Junior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care
The closing date is 18 June 2026.
The Critical Care Directorate of Cardiff and Vale UHB has a national and international reputation as a progressive department, particularly in the fields of clinical research, organisation and management innovation, and technical innovation. The Directorate played an important role in advising and assisting the Audit Commission in the review of UK-wide critical care provision, and the Welsh Assembly Government in the development of standards for critical care in Wales. Long established in the forefront of high dependency care development, we were among the first to develop combined Level 2 and 3 facilities.
The Directorate management team (DMT) consists of the Clinical Director, Lead Clinicians, Directorate Manager, Service Manager, Assistant Directorate Manager, Directorate Nurse, and Senior Nurse.
Applications are invited for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care based at the University Hospital of Wales. The post will be available from August 2026.
Main duties of the job
The major part of training & service consists of assisting in the day‑to‑day management of patients within the Critical Care areas, resuscitation, establishing and performing cardiovascular and respiratory (and other organ system) monitoring and support, prescribing drugs and nutrition on a daily basis and keeping regular medical notes on up to 32 ICU patients. The post holder will be expected to perform procedures (under the appropriate level of supervision). The post holder will spend a proportion of their day‑time duties providing day‑to‑day clinical management in the Post‑Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), in consultation with the various medical and surgical teams. The post offers unrivalled experience for any doctor who wishes to gain familiarity with intensive care and the post‑operative management of major surgical problems, i.e. ideal for physicians, surgeons and anaesthetists. The post also offers exposure to HFOV, critical care echocardiography and critical care ultrasound. The post holder will be expected to provide support to more junior team members (F1 doctors and medical students) and supervise as well as teach those more junior trainees within the directorate.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Job responsibilities
Full job description and person specification are attached in supporting documents.
Person Specification
* Motivated and efficient
* Able to relate to patients, staff and medical colleagues
* Flexible, caring and hardworking
* Ability to work as part of a team
Personal Qualities
* Evidence to work both alone and in a team
* Committed to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Other Requirements e.g. on-call Duty
* Current GMC certificate with a licence to practise
* Satisfactory immigration status for length of contract
* Satisfactory Health Clearance
* Satisfactory DBS Clearance
* Ability to speak Welsh
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* Intercalated Degree
* MSc or PhD
Previous Experience
* Clinical Experience
* ALS
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
* Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
* Up to date with current medical practices
* Ability to take appropriate clinical decisions when necessary
* Teaching Experience
* Audit
* Teaching
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.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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