Junior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Junior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

The closing date is 30 September 2026

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Job summary

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Junior Clinical Fellow in critical care. They would commence 2nd November 2026 (Subject to pre-employment checks being completed) and finish on 30th April 2027 . This posts is not recognised for training by the Postgraduate Dean however the successful candidate will have teaching and training equivalent to those in training posts. This post is a fixed term contract, but extension may be agreed.

For the successful candidate this job will provide excellent exposure to Critical Care. The successful applicant will have a named Clinical Supervisor who will also provide career advice and support for onward career progression. There is a weekly ITU teaching program and other training opportunities are available within the Trust, which you will be encouraged to attend. Doctors not in training are also able to apply for study leave and associated expenses.

Duties involve day-to-day clinical management of patients on the 11-12 bedded adult Critical Care Unit which has 700 admissions a year, as well as supporting the Critical Care Outreach service. These appointments are to enable us to continue running a 9-person rota, with 7 of these posts in recognised training programmes. The Unit is fully covered by Consultant Intensivists in a dedicated Critical Care rota.

This post may close early if enough applications are received.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES OF POST

• Assessment & clinical management of critically ill patients both within the ICU and across the wider hospital who are referred for assessment, admission and on-going care.

This includes prompt review of referrals from ED or the ward teams at night as the Critical Care Outreach nurse service only operates 8am-8pm 7 days a week

• Timely discussion with senior supervising colleagues regarding appropriateness of admission, unexpected deterioration and suitability for discharge.
• Familiarity and competence at common procedures is expected (vascular access, chest drain insertion etc) but supervised training is also given for other procedures eg arteria line, central venous access, percutaneous tracheostomy. Airway support is provided by the on-call Anaesthetics team for ICU doctors without anaesthesia or airway skills.
• Direction, guidance, supervision & teaching of more junior ICU trainees including for practical procedures.
• Organisation of appropriately detailed patient hand-over both at shift changes including current clinical condition of patients under review outside of the ICU.
• Written and verbal handover to ward team for patients stepping down to ward care
• Updating of clinical records, electronic & paper data & audit systems including the ICU activity database
• Communication with families & relatives of patients to update them on patient progress.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted

16 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,355 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-S&C-MED-8243799

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC at the time of appointment
• MBBS or Equivalent
• ALS

Desirable

• Primary FRCA and or part 1 MRCP or equivalent
• APLS or ATLS

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Have completed a recognised 2-year foundation training programme in the UK or have a completed CREST form (Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training) within the UK
• Previous Anaesthesia or Critical Care experience > 3 months above Foundation Year 2 level

Desirable

• Completed IMT training in the UK or ACCS (any parent speciality) or Core Anaesthesia (or equivalent via alternative pathway certification in the UK)
• Previous Critical Care experience > 6 months above Foundation Year 2 level

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Enthusiastic , Good communicator with excellent written English , Display ability to work as part of a team.

Audit and Research

Essential

• Experience of Audit projects
• Understanding of research principles
• Experience of QIP

Desirable

• Undertaken research projects

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC at the time of appointment
• MBBS or Equivalent
• ALS

Desirable

• Primary FRCA and or part 1 MRCP or equivalent
• APLS or ATLS

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Have completed a recognised 2-year foundation training programme in the UK or have a completed CREST form (Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training) within the UK
• Previous Anaesthesia or Critical Care experience > 3 months above Foundation Year 2 level

Desirable

• Completed IMT training in the UK or ACCS (any parent speciality) or Core Anaesthesia (or equivalent via alternative pathway certification in the UK)
• Previous Critical Care experience > 6 months above Foundation Year 2 level

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Enthusiastic , Good communicator with excellent written English , Display ability to work as part of a team.

Audit and Research

Essential

• Experience of Audit projects
• Understanding of research principles
• Experience of QIP

Desirable

• Undertaken research projects

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Consultant in Critical Care

Jamie Goddin

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

16 September 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£55,355 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-S&C-MED-8243799

Job locations

Whittington Hospital

Magdala Avenue

London

N19 5NF

United Kingdom

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