Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine
12 Month Fixed term Contract

We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic people to join our dedicated team in Critical Care. Our team consists of 11 consultants, 24 junior doctors, and over 100 nurses and AHPs in our two Critical Care units.

About the units
St Helier ICU: 13 beds, providing full level 3 and 2 care.
Epsom HDU: 6-8 level 2 beds.
Annual admissions: 1400 patients, including 700 emergency medical patients, 350 emergency surgical patients, and 350 patients following complex elective surgery.

We are proud of our reputation for delivering safe and effective care and providing high quality education. We contribute to a number of national audits, including ICNARC, NELA, and PQIP. Our current SMR is 0.81. Since 2020, we have been short-listed twice for the national Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) award, we have had several peer-reviewed publications, and have presented at national and international conferences.

Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Apply today!
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care and eager to contribute to our education and research programmes, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• Epsom and St. Helier based duties: Fixed term 6 to 12 months in Critical Care department (ICU and HDU) cross site (Epsom and St. Helier)
• The main aim of the post is to enable the post holder to recognise potentially life-threatening situations and equip them with the knowledge and skills to initiate immediate resuscitative measures. It will also train them in the appropriate use and interpretation of cardio-pulmonary monitoring. Training will be competency-based, according to the recommendations of the Inter-Collegiate Board for training in Intensive Care Medicine and continuous assessment and 360 degree appraisals will also be employed. There will be regular consultant-led teaching sessions
• The successful candidate will be able to develop research and education skills.
• The senior clinical fellow will be supported at all times by the Consultants and also involves supervising junior fellows. As per the experience and seniority the rota slot will be allocated either on the senior tier or junior tier

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

• On-call: The post has night on-call commitment based on a 1:8 rota, which will be based at St Helier Hospital, covering ICU and HDU. There will be 2 junior doctors every night. In day time there will be minimum 4 junior doctors in the unit. The unit is always covered by a consultant intensivist, who is on-site from 8 AM to 9 PM and then on-call (non-resident). Currently Epsom unit cover is only day time (8AM to 6PM) by critical care juniors. Night cover at Epsom will be provided by Anaesthetic team
• There is a very close link between critical care unit and anaesthetic department. The on call critical care junior doctor and anaesthetic junior doctor are expected to work as a team and help out each other as required.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Full registration with GMC - This is a must have requirement for the post; MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Desirable: Post Graduate Qualification

Experience

• Essential: Minimum 2 year experience in Emergency medicine/General Medicine or one of branches/Anaesthesia/Critical Care/Surgery in St1/2 level; Provider in ATLS, APLS, ALS or similar; No more than 6 months employment gap immediately before the application closing date

Other requirements

• Essential: Reliable work record; UK citizen or right to work in UK - This is must have requirement for the post

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Cross Site, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1AA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Contact
For questions about the job, contact Dr Madiha Abbas at madiha.abbas@nhs.net

Salary £67,325 to £76,582 a year
Contract Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 343-MED-834-H

Closing date: 16 November 2026