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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Critical Care

The closing date is 09 April 2026

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Job summary

Applications are invited for the position of Senior Clinical Fellow at East Lancashire Teaching Hospital. ELHT is a busy teaching hospital with around 700 beds across all sites. Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital. Acute services are based at the Blackburn site and include the emergency department, the 32 bedded Critical Care Unit and the acute surgical and medical units. The ED is a trauma unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with Preston as the Trauma Centre.

Main duties of the job

We have a busy 32 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care. There is excellent opportunity to gain experience in caring for critically ill patients and the practical techniques pertinent to this.

Whilst a non-training grade you would be considered as a trainee with appropriate teaching and educational support. You would be part of the Critical Care rota, which includes on calls andyou will be expected to take part in formal handover, audit/ QI and lunchtime trainee presentations. Your clinical commitment will be to Critical Care and the remaining time can be focused on your personal progression such as FICE/ FUSIC accreditation, teaching or quality improvement work etc.

About us

Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

Details

Date posted

26 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-MQ137-25-A

Job locations

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:

  • Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good communication skills

Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience and competencies are detailed in the person specification. Applicants must also possess the following skills:

  • Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good communication skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC registered and holding a Licence to Practise
  • ALS or equivalent

Desirable

  • Primary FRCA/ MCEM/ MRCP
  • APLS/ATLS
  • FICE/ FUSIC accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Initial assessment of competencies or equivalent in anaesthesia
  • 3 Months experience or basic ICM competencies
  • Previous experience within the NHS

Skills and personal attributes

Essential

  • Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good communication skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GMC registered and holding a Licence to Practise
  • ALS or equivalent

Desirable

  • Primary FRCA/ MCEM/ MRCP
  • APLS/ATLS
  • FICE/ FUSIC accreditation

Experience

Essential

  • Initial assessment of competencies or equivalent in anaesthesia
  • 3 Months experience or basic ICM competencies
  • Previous experience within the NHS

Skills and personal attributes

Essential

  • Flexibility in working hours to meet the requirements of the post
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Good communication skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH


Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH


Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director for Critical Care

Haroon Waqar- Uddin

Haroon.Waqar-Uddin@elht.nhs.uk

01254733744

Details

Date posted

26 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-MQ137-25-A

Job locations

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Haslingden Road

Blackburn

BB2 3HH


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