Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large integrated health care organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their critical care team in Blackburn. The role involves caring for critically ill patients, participating in audits, and contributing to teaching and quality improvement initiatives. Strong team collaboration and communication skills are essential. This position offers excellent educational support and a chance to gain practical experience in a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members.
• Strong communication skills crucial for critical care environment.

Responsibilities

• Care for critically ill patients and postoperative elective patients.
• Participate in formal handovers and audits.
• Engage in teaching or quality improvement work.

Skills

Flexibility in working hours

Ability to work in a team

Good communication skills

Job description

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow at East Lancashire Teaching Hospital. ELHT is a busy teaching hospital with around 700 beds across all sites. Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Acute services are based at the Blackburn site and include the emergency department, the 32 bedded Critical Care Unit and the acute surgical and medical units. The ED is a trauma unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with Preston as the Trauma Centre.

We have a busy 32 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care. There is excellent opportunity to gain experience in caring for critically ill patients and the practical techniques pertinent to this.

Whilst a non-training grade you would be considered as a trainee with appropriate teaching and educational support. You would be part of the Critical Care rota, which includes on calls and you will be expected to take part in formal handover, audit/ QI and lunchtime trainee presentations. Your clinical commitment will be to Critical Care and the remaining time can be focused on your personal progression such as FICE/FUSIC accreditation, teaching or quality improvement work etc.

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

Our organization is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

Qualifications and Skills

• Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
• Ability to work in a team
• Good communication skills

This advert closes on Friday 5 Dec 2025.