Job overview
·The Department of Anaesthesia at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is offering two 6 to 12-month senior clinical fellow posts in general anaesthesia at Charing Cross Hospital. These posts are available from 1 November 2025. Start dates after this time will also be considered. It is ideal for either Specialty Registrars approaching the end of their training, or an anaesthetist who has completed their training and is looking to round off their experience prior to securing a consultant post.
·Applicants are required to have fully completed the FRCA or equivalent qualification and have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in anaesthesia and intensive care in a structured training program.
·The clinical duties would cover the Stage 2 and 3 (sub-specialties Airway and Neuro-anaesthesia available) curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCOA). Clinical fellows will have opportunities to undertake activities that enhance their non-clinical skills such as education, research, and quality improvement and publication preparation.
·As the senior clinical fellow in anaesthesia, the post-holder will take part in a 1:8 senior registrar on-call rota alongside other residents.
·There is a strong departmental tradition of performing, presenting, and publishing research and audit projects.
·Please refer to job description and person specification for full details of eligibility criteria before applying.
Main duties of the job
·As the senior clinical fellow in anaesthesia, the post-holder will take part in a 1:8 senior registrar on-call rota alongside other residents. The post holder’s clinical time will be spent on a variety of surgical lists covering specialties highlighted below. As far as possible, our department will provide senior clinical fellows the opportunity to spend more time in their preferred surgical sub-specialties to further their career goals.
·The surgical specialties covered at Charing Cross hospital are neurosurgery (including interventional neuro-radiology and thrombectomy), head and neck (including plastics reconstructions, free flaps and robotic assisted surgery), complex airway procedures (including laryngo-tracheal reconstruction and airway lasering), major urology (including robotic assisted surgery), ENT, plastics, major colorectal (including HIPEC), major orthopaedics and day surgery.
·There is a strong departmental tradition of performing, presenting, and publishing research and audit projects. The post holder will support developments in education, research, leadership and quality improvement projects within the Trust.
·Normal theatre working day 07:30 – 17:30
·Long Day 07.30 – 20:00 (1:8)
·Night shift 19.30 – 08:00 (1:8)
·Please refer to job description and person specification for full details of eligibility criteria before applying.
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
·As the senior clinical fellow in anaesthesia, the post-holder will take part in a 1:8 senior registrar on-call rota alongside other residents. The post holder’s clinical time will be spent on a variety of surgical lists covering specialties highlighted below. As far as possible, our department will provide senior clinical fellows the opportunity to spend more time in their preferred surgical sub-specialties to further their career goals.
·The surgical specialties covered at Charing Cross hospital are neurosurgery (including interventional neuro-radiology and thrombectomy), head and neck (including plastics reconstructions, free flaps and robotic assisted surgery), complex airway procedures (including laryngo-tracheal reconstruction and airway lasering), major urology (including robotic assisted surgery), ENT, plastics, major colorectal (including HIPEC), major orthopaedics and day surgery.
·Hammersmith Hospital includes renal, hepatobiliary, cardio-thoracic surgery, major gynae-oncology surgery and also provide anaesthesia for upper GI and endocrine surgery.
·St Mary’s hospital is one of the four London Major Trauma Centres with associated surgical specialties, a quaternary vascular service and a busy obstetric unit. Additionally, colorectal, oesophageal, general, bariatric and paediatric surgery are also provided at this site.
·The clinical duties would cover the Stage 2 and 3 (sub-specialties Airway and Neuro-anaesthesia available) curriculum of the Royal College of Anaesthesia (RCOA). Clinical fellows will have opportunities to undertake activities that enhance their non-clinical skills such as education, research, and quality improvement and publication preparation.
·Please refer to job description and person specification for full details of eligibility criteria before applying.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC registered/ licensed Medical Practitioner
2. Final FRCA or equivalent
Desirable criteria
3. Post graduate qualification or further degree
4. Distinctions, prizes
Language/ Communication Skills
Essential criteria
5. Excellent understanding of English, both written and oral.
Academic Achievements including Research/Publications
Essential criteria
6. Good understanding of principles of research.
Desirable criteria
7. Participated in research
8. Peer reviewed publications
9. Experience of presenting data locally/ regionally/ nationally
Audit
Essential criteria
10. Understanding of the application of audit and clinical governance to clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
11. Initiated and completed quality improvement projects
Teaching & Training
Essential criteria
12. Experience of delivering teaching and training to undergraduates/ postgraduates and allied health professionals.
Desirable criteria
13. Trained educator (e.g. GIC, Train the Trainer)
14. Initiated, led and delivered a teaching programme
Clinical skills
Essential criteria
15. Demonstrates a broad range of advanced clinical and assessment skills in anaesthesia.
Desirable criteria
16. Advanced life support (ALS) provider or equivalent, ATLS, ALS, EPLS
Knowledge/skills
Essential criteria
17. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in anaesthesia and intensive care in a structured training programme.
18. Knowledge of UK Health Systems.
19. Understands current issues in the NHS & Anaesthesia.
Desirable criteria
20. Evidence of developing subspecialty interest in anaesthesia relevant to ICHNT
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