS or equivalent

Primary FRCA or equivalent

Initial assessment of competency in anaesthesia (IAC)

Job description

Go back Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

The closing date is 26 October 2025

Applicants are invited to apply for this Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia based at Royal Preston Hosptial. This is a 12-month fixed term post. You will be expected to provide pre-operative assessment, anaesthesia and follow-up. You will beoffered experiencein the range of subspecialties we cover, a regular commitment tomedical education ina variety of areas such as undergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre and the option of a regular commitment to our state-of-the-art clinical research facility. There will be a combination of teaching lists and solo lists with appropriate supervision. The post holder will be expected to have experience in Anaesthesia and ideally in Intensive Care Medicine and will be expected to work under distant supervision especially duringout of hour's shifts. The Department of Anaesthesia is committed to continuing its teaching role andconsiderable importanceis attached to the support of the junior medical staff in the Department. In addition to routine NHS teaching responsibilities, the Directorate has been funded to provide a significant contribution to the training of undergraduate medical students whose numbershave increasedup to 300. It is essential that the applicants be committed to their own continuing medical education and professional development.

Main duties of the job

To promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care, supporting professional activities and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.

The post holder will:

• Provide an Anaesthetic service across the Trust.
• Participate in the trainee anaesthetic rota on both hospital sites with additional cover during colleagues' absence.
• Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients, even if employed less than full-time and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.
• Exercise the freedom to assist in development of specialist elements of the services to reflect perceived priorities within available resources.
• Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.
• Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre environment.
• Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

About us

Modern Education Centres are based at both Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital sites and offer excellent library and study facilities, including PC/Internet support for staff and students. As a teaching hospital, we encourage all our staff to participate in teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are committed to developing our teaching and academic activities and can facilitate meeting any training needs for these roles. We support the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal Colleges and are committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. We are able to offer CT3 equivalence for anaesthetists who require this. Specific modulesand requirementscan be discussed with the college tutors. We are also able to offer a regular commitment to medical education in a variety of areassuch asundergraduate medical students and simulation at Lancashire Simulation Centre.Specifics canbe discussed prior to interview by contacting the College Tutors (details below) and confirmed upon appointment. We also have the option of a regular commitment to our state-of-the-art clinical research facility. Specifics can be discussed prior to interview by contacting the College Tutors and confirmed upon appointment.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• By the date of commencement in post will have completed three years of Specialty Training or fixed term Specialty training in Anaesthesia (Stage 1)
• Or have equivalent experience or competencies
• Initial assessment of competency in anaesthesia (IAC)
• Primary FRCA or equivalent (as per RCoA exemption qualification for Final FRCA)
• Certificates for; ATLS/ETC APLS/EPALS ALS/Equivalent Other relevant courses
• Evidence of commitment to medical education including further qualifications
• Trained clinical supervisor
• Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia (IAOC)

Experience and Skills

• Anaesthesia experience in the UK
• Previous experience in Intensive Care medicine
• Experience of research
• Previous experience in Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Previous experience in Neuroanaesthesia

Health

• Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Personal

• Effective communication skills (with examples).
• Good organisation skills (with examples).
• Works well within a Multidisciplinary environment.

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.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust