Job summary
Junior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM)
Location(s): Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich
Start Date: August 2025
Contract: 6 months
Contact: Please email Hamza Noor, Consultant in ITU, on m.noor5@nhs.net
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust invite applicants to apply for a Junior Clinical Fellow Post within Critical Care.
Applicants are required to have full GMC registration with licence to practice.
We are looking for candidates who would be available to start in August 2025 to join one of two busy general hospitals treating a large range of acutely ill patients with organ failure.
The successful applicant will work a EWTD compliant, 1:6 rota with prospective cover of annual and study leave. Junior Clinical Fellows will work alongside HEE trainees. You will be eligible for study leave with a supporting budget to accommodate CPD alongside regular in-house peer-to-peer training.
To apply for this post, please complete the online application form. We request candidates include their first reasonable start date (taking into account visas and/or notice periods of current employment) in the additional information section.
We hold regular recruitment rounds throughout the year with a primary focus on February and August start dates. We are only able to appoint candidates available to start as above and cannot pre-appoint candidates to later recruitment rounds.
Main duties of the job
The post is full-time and is entirely within the Critical Care Unit for the contract duration. Rota pending, applicants who perform satisfactorily may be given a further period of six months within Critical Care orAnaesthesia.
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 ICU consultants provide 24-hour supervision, lead all ward rounds and support the junior doctors.
Working models for the consultants include single and cross-site activity (QEH and QEH/UHL).
About us
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
As an organisation, we have made significant improvements for patients and staff in the last two and a half years. This is reflected in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection (from February 2020), which found improvements across the organisation and gave us an improved rating of "Good" in the Well-Led and Effective domains, in addition to the rating of "Good" that we had already achieved in the caring domain. Our staff culture change programme has been key to the Trust's improvement journey, as we've stabilised our workforce by reducing vacancy rates and improving staff retention. We've also significantly increased the representation of minority ethnic leaders across our clinical and corporate teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of the post:
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 doctor 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.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 programme 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
Duties of the post:
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 doctor 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.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 programme 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
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
- Thorough 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
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
- Thorough 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
