Senior Clinical Fellow in ICU

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post Senior Clinical Fellow on the Intensive Care Unit based at the Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This appointment will be available for applicants who have experience of working at the level of ST3 or above (or equivalent), in an acute medical/surgical speciality or anaesthesia.

Advanced airway skills are essential to this post.

The Trust is seeking a motivated and ambitious individual from a variety of acute specialities who wish to gain further experience in critical care by working in a large, busy department serving a big district general hospital, specialist centre for major cancer surgery and tertiary referral centre for hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal emergencies, for the region. We have an international reputation for our standardised perioperative care for major elective cancer surgery, in particular for oesophageal resection, and we are one of the leading centres to adopt the National Emergency Laparotomy Pathway.

Both of these, in addition to many other standardised pathways, have contributed to a much improved patient experience and outcome, and a very low ICU standardised mortality ratio (ICNARC data).

Main duties of the job

The ICU is approved by Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery for Advanced Training in Intensive Care Medicine.

The post holders will work as part of a team of doctors in the ICU on an eight person rota which is EWTD compliant for 46 hours per week. There are eight doctors on a more junior tier and a further eight on a more senior supervising registrar tier (SSRs) who cover across critical care and anaesthesia at nights and weekends. It consists of shift working of either long days or nights with shortened days on Fridays. Weekly protected teaching and clinical governance meeting time is included within these working hours (each Thursday) and there are a large number of educational possibilities including the learning of critical care ultrasound and cardiac echo, as well as daily bedside and informal teaching by one of the three ICU Consultants present each day.

The post holder will have a named educational supervisor and meet regularly to set educational and career targets to complete. They will have all the same educational opportunities and be granted study leave and a study leave budget. The overwhelming majority of holders of these posts in the past have gone on to be successful in applying for their chosen speciality training programme with our full support.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 to £70,425 a year per annum, plus enhancements

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-KA-EMF17967-A

Job locations

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description Job responsibilities

This Senior Clinical Fellow post would suit applicants with previous experience in critical care medicine and training in any acute speciality seeking to enhance this experience at a higher level of training.

Please see the attached Job Description for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• FRCA Fellowship of Royal College of Anaesthetists (GB) or equivalent higher specialist qualifications in Anaesthetics.

Experience Essential

• Demonstrable experience and training in anaesthesia
• Senior SPR experience in ICU
• Audit experience.
• Demonstrable enthusiasm for teaching.

Desirable

• Experience in advanced airway anaesthesia techniques.
• Previous experience in QI / research projects
• Previous experience in Patient Safety projects

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust