About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an exceptional candidate for a Senior Clinical Fellow (SCF) position in Critical Care, with a particular emphasis on either Echocardiography or Research. This prestigious role is designed to significantly develop your skills in critical care echocardiography or perform and develop research within our ICU and combine that with refining to your clinical expertise in the Intensive Care
Key responsibilities include providing high-level clinical care to patients in the Intensive Care Unit; engaging in specialised training and practice in critical care echocardiography or contribute to ground-breaking research initiatives; contributing to educational program; developing managerial skills including in participating in quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
Approximately half of your time will be dedicated to advancing your main skill area--either echocardiography or research. Echo fellows join the UCLH critical care echo service, where you will be trained to perform full scans and interpret them in the context of critical illness to level to standards and beyond. Research fellows will work with the research teams to produce and develop research in areas such as hyperinflammation, sepsis, echocardiography, haem-oncology and perioperative medicine.
We are committed to nurturing people in Intensive Care. As part of our team, you will gain an invaluable blend of clinical, educational, and management skills that will benefit you throughout your professional journey.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent Final FRCA or equivalent Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise.
Desirable
Entry onto the Specialist register for Anaesthesia/Critical Care Medicine Higher degree (eg. MD or PhD)
Experience Essential
6 months previous Critical Care experience
Skills and Abilities Essential
I.T. literate
Desirable
Previous Echo experience Previous Teaching experience Previous Research experience Evidence of leadership role Evidence of participation in research
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 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)