Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia & Critical Care | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	10 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£52,656 - £73,992 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	10 October 2025
Location:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Company:	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7471847/413-MD-C2024-24215-DM-C

Summary

There is an exciting opportunity to join the department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care at The Christies main site in Withington, Manchester as a Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
The post complements a team of 24 Consultant Anaesthetists, 9 SAS Doctors and 1 Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP).
The ideal candidate must have completed their Foundation programmes (or equivalent) and ideally will have experience of emergency medicine, surgery or anaesthesia training at core level.
The post is particularly suitable post for doctors considering careers in ICM, anaesthesia or other acute specialities.
The successful candidate will gain valuable experience working within an integrated oncological critical care service, led by a dedicated Critical Care consultant team, delivering high quality patient care.
Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of commencement is required.

There is no on call element associated with this role, an example of a job plan is shown within the job description/person specification.
The successful candidate will be based on the Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) which is a state-of-the-art eight-bedded facility. The eight bedded unit supports the care of all the patient's undergoing treatment at The Christies Withington site, the unit delivers around 600 patient episodes per year; 60% of which are surgical.

The post holder will provide resident medical cover for the Oncological Critical Care Unit (OCCU) during the daytime and some twilight shifts, the role requires the post holder to provide support for the Cardiac Arrest, Outreach and Acute Pain Teams at The Christie, under the supervision of a consultant.
Although not a recognised teaching post, we will look to cater learning and teaching opportunities to the successful candidate based on their individual career aspirations and goals.
The critical care service complements a comprehensive range of cancer specialties including surgical, clinical, medical, and haematological oncology.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

This post is for 40 hours per week to provide resident medical cover for the Oncological Critical
Care Unit (OCCU) during the daytime with some twilight shifts and support for the Cardiac Arrest, Outreach and Acute Pain Teams at The Christie. Additionally, the post will offer regular time-tabled supervised sessions in clinical Anaesthesia, and time for supportive activities such as audit. There will be an opportunity to cover resident night shifts for ad hoc payments, however this will be dependent on the experience of the successful candidate.

There is no on call or night shift work allocated to this role within the rota pattern.

ROLE PURPOSE

The role is accountable to:
• Clinical Director – Anaesthesia & Critical Care
• Clinical Lead Critical Care
• Acute Medical Trainee Supervisor
• Consultants in Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Key working relationships:
• OCCU and Anaesthetic Consultants
• OCCU Nursing Staff
• Allied Professions
• Deputy Divisional Manager CSSS
• Directorate Operations Manager – Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Scheduling & Pre Op
• Administrative and Support Staff

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The appointee will be based at The Christie and will be complemented by Specialty Doctors, IMT deanery trainees and an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP).

The Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) is a state-of-the-art eight-bedded facility. The critical care service complements a comprehensive range of cancer specialties including surgical, clinical, medical, and Haematological oncology. The unit delivers about 600 patient episodes per year; 60% of which are surgical.

In addition, the post offers experience in clinical Anaesthesia, under immediate consultant supervision.

Each day shift will commence with a handover and the post holder will be required to:
• Examine OCCU patients
• Present the patients to the consultant intensivist on the ward round when detailed management plans will be made
• The post holder will then be required to carry out those management plans
• Hand over the care of his/her patients to the person covering the unit for the night

The OCCU resident is also a member of the cardiac arrest team and may be required to attend to acutely unwell patients outside the unit.

During the day the OCCU resident works under direct supervision by the OCCU consultant; out-of- hours the OCCU consultant is on call from home.

Duration and Monitoring of the Programme
This fellowship is for 12 months. Those wishing to apply for fellowships after this date are encouraged to submit an application and state the date from which they wish to be considered. The post is based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX. Educational supervision will be provided.


This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025

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