Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthesia (Trauma)
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term 6 months - 04/02/2026 to 04/08/2026)
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full Time)
- Job ref
- 180-SCF-5199
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cambridge University Hospitals
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £85,720 plus 5% on call
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia (Trauma)
Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
Applications are invited for Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia (Trauma).
To commence from 04/02/2026 until 04/08/2026.
Main duties of the job
This fellowship post would suit applicants who have completed or nearly completed a recognised anaesthetic specialist training programme, including someone who already possesses a CCT in anaesthesia. The post offers the opportunity to develop and increase anaesthetic experience in anaesthesia for the major trauma patient, prior to taking up a consultant post. The level of supervision will be tailored to the fellow’s prior experience with the ultimate aim of independent practice with distant supervision, so to work at junior consultant level with senior consultant support. The fellow would participate in a non-resident on call rota on a 1:8 frequency.
Please note that these posts do not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.
Applicants must be registered with the GMC with a current licence to practice at time of commencement.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s and The Rosie Hospital and is a thriving, modern NHS hospital based in Cambridge, England. It is the Major Trauma Centre for the East of England. CUH is the local hospital for people living in the Cambridge area as well as being an internationally renowned transplant centre and a regional referral centre for an increasing number of specialties. It has strong international links particularly through the University.
The hospital offers particular experience in transplant and hepatobiliary anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia and trauma, neuroanaesthesia, women’s health and obstetrics, paediatric anaesthesia, upper GI and colorectal surgery, airway experience including ENT, major reconstructive head and neck and maxillofacial surgery, vascular anaesthesia, most major surgeries and acute and chronic pain management.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Shortlistable
Essential criteria
- FRCA or Equivalent Qualification
- Full Registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to requirement for UK CCT in Anaesthesia
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience of supervising trainees and of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of the Anaesthesia service
- Ability to teach clinical skills to anaesthetic trainees using a variety of teaching methods
- Ability to teach trainees using a variety of teaching methods
- Ability to organise and manage elective and emergency theatre lists
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree, e.g MD/PhD
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register, with a License to Practice; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Attendance at a recognised teaching course
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Anna Hutton
- Job title
- Consultant Anaesthetist, Subspecialty SCF Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to:
Dr Anna Hutton, Consultant Anaesthetist, Lead for Subspecialty Senior Clinical Fellows ([email protected])
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