Senior Clinical Fellow UHL ICU

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow to work full-time in their Critical Care Unit. The role involves assessing patients, participating in their ongoing care, and working with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have a medical degree, full GMC registration, and at least two years of Critical Care experience. This position aims to improve patient care and support junior doctors, with a contract duration until August 2026.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of Critical Care experience.
• At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia.
• Experience in Intensive Care Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under supervision.
• Participate in ongoing medical care of all patients on the unit.
• Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding new referrals.

Skills

Good communication skills in verbal and written English

Ability to prioritize tasks and show effective time management

Good interpersonal skills

Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Basic IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Medical Degree

Full Registration with GMC with license to practice

ALS Provider (Advanced Life Support)

Job description

We are looking for 1 x Senior Clinical fellow at University Hospital Lewisham ICU. The post is full-time and is entirely within the Critical Care Unit for the contract duration. This is a 6 month fixed term post covering a deanery gap. We are looking for an applicant who is available to start from February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The end date for this post is 4th August 2026.

The successful applicant will work in a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. There are at least 2 juniors on both LDs and Nights.

The Critical Care Unit has 19 beds of which 6 are isolated. The unit admits approximately 900 patients per year. The unit subscribes to ICNARC.

A team of ICU consultants provide 24-hour supervision, lead all ward rounds and support the junior doctors.

Main duties of the job

Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under the supervision of the Critical Care Consultant.

Participate with the other members of the team in the ongoing medical care of all the patients on the unit.

Attend and present patients every morning at the handover round and again each evening at the handover round to the Critical Care Resident on night shift

Document and execute a clinical management plan with the Critical Care Consultant on the unit during the day or on call at night regarding the care of all patients on the unit

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding all new referrals for admission.

Work effectively with trainees from other specialties (most commonly Anaesthetics) to provide safe out of hours care to critically ill patients

Follow all Trust and Critical Care Unit policies at all times, including policies for the clinical management of patients, Infection Control policy and reporting of accidents and incidents according to the Trusts Clinical Risk Management policy.

Participate in the ongoing Clinical Audit program on the unit as well as any clinical research projects that are in progress.

Participate in the teaching and education program for all trainees on the unit

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree
• Full Registration with GMC with license to practice
• ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)

Experience

• Minimum of two years of Critical Care Experience
• At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
• Experience in Intensive Care Medicine
• Experience in Anaesthesia
• Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects
• Good communication skills in verbal and written English
• Basic IT (information technology skills) and familiar with software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good interpersonal skills
• Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to work under pressure
• Aware of own limitations and when to ask for help
• Ability to prioritise tasks and show effective time management
• Enthusiastic learner with good time keeping, reliable
• Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements

• Physically/Mentally fit to pass occupational health assessment.
• New work permit rules apply to this post

Administration

• Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes
• Some understanding of clinical risk management

Audit

• Through understanding of principles of medical audit
• Evidence of participation in audit project

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.