Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (6/8/25 to 4/8/26)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 234-MS2374
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NNUH
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow (CT3/ST4 equiv) in Anaesthetics
Senior Clinical Fellow
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Fellow (equivalent to CT3/ST4) in Anaesthetics in order to meet service needs from August 2025 to August 2026.
A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.
We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will provide Anaesthesia and Critical Care services as timetabled by the Department. This includes both pre-operative assessment of patients and ongoing post-operative anaesthetic support of patients in Recovery Ward and beyond. The role also includes daytime, weekend and evening work. The appointee will be expected to contribute to a 1 in 8 full shift rota.
This post is designed to meet the individual learning needs of the individual applicant along with service provision to the anaesthetic department. The NNUH is a high volume tertiary centre and can offer high quality clinical exposure in anaesthesia.
It is expected that a minimum of one third of allocated theatre time will be in designated subspecialty training lists and supervised by a Consultant to an appropriate level.
Clinical Fellows must attend all Trust Mandatory Training, work to Trust and Department Guidelines at all times and take part in local Audit and Clinical Governance as required.
Clinical Fellows are expected to attend and contribute to all appropriate training and teaching opportunities that are offered, keep a training logbook and engage and complete annual appraisal documentation for Locally employed doctors as per the trust policy.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Maintain full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Primary FRCA
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated success in service/quality improvement.
- Managerial/leadership experience
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience and familiarity of working in UK Hospitals and aware of practices within UK (or equivalent)
- Experience in undertaking anaesthetic lists.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexible outlook on working hours.
- Able to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on-call commitments
- Ability to inspire, motivate and encourage junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available.
Communications and Language Skills
Essential criteria
- Being able to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Rachel Morris
- Job title
- Service Director for Anaesthetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Jon Francis
College Tutor
Email:[email protected]
Dr. Nick Saunders
Chairman, Department of Anaesthesia
Email: [email protected]
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