Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The posts advertised are a unique opportunity for Trust Doctors to gain a broad and varied experience of anaesthesia and intensive care in West London as part of the established Imperial LiPA Training Programme. The post holder will rotate through multiple hospitals within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as well as the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Moorfields eye hospital and Hillingdon NHS Foundation Trust. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is the largest specialist orthopaedic hospital in the UK and is a world leader in the field of orthopaedics. Royal Brompton Hospital is the largest specialist heart and lung medical centre in the United Kingdom.

The posts commence in Aug 2025 for one year in the first instance, extendable to July 2029, subject to satisfactory assessments and the post holder's requirements. A minimum of three years prior anaesthetic experience, the Primary FRCA (or equivalent) and an understanding of UK medical practice is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will rotate through the various hospitals in order to cover the breadth of the 2021 Anaesthesia curriculum by the RCoA, and can be supported in their application for a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR), if they wish. Clinical rotations will include specialist clinical domains including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics, Paediatrics and Acute and Chronic Pain. There are also opportunities to pursue special interest area's (SIA's) in a number of surgical sub-specialities. Numerous opportunities are also available to the post holder to obtain evidence and gain competencies for non-clinical domains including Leadership, Management, Education, Research and Safety and Quality Improvement.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This clinical trust doctor post will rotate through hospitals on a 6 monthly basis for one year initially. However the post can be extended up to 4 years in total, dependent on the clinical and educational needs of the post holder. Rotating through multiple hospitals will enable the post holder to gain experience in most aspects of anaesthesia and intensive care required by the UK anaesthetic curriculum. The length of time spent in each hospital will be tailored to the post holder's educational requirements. Post holders will be supported in their CPD activity with an annual study leave allowance of 30 days and a study leave budget of £2000. The main site for the post holder will be Hammersmith Hospital at the Du Cane Road site. The successful candidates will work with their designated educational supervisor or clinical lead for their sub-specialty area to design and develop a programme of clinical work that suits their individual professional goals and objectives. Trust Doctors will also be encouraged to join in and become an integral part of the departmental academic, clinical governance and audit programmes.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC's register with License to Practice
• Primary FRCA or Equivalent test of knowledge recognised by the GMC for the portfolio pathway

Desirable criteria

• Final FRCA or equivalent

Language/ Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Candidates are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements

Academic Achievements including Research/Publications

Essential criteria

• Teaching Skills and experience

Desirable criteria

• Medical Publications and articles in peer reviewed medical journals and medical text books

Audit

Essential criteria

• Involvement in Audit programmes

Desirable criteria

• Trained teacher/trainer

Teaching & Training

Essential criteria

• Experience in teaching and training

Desirable criteria

• Attendance at Management Training Course

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Core training level experience in all forms of General and Emergency Anaesthesia

Desirable criteria

• Other specialist interests

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.