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Senior Clinical Fellow in ICU - Echocardiography and Cardiogenic Shock


Location
Salary
£65,048 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Senior
Deadline
14 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 6 months (6 -12 months extendable)
Posted Date
30 Jun 2026
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Job overview

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

PLEASE NOTE: The adult critical care directorate at St George’s Hospital is offering multiple roles for an August  2026 start.  This is the application for:

Senior Clinical Fellow in Adult Critical Care with Echocardiography and Cardiogenic Shock

Minimum requirement: Registrar level or equivalent or post completion of core training in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine Training, any of the Acute Care Common Stems or Surgery.

Full time appointment from August  2026

Please only complete one application and at the end of the application indicate which role (s) you are interested in and in order of preference in the free text available at the end of your application.  Duplicate applications will not be accepted.  Where possible you will be interviewed for your first-choice role.

All candidates will be considered for the non-portfolio generic junior or senior clinical position if they perform well at interview but are not offered their first-choice role.

All queries to be directed to Recruitment Lead: Dr Ximena Watson [email protected]

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

Main duties of the job

St George’s Hospital is the primary teaching hospital in south-west London and provides all of the tertiary specialities.  The St George’s Adult Critical Care Directorate has 60 critical care beds across three critical care units: General Intensive Care (GICU), Neuro Intensive Care (NICU) and Cardiothoracic Intensive Care (CTICU).  This is an extremely exciting time for the Directorate with the construction of a new 20 bed adult ICU currently underway. Successful candidates will work across one or more of these units during their period of employment at St George’s and where possible we will accommodate specific unit preferences.

We can accommodate experienced trainees/clinical fellows looking to broaden their experience (including subspecialty experience in cardiothoracic or neuro intensive care) as well as novice trainees/clinical fellows with no prior ICM experience.  Duties and responsibilities will be commensurate with the individual candidate’s experience and are overseen by consultant intensivists at all times.

The applicant should be at registrar level or equivalent or post completion of core training in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine Training, any of the Acute Care Common Stems or Surgery.

Successful candidates for this post will be scored at interview and offered in turn, depending on availability their first choice of rotation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached job description for person specification.

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the post holder.

Person specification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to manage priorities and work within a team
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

  • Non-technical skills training
  • Management course
  • Previous publications
  • Clear career aim

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively in all situations
  • Skills appropriate for a senior doctor in intensive care including advanced airway management
  • ALS or CALS qualification within 4 years.

Desirable

  • Completed QIP or audit in intensive care
  • Evidence of activity in research or teaching
  • Intensive care related course, conference

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge appropriate to the role of senior doctor on intensive care

Desirable

  • Postgraduate medical qualification

Experience

Essential

  • At least 6 months experience in intensive care medicine
  • Ability to take responsibility for assessment and clinical care of patients
  • Experience of NHS or similar healthcare system

Desirable

  • Experience in cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurology or neurosurgery
  • Experience in anaesthesia, medicine or surgery

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • MRCP/FRCA/MRCS/MRCEM

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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow in ICU - Echocardiography and Cardiogenic Shock with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £65,048 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (6 -12 months extendable). The application deadline is 14 Jul 2026.

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