# Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-anaesthesia/bf57e272-3571-4202-beab-532c51a3f903 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-anaesthesia/bf57e272-3571-4202-beab-532c51a3f903.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £55,355 - £67,350 per annum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term - 6 months (12months can be considered)) - **Employment type:** 40 hours per week (Full Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T13:16:03.325Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8321568 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8321568?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow post to start in February 2027. All posts are for an initial 6 month contract, however following review can be extended to 12 months. The post can be placed in the following areas: Vascular, Regional, Perioperative, Airway, Trauma, Neurology, Obstetrics, Paediatrics & Cardiac. Please see attached documents for details on each specialised area. The department is also ESRA Approved Training Centre. Anaesthetic Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bMGtv3Rzk ### Main duties of the job Airway - This Fellowship will help fellows to gain experience and confidence in dealing with patients with difficult airways and different advanced airway techniques. Preoperative -To deliver high quality preoperative assessment, investigation and management of ASA 1-4 patients for elective and emergency surgery. To deliver high quality individualised anaesthetic care to ASA 1-3 \[E\] patients, focusing on optimising patient experience and outcome. Trauma - St George’s offers excellent exposure to major trauma both within the emergency department and theatre environment. There is opportunity to undertake the trauma team leader course which is run in-house and then do sessions in the ED doing supervised trauma team leading. Cardiac - Fellows will have exposure to a wide variety of cardiac surgical, thoracic, large airways and cardiology procedures. Regional - As one of London’s leading teaching hospitals, we are able to offer our patients a wide range of Regional Blocks. St George’s Department of Anaesthesia is very proactive in promoting and teaching regional anaesthesia and interventional pain medicine procedures under ultrasound guidance. There are also opportunities to visit SWLEOC (South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre). Obs - This post is designed for an anaesthetist with the final FRCA or equivalent, an interest in developing obstetrics as an ongoing career aim and provides opportunity to work at a senior level in a busy high-risk obstetric unit. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post aims to provide dedicated training time in anaesthesia across a variety of Anaesthetic sub-specialities. The post is a 1:8 full shift rota and the successful candidate(s) will be allocated to the appropriate on call rota based on skills and experience. Depending on the fellowship applied for, the successful candidate(s) could be expected to provide anaesthetic cover in locations such as general, trauma, paediatric, neuro and cardiac theatres. As well as trauma and cardiac arrest calls, cath lab, neuro radiology and obstetrics. Please note that due to service provision and gaps we often required our Fellows to cover the Obstetrics on call bleep. There are opportunities to complete fellowships in a variety of Anaesthetic sub-specialities at St Georges. We invite candidates to apply for fellowships focussing on Airway, Regional, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Paediatrics, Trauma, Obstetrics, Vascular, Peri-op The fellow will also carry out anaesthetic duties at a level appropriate to clinical experience and competence which will also determine the degree of supervision. It is the aim of the department for this post to help prepare the anaesthetist for taking on the responsibility of becoming a consultant within a safe environment in which advice and support are readily available. The successful applicant will require commitment and enthusiasm, leadership qualities and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The post holders will be expected to observe the trusts agreed policies and procedures drawn up with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust. For further information or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Fellows lead- Dr Alex Eeles (alex.eeles@stgeorges.nhs.uk) ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively as the team leader in an emergency situation - Have the practical skills to be able to perform and teach most procedures in anaesthesia. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to work in a team - Good interpersonal skills - Caring attitude to patients - Commitment to continuing medical education **Desirable** - Evidence of sustained commitment to medical education ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical training and experience equivalent to that gained while training for UK CCT in anaesthesia - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for assessment of patients preoperatively and manage most common emergencies. - Confident in managing cardiac arrest situations. **Desirable** - Participation in clinical audit or research in anaesthesia ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Medical Degree - Full registration with GMC - Final FRCA or equivalent **Desirable** - Having attended a simulation ‘Train the Trainers’ programme - Evidence of participation in a medical education-related study programme - ATLS or equivalent ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10643226) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.