Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia

The closing date is 26 February 2026

This application is for the post of Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at University College Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is offered on a 12‑month fixed‑term basis, providing an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven candidate to join a progressive and dynamic department. Fellows will contribute to developing our goals of clinical excellence, training of the highest quality in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, and world‑class research.

We offer a range of clinical fellowships, supervised by experts in their field:

• Regional Anaesthesia
• Airway
• Thoracic Anaesthesia
• Complex Major Surgery/Bariatrics
• Obstetric Anaesthesia

Bespoke fellowships may be accommodated, dependent on availability. There is typically one post per subspecialty. You may wish to consider interest in multiple subspecialties at application/interview.

Start date:

Wednesday 5th August 2025

The post is for a clinical fellowship and will involve a majority of clinical sessions in the chosen fellowship. This will be combined with sessions in other areas of personal interest and department needs. Fellows will also be given the opportunity to run appropriate elective lists independently to build their practice.

The post provides half a day per week for research, education and management. Fellows will be encouraged and expected to contribute to the department by engaging in QI, audits, teaching or research, and will be supported to do so. The candidate sought will be self‑driven and proactive.

On‑call commitments are typical 1 in 9, covering theatres and/or the labour ward. Where the on‑call rota is full, an alternative rota will apply – this will be discussed beforehand should it apply.

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.

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.

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Why Choose UCLH?

• MBBS
• Primary FRCA
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