Senior Clinical Fellow Intensive Care Medicine Harefield Hospital

NHS; Harefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected healthcare provider in Harefield is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine. The role involves managing post-operative patients and participating in critical care programs. Candidates should have experience in cardiothoracic critical care and relevant qualifications. This position offers 6 to 12 months of specialized training in a leading cardiology center.

Qualifications

• Training or equivalent experience in Intensive Care Medicine required.
• Experience in mechanical circulatory support is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services in adult cardiothoracic intensive care.
• Manage post-operative care of patients from heart and lung transplants.
• Participate in the cardiogenic shock and eCPR programme.

Skills

Good interpersonal communication skills

IT skills and computer literacy

Airway skills

Education

Eligible for full GMC registration

Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Training in Echocardiography

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow Intensive Care Medicine Harefield Hospital

The closing date is 23 November 2025

Harefield Hospital has 39 critical care beds, five theatres, four catheter labs supporting a busy primary PCI service, heart and lung transplantation and complex cardiothoracic surgery. As a transplant centre, it specialises in all forms of mechanical circulatory support. At Harefield the post holder would be expected to manage the post‑operative critical care of these patients, be involved in the cardiogenic shock and eCPR programme, and gain experience of VA ECMO, Impella, ventricular assist devices as well as post‑operative management of heart and lung transplant recipients.

This post may close early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

This is a highly specialised post and would be ideally suited to an NTN holder in year 4 or 5 of their training (as out of programme experience) who wishes to pursue a career in cardiothoracic intensive care. The appointee should have a minimum of four months experience in cardiothoracic critical care, and consideration be given to other suitable candidates including those already in possession of their CCST or appropriately qualified overseas trainees.

This post is for 6, or preferably, 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance and the training needs of the individual Clinical Fellow.

About us

Harefield Hospital (HH) is a regional centre for cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, and an international centre for adult heart and lung transplantation. It is one of a small number of UK cardiac centres assisting in the development of implantable mechanical ventricular assist devices in the management of end‑stage heart failure. It also provides a primary intervention service for acute coronary syndromes to selected Trusts and the London Ambulance Service, in outer West London and the Home Counties. It has approximately 1,185 staff, 180 beds with 5 operating theatres, and 4 catheter laboratories.

Job Purpose

To provide clinical services in adult cardiothoracic intensive care in accordance with clinical and legal requirements and in keeping with the international role of the Trust.

Job responsibilities

• Post: Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care
• Location: Harefield Hospital. The post holder may be required to work at any of the Trust's sites and any associated sites as required.
• Accountability: Director of Anaesthesia and Clinical Lead in Intensive Care
• Salary: As per national scale
• Length of Appointment: The appointment will be for 6 months initially and renewed for a further 6 months on mutual agreement between the post-holder and the Clinical Lead in Intensive Care.
• Job Purpose: To provide clinical services in adult cardiothoracic intensive care in accordance with clinical and legal requirements and in keeping with the international role of the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Eligible for full GMC registration at time of employment
• Training or equivalent experience in Intensive Care Medicine
• Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)
• Training in Echocardiography
• Experience in mechanical circulatory support

Experience

• Adult Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Good interpersonal communication skills in line with the Trust's core behaviours
• IT skills and computer literacy
• Airway skills (able to intubate in an emergency without supervision)

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust