Junior Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine

You are warmly invited to apply for the post of Junior Clinical Fellow (JCF). The post is based on the Critical Care Units at University Hospital. The post is for 12 months and the successful candidate will be required to start in August 2026.

The JCFs will join the Junior Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) rota, which is staffed by anaesthetic, medical and surgical trainees. There is close supervision and support from the Consultant Intensivists and the Senior ICM Trainees.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a dynamic and forward thinking department with a reputation for research and education.

JCFs admit and care for critically ill medical and surgical patients. They will gain excellent experience and skills, which will be applicable to any acute specialty.

UHCW is the Major Trauma centre for the Central England Trauma Network, with an on-site helipad. The General Critical Care Unit has 27 funded beds and there is a separate Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit with 14 funded beds. The Critical Care Units manage over 1600 admissions per year.

Multidisciplinary team working is fostered with a nurse-led approach to care, including a well-developed critical care outreach service. There is a multidisciplinary team brief every morning which is led by the nurse in charge of GCCU that day and the consultant team on duty. It is attended by Physiotherapists, Rehabilitation, Speech and Language Therapists, Pain Team Nurses, Research team, Major Trauma Co-ordinators, Critical care Outreach Team and Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation.

The team brief also includes the "Safety Huddle" where any patient safety incidents occurring in the previous 24 hours are highlighted so that actions taken and any learning points are disseminated to the rest of the team. Other multidisciplinary teams such as Nutrition and Dietetics and Microbiology also attend GCCU on a regular basis.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria

Desirable

• Meets all desirable criteria

Experience

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria

Desirable

• Meets all desirable criteria

Skills

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria

Knowledge

Essential

• Meet all essential criteria

About the employer

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.