The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Critical Care Fellows

The closing date is 09 February 2026

Job summary

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital is a private hospital in St Johns Wood, moments walk from St Johns Wood tube station. The hospital is Londons leading charitable hospital, and uniquely its business model is that all profits are used to part fund an NHS commissioned hospice, St Johns Hospice, which is an integral part of the hospitals estate. St Johns Hospice provides high quality, holistic care to those with life-limiting illnesses and their families across North London, all completely free of charge.

The hospital has 60 inpatient beds, including 4 HDU beds, plus separate day case adult and Paediatric wards. The hospital admits a mixture of medical and surgical patients. There are 6 operating theatres, hosting for a wide range of surgical specialties, but excluding neurosurgery and cardiac. There are elective theatre lists running 6 days a week, plus a 24/7 on-call emergency theatre team. At the front of the hospital there is an Urgent Care Centre that sees approximately 12,000 individuals per annum, some of who are subsequently admitted to the hospital

Main duties of the job

The hospital seeks to appoint appropriately skilled and motivated Critical Care Fellows to support the work undertaken within the hospital, including providing resident doctor cover for the 4 HDU beds. The Critical Care Fellow is one of two doctors resident within the hospital 24/7, the other being a ward RMO. Whilst the Critical Care Fellow primarily is expected to provide care to adults, experience in Paediatric anaesthesia or critical care would be advantageous. Our current model is that during the time that there are day-case Paediatric cases on site, a dedicated Anaesthetic Paediatric Registrar provides the primary cover for such patients, with support from the patients Consultant Surgeon and Anaesthetist, plus a Consultant Paediatrician.

Of particular note, for the adult patients, care is provided by the patients primary consultant, plus Consultant Anaesthetist where applicable. Additionally, there is an on-call ICU Consultant who provides clinical supervision and support for the Critical Care Fellow.

The hospital currently employs 5 permanent Critical Care Fellows, who are contracted to work a variety of hours per week: from 9 48 hours per week. The hospital seeks to increase this number, thereby filling current rota gaps and providing additional flexibility and continuity within the rota.

About us

At the time of application, it would be of value if applicants stated their preferred number of working hours per week we are keen to appoint the best possible candidates to the role and are agreeable to working collaboratively with individuals to fulfil our mutual requirements. The Critical Care Fellow rota is largely annualised, primarily to maximise transparency and flexibility within working lives.

Applications will only be considered from those who have worked previously within the UK, have appropriate GMC registration and the appropriate skills and attitude.

As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits; including up to 27 days annual leave, generous private healthcare cover, contributory pension schemes including continuation of the NHS pension.

Interested?

Apply Online or Please send short (maximum 4 page) CV and covering letter to careers@hje.org.uk, ideally making reference to the preferred number of working hours per week.

We look forward to hearing from you

Interviews

Interviews are scheduled for the afternoons of Tuesday 24 February and Wednesday 4 March 2026. It is our strong preference for in person interviews.

Date posted

27 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

B0263-26-0038

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing resident medical cover for the 4bed HDU, ensuring continuous, safe, and effective care for adult patients.
Acting as one of two resident doctors on site 24/7, working alongside the ward RMO to maintain highquality clinical support across the hospital.
Delivering assessment, monitoring, and management of acutely unwell adult patients, escalating appropriately to the patients primary consultant or Consultant Anaesthetist.
Working under the supervision of the oncall ICU Consultant, seeking guidance when required and contributing to safe clinical decisionmaking.
Supporting paediatric activity when relevant, particularly where experience in paediatric anaesthesia or critical care is beneficial, while recognising that a dedicated Paediatric Anaesthetic Registrar provides primary cover.
Collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including surgeons, anaesthetists, paediatricians, and nursing staff, to ensure coordinated patient care.
Contributing to rota stability and service continuity, supporting an annualised rota designed to maximise transparency and flexibility.
Engaging in ongoing professional development and training, maintaining high clinical standards and supporting the hospitals commitment to continuous improvement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing resident medical cover for the 4bed HDU, ensuring continuous, safe, and effective care for adult patients.
Acting as one of two resident doctors on site 24/7, working alongside the ward RMO to maintain highquality clinical support across the hospital.
Delivering assessment, monitoring, and management of acutely unwell adult patients, escalating appropriately to the patients primary consultant or Consultant Anaesthetist.
Working under the supervision of the oncall ICU Consultant, seeking guidance when required and contributing to safe clinical decisionmaking.
Supporting paediatric activity when relevant, particularly where experience in paediatric anaesthesia or critical care is beneficial, while recognising that a dedicated Paediatric Anaesthetic Registrar provides primary cover.
Collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including surgeons, anaesthetists, paediatricians, and nursing staff, to ensure coordinated patient care.
Contributing to rota stability and service continuity, supporting an annualised rota designed to maximise transparency and flexibility.
Engaging in ongoing professional development and training, maintaining high clinical standards and supporting the hospitals commitment to continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

You have previous clinical experience within the UK, ensuring familiarity with local standards, systems, and expectations
You demonstrate a motivated, professional, and teamfocused attitude, suited to a small but highly skilled resident medical team.
You value flexibility in working patterns, and are willing to discuss preferred weekly hours within an annualised rota structure.
You are committed to delivering highquality patient care, and to ongoing learning, development, and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

Essential

You hold appropriate GMC registration, with the qualifications required to practise safely and independently.
You possess strong critical care or anaesthetic skills, with the confidence to manage acutely unwell adult patients.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

You have previous clinical experience within the UK, ensuring familiarity with local standards, systems, and expectations
You demonstrate a motivated, professional, and teamfocused attitude, suited to a small but highly skilled resident medical team.
You value flexibility in working patterns, and are willing to discuss preferred weekly hours within an annualised rota structure.
You are committed to delivering highquality patient care, and to ongoing learning, development, and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

Essential

You hold appropriate GMC registration, with the qualifications required to practise safely and independently.
You possess strong critical care or anaesthetic skills, with the confidence to manage acutely unwell adult patients.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Employer's website

https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)