Senior Clinical Fellow (ST5+)Critical Care Echocardiography/Research

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care focused on Echocardiography or Research. This role involves providing high-level patient care, contributing to specialized training, and engaging in groundbreaking research activities. Successful candidates will benefit from extensive development within a prestigious program at a premier NHS trust.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent required.
• Final FRCA or equivalent essential.
• Current GMC registration necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level clinical care to ICU patients.
• Engage in specialized training in echocardiography or research.
• Develop managerial skills and participate in quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Research participation

IT literacy

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Final FRCA or equivalent

Higher degree (MD or PhD)

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow (ST5+)Critical Care Echocardiography/Research

Employer University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Location London, United Kingdom Salary Competitive Closing date 20 Jun 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an exceptional candidate for a Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) position in Critical Care, with a particular emphasis on either Echocardiography or Research. This prestigious role is designed to significantly develop your skills in critical care echocardiography or perform and develop research within our ICU and combine that with refining to your clinical expertise in the Intensive Care

Key responsibilities include providing high-level clinical care to patients in the Intensive Care Unit; engaging in specialised training and practice in critical care echocardiography or contribute to ground-breaking research initiatives; contributing to educational program; developing managerial skills including in participating in quality improvement.

Main duties of the job

Approximately half of your time will be dedicated to advancing your main skill areaeither echocardiography or research. Echo fellows join the UCLH critical care echo service, where you will be trained to perform full scans and interpret them in the context of critical illness to level to standards and beyond. Research fellows will work with the research teams to produce and develop research in areas such as hyperinflammation, sepsis, echocardiography, haem-oncology and perioperative medicine.

We are committed to nurturing people in Intensive Care. As part of our team, you will gain an invaluable blend of clinical, educational, and management skills that will benefit you throughout your professional journey.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Job description
Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Final FRCA or equivalent
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise.

Desirable

• Entry onto the Specialist register for Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine
• Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)

Experience

Essential

• 6 months previous Critical Care experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of leadership role
• Evidence of participation in research
• I.T. literate

Desirable

• Previous Echo experience
• Previous Teaching experience
• Previous Research experience

Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Final FRCA or equivalent
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise.

Desirable

• Entry onto the Specialist register for Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine
• Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)

Experience

Essential

• 6 months previous Critical Care experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of leadership role
• Evidence of participation in research
• I.T. literate

Desirable

• Previous Echo experience
• Previous Teaching experience
• Previous Research experience

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

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

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

University College London Hospital

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

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