Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

The closing date is 05 July 2026

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with existing Anaesthetics medical staff to provide a high standard of care across the Trust.

We have a Senior Clinical Fellow post in Anaesthetics available to start as soon as possible. This is a fixed term appointment to cover a vacant post and is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. It is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate on the 1:8 on call rota.

Main duties of the job

Duties include provision of anaesthetic services for all specialties at Trust sites as well as out of hours cover for theatres, ICU and Obstetrics at a middle tier level. The duties include doing a 1:8 on call rota covering any of the 5 tier on call rotas.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient led Trust where dedicated staff provide high quality, compassionate care to our patients. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees and support flexible working patterns.

Job responsibilities

See attached job description for detailed duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships.

Person Specification

• Hold full registration and a current licence to practice with the GMC
• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Minimum of 6 months experience in a UK anaesthetic post including having achieved the anaesthetic initial assessment of competence (IAC)

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Clinical Expertise in Speciality/Sub speciality

• Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of an acutely ill patient
• Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgment to problems
• Possess up to date knowledge of principles and practices of anaesthesia
• Demonstrate aptitude for practical skills e.g. hand eye coordination, dexterity, visuospatial awareness
• Familiar with contemporary postoperative pain control
• Experience in use of regional techniques
• Experience in medicine outside of anaesthesia
• Experience in critical care and obstetric anaesthesia

Audit

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives

Research

• Demonstrate understanding of research

Personal Skills

• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to maintain professional and expected behaviour standards despite challenging circumstances

Health

• Meet professional health requirements as outlined in GMC 'Good Medical Practice'

Standards

• Comprehensive knowledge and insight with regard to all the domains within the GMC standards of 'Good Medical Practice'
• Understands and is able to demonstrate the values of the NHS Constitution

Fitness to Practice

• Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs
• Evidences engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Language Skills

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, of a standard to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues evidenced by undergraduate medical training undertaken in English or, IELTS score above 7.5 overall or, alternative supporting evidence

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust