Senior Clinical Fellow - Paediatric Cardiorespiratory ICU and HDU

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London seeks a Clinical Fellow for Paediatric Cardiorespiratory Intensive Care. The role requires at least 1 year of experience in Paediatric/adult intensive care and a full MRCPCH or equivalent. The post includes teaching responsibilities, managerial duties, and the opportunity to engage in research. The initial term is for 6 months, with potential for extension. Closing date for applications is November 12, 2025.

Benefits

Study leave funding

Mentorship opportunities

Access to extensive library and training facilities

Qualifications

• At least 1 years’ experience in Paediatric/adult intensive care.
• Full MRCPCH or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage own rotas and share managerial responsibilities.
• Contribute to the consultant-led teaching programme.
• Engage in audit and maintain the PICU PICANET Database.

Skills

Experience in Paediatric/adult intensive care

Full MRCPCH or equivalent

Education

Relevant medical qualifications

Job description

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited for Clinical Fellow posts in Paediatric Cardiorespiratory Intensive Care and High dependency Unit with start dates available in March 2026 and September 2026. This post is for 6 months in the first instance, with a possible extension for up to a maximum of 23 months, by mutual consent. This post is suitable for anaesthetists, paediatricians, paediatric cardiologists, or trainees with adult intensive care background wishing to gain further experience in the management of critically ill children with cardiorespiratory problems. Applicants for the Clinical Fellow post are expected to have at least 1 years’ experience in Paediatric/adult intensive care and full MRCPCH or equivalent. Applications from Medical Training Initiative (MTI) applicants are welcome. The post may become a cross site role in the future, with some working at the Evelina site.

Managerial Responsibility and On Call

The Clinical Fellow shares the managerial responsibility for their own rotas. The post is a full-shift working system which is European Working Time Directive compliant. The post attracts banding payment 1a which makes allowances for additional hours worked in the on call commitment as well as covering for colleagues in their absence.

Education and Training

There is an strong consultant led PICU teaching programme that fellows are actively encouraged to contribute to, as well as opportunities throughout the rest of the week for discussion of cases and subsequent management. All the PICU consultants have an active interest in teaching which is an integral part of their posts. PICU Fellows are expected to actively engage in the teaching process including preparing topics for presentation and leading review sessions of journal articles. Mentors will be assigned at the start of the post to guide specific education and training needs for the individual trainee.

The National Heart and Lung Institute has excellent facilities for studying and an extensive library with all the current journals and textbooks. The National Heart and Lung Institute is developing links with Imperial College, which will enhance the facilities available for studying and research.

Numerous postgraduate courses are held in the National Heart and Lung Institute and the Paediatric Department takes an active part. Postgraduate students are attached to the Department and receive tutorials and ward rounds from members of the Department.

Study leave funding is available and trainees are entitled to five days per six months subject to operational constraints and approval. Study leave may be granted to the maximum consistent with maintaining essential services. It may therefore not be available if it is inconsistent with patient care. PICU Fellows must always discuss this with the Educational Supervisor for PICU well in advance of considering the possibility of study leave. Study leave will not be granted if mandatory training has not been completed.

Teaching

The Clinical Fellow will be actively involved in the many teaching courses organised at Royal Brompton Hospital. In addition, they may be expected to teach SHOs and students attending the Royal Brompton Hospital or National Heart and Lung Institute either from abroad (elective students) or other NHS hospitals.

Audit

The Hospital is wholly committed to the ideals of continuous clinical audit as a means of identifying any weaknesses of care as early as possible, as a method of providing purchasers and others with accurate quantitative descriptions of the care we provide, and as an important element of modern medical education. In particular we are interested in the development of the patient-based measures of outcome that are appropriate to heart and lung medicine. For all these reasons we require all junior staff to commit themselves to these ideals of ‘evidence-based medicine’ and to accept our audit needs as an essential element of their time here. As part of this remit, PICU Fellows are expected to maintain the PICU PICANET Database, a national and local dataset of all patients undergoing care in PICU. Additionally, there is a monthly academic half-day to cover clinical governance issues, morbidity and mortality for the directorate. PICU Fellows are actively encouraged to pursue and present audit projects during their post. There is additional junior doctor teaching in the afternoon segment of these half-days.

Research

Royal Brompton Hospital is a postgraduate teaching hospital which is closely associated with the National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Imperial College School of Medicine. The successful applicant will be strongly encouraged to undertake projects in conjunction with medical staff and it is anticipated that any established research interests of the appointee will be continued and developed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025