Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia & Critical Care
| Posting date: | 11 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £52,656.00 to £73,992.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £52656.00 - £73992.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 September 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9413-25-0628 |
Summary
This post is for 40 hours per week to provide resident medical cover for the Oncological CriticalCare 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 PURPOSEThe role is accountable to: Clinical Director Anaesthesia & Critical Care Clinical Lead Critical Care Acute Medical Trainee Supervisor Consultants in Anaesthesia & Critical CareKey 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 StaffDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe 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 nightThe 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 ProgrammeThis 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.