# Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics and Critical Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-anaesthetics-and-critical-care/a2943b82-4780-4027-85c2-cb7510380b1c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-anaesthetics-and-critical-care/a2943b82-4780-4027-85c2-cb7510380b1c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust - **Location:** Darent Valley Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 . - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (.) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T07:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T14:21:22.648Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Dartford/Dartford_Gravesham_NHS_Trust/Anaesthesia/Anaesthesia-v8089773 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8089773?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dvh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The clinical fellows will be covering general anaesthesia, ITU, additional floater (4th on call), obstetrics and ECU on calls with trainees and Specialist Registrars. The commitments will vary depending on skill mix available, interests of individual and needs of service delivery. The post holders will be expected to provide cover at both Queen Mary’s Hospital and Darent Valley Hospital. Senior fellows will be expected to cover areas like theatres, obstetrics and ITU. When at DVH, they will be expected to support the ST1/2 in the management of general anaesthesia under the supervision of the ITU Consultant and Anaesthetic Consultant for out-of-hours, as well as supporting the care delivery within the operating theatres. When on-call in QMH, the fellows are responsible for the management of the patients in ECU at Queen Mary's Hospital. They will be expected to support RSOs at QMH. The post holder will collaborate and be a member of the Cardiac Arrest and Trauma Team. ### Main duties of the job Clinical Fellows are expected to participate in the preoperative assessment of patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery and to attend theatre sessions as indicated on the weekly rota. The above-mentioned duties may need to be varied to meet the needs of the Service. The appointee will cover anaesthetic lists at Darent Valley Hospital & Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. These lists include specialities like Gen Surgery, Major Colorectal, Urology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and daily CEPOD (Consultant led) lists. There are also dedicated daily trauma lists, varying from all day to sessional lists, including provision over the weekend. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This is a job advertisement for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine. The job has arisen due to recent expansion of services. There are six main theatres and three day-care theatres at Darent Valley Hospital. The surgical specialties include orthopaedics, urology, general/vascular surgery, and gynaecology. ENT surgery is only undertaken in day-care. There is an interest in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and there is a dedicated state of the art theatre for this purpose. Another theatre in day care unit has been refurbished with state-of-the-art equipment for laparoscopic surgery. This hospital has a very dynamic urology department with an interest in the treatment of renal stones and tumors. The main theatres are situated next to the ICU, ED and the department of radiology. There are separate dedicated maternity theatres. The emergency department has recently undergone extensive refurbishment to improve the level and efficiency of service provided to the patients. There has been a recent upgrade of the theatre ventilators, and acquisition of an additional ultrasound machine and video laryngoscopes. The monitoring equipment both in Intensive Care and in the operating theatres has also been recently ungraded. Capnography is available both in theatres and in recovery areas. ### 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** - Excellent organizational skills - Innovative team player who can accomplish clinical projects in liaison with fellow professionals **Desirable** - Leadership skills and evidence of initiative - ability to motivate and develop junior medical staff. ### Teaching **Essential** - Ability to teach effectively - Evidence of continuing medical education and personal and professional development **Desirable** - Previous experience of teaching - Teaching qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC registration is essential for this role **Desirable** - Diploma in Anaesthesia - Demonstrable experience within intensive care for at least 1 year ## Documents - [our behaviours (pdf, 86.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2315) - [staff car parking (pdf, 70.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2307) - [information for applicants (pdf, 92.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2308) - [senior clinical fellow jd (pdf, 777.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10382977) - [staff benefits and incentives (png, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2309) ## 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.