Job Overview
Job Title: Senior Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine with a 50/50 split in Research/FUSIC
Start Date: 5th August 2026
Contract Type: Fixed term
End Date: 3rd August 2027
Purpose for Fixed Term: Training Contract
This post is appointed on a fixed-term basis for the primary purpose of providing structured training and supervised clinical development. While the postholder will contribute to service delivery, the overarching purpose of the post is to provide defined educational opportunities, supervised clinical practice, and experience aligned to the relevant specialty training curriculum.
Responsibilities
* To support the provision of a first-class clinical service and provide effective middle-grade leadership (ST3 level or above) to the staff working on the unit.
* To support the clinical decision making of medical and nursing staff on the unit.
* To lead, in conjunction with the Consultant workforce, the education programme for junior doctors.
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies.
* To conduct clinical practice by contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans.
* To support the delivery of high-quality care to all patients presenting to the department.
* To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme.
* To be fully compliant with UHS Trust’s mandatory training requirements.
* To actively participate in the departmental education programme.
* To work within the framework of team decisions.
* To show initiative, enthusiasm, and flexibility.
* To be a senior member of the critical care team, providing support on the registrar/airway rota (ST3 level or above).
* To assess and admit critically ill adult patients to ICU, stabilise them, make a differential diagnosis and formulate an initial clinical plan, including initiating ventilation, vasopressors, renal support, advanced airway skills, and insertion of arterial and central venous lines.
* To perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings to the duty Critical Care Consultant, organising and interpreting further investigations.
* To review critically unwell patients outside of the Critical care unit as directed by the duty Consultant and critical care outreach team.
* To support the learning and development of the wider critical care clinical teams.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential Criteria
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* GMC registration with a licence to practise
* Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
* Core Training in a relevant speciality (e.g., ICM or Anaesthesia)
* At least 2 years’ experience of work in the NHS or equivalent
* Competent in airway skills
Desirable Criteria
* MRCP, FRCS, MCEM or similar
* Current ATLS or ALS
* Qualification in Medical Education
* Experience in Research activity or commitment and enthusiasm
* Experience of FUSIC or commitment and enthusiasm to learn
* Experience of Quality Improvement or Audit
* Experience in teaching / training other professionals, including SIM
Eligibility Criteria
* Minimum of 6 years of Specialty training
* Hold relevant higher specialty exam (e.g., FRCP, FRCA, FRCS)
* A portfolio of evidence that demonstrates they meet the criteria for progression (in line with the Curriculum for the speciality similar to deanery trainee)
* Have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, with a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post
Additional Information
Proposed interview date: TBC
This vacancy closes on or before 6th July 2026
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