• Job Description

  Req#: C9197-26-0280?language=en&page=26&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for 1 x Senior Clinical fellow at University Hospital Lewisham ICU. The post is full-time and is entirely within the Critical Care Unit for the contract duration. This is a fixed term post covering a secondment, and runs from 4th Feb 2026 until 12th April 2026.

  The successful applicant will work in a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. There are at least 2 juniors on both LDs and Nights.

  The Critical Care Unit has 19 beds of which 6 are isolated. The unit admits approximately 900 patients per year. The unit subscribes to ICNARC.

  A team of ICU consultants provide 24-hour supervision, lead all ward rounds and support the junior doctors.

  Main duties of the job

  Assess each patient every day on the ward round and plan patient care under the supervision of the Critical Care Consultant.

  Participate with the other members of the team in the ongoing medical care of all the patients on the unit.

  Attend and present patients every morning at the handover round and again each evening at the handover round to the Critical Care Resident on night shift

  Document and execute a clinical management plan with the Critical Care Consultant on the unit during the day or on call at night regarding the care of all patients on the unit

  About us

  Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

  1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
  2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
  3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
  4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
  5. Making equalities mainstream

  Details

  Date posted

  25 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Doctor - other

  Salary

  £65,048 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  2 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  197-R-LC8053

  Job locations

  University Hospital Lewisham

  Lewisham High St

  London

  SE13 6LH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding all new referrals for admission.

  Work effectively with trainees from other specialties (most commonly Anaesthetics) to provide safe out of hours care to critically ill patients

  Follow all Trust and Critical Care Unit policies at all times, including policies for the clinical management of patients, Infection Control policy and reporting of accidents and incidents according to the Trusts Clinical Risk Management policy.

  Participate in the ongoing Clinical Audit program on the unit as well as any clinical research projects that are in progress.

  Participate in the teaching and education program for all trainees on the unit

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Communicate effectively with the Critical Care Consultant regarding all new referrals for admission.

  Work effectively with trainees from other specialties (most commonly Anaesthetics) to provide safe out of hours care to critically ill patients

  Follow all Trust and Critical Care Unit policies at all times, including policies for the clinical management of patients, Infection Control policy and reporting of accidents and incidents according to the Trusts Clinical Risk Management policy.

  Participate in the ongoing Clinical Audit program on the unit as well as any clinical research projects that are in progress.

  Participate in the teaching and education program for all trainees on the unit

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full Registration with GMC with license to practice

  Competencies

  Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)

  Desirable

  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

  Experience

  Essential

  • Foundation Year 2 competencies or equivalent

  Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine
  • Experience in Anaesthesia
  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects

  General skills

  Essential

  • Good communication skills in verbal and written English
  • Basic IT (information technology skills) and familiar with software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team

  Personal qualities

  Essential

  • Able to work under pressure
  • Aware of own limitations and when to ask for help
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and show effective time management
  • Enthusiastic learner with good time keeping, reliable
  • Physical Requirements

  Physical Requirements

  Essential

  • Physically/Mentally fit to pass occupational health assessment.
  • New work permit rules apply to this post

  Administration

  Essential

  • Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes

  Desirable

  • Some understanding of clinical risk management

  Audit

  Essential

  • Through understanding of principles of medical audit

  Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit project

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full Registration with GMC with license to practice

  Competencies

  Essential

  • ALS provider (Advanced Life Support)

  Desirable

  • Airway management skills
  • Competency in vascular access, including central venous catheter insertion

  Experience

  Essential

  • Foundation Year 2 competencies or equivalent

  Desirable

  • At least one year post foundation year experience in Medicine, Emergency Medicine or Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Intensive Care Medicine
  • Experience in Anaesthesia
  • Evidence of participation in research and/or clinical audit projects

  General skills

  Essential

  • Good communication skills in verbal and written English
  • Basic IT (information technology skills) and familiar with software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team

  Personal qualities

  Essential

  • Able to work under pressure
  • Aware of own limitations and when to ask for help
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and show effective time management
  • Enthusiastic learner with good time keeping, reliable
  • Physical Requirements

  Physical Requirements

  Essential

  • Physically/Mentally fit to pass occupational health assessment.
  • New work permit rules apply to this post

  Administration

  Essential

  • Familiar with current structure of health service and knowledgeable about recent initiatives and changes

  Desirable

  • Some understanding of clinical risk management

  Audit

  Essential

  • Through understanding of principles of medical audit

  Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit project

  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.

  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.

  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

  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

  Address

  University Hospital Lewisham

  Lewisham High St

  London

  SE13 6LH

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

  Address

  University Hospital Lewisham

  Lewisham High St

  London

  SE13 6LH

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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