Junior Fellow - Non Airway in Neuro ICU | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	06 October 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	52656
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 November 2025
Location:	Southampton, SO16 6YD
Company:	University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7530712/188-MA11025

Summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

This is a fixed-term contract for 6 months with a view to extend to 12 months with the position commencing in the month of February 2026.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Applications are invited for Resident Non Airway Fellow posts in the Wessex Neurological Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Southampton, to start February 2026.  This post is for 6 months with a view to extend.  Successful applicants will have successfully completed UK Foundation Training or equivalent. Whilst previous ICU experience is desirable, it is not essential. Applicants with training backgrounds or interests in anaesthesia, surgery, critical care and any Acute Care Common Stem speciality training will be considered. Many previous fellows joined us at F3 stage and recommend this as an opportune time for our specialist training.

The Neurosciences Critical Care Unit is recognised by the UK Intensive Care Medicine Specialist Training Committee for training in ICU. We actively support those hoping to engage in our Unit to develop speciality skills leading to successful attainment of a CCT or CESR in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia. We consistently achieve excellent feedback from our Fellows and Trainees and our sub-speciality team have recently been named Team of the Year at the Intensive Care Society Awards 2023.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.



We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.



Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Junior Clinical Fellows are primarily involved in the daily management of neurological intensive care patients. Attendance and presentation of the patients at ward rounds is expected. Routine work is shared among Fellows and supporting medical staff. Junior Clinical Fellows will be expected to have or be willing to acquire skills such as central venous line insertion and arterial cannulation, and meticulous training is given for this.

There are further opportunities to develop skills in lung ultrasound and transthoracic echocardiography as well as neuro intensive care skills such as lumbar puncture, cerebrospinal fluid sampling and analysis and training in the multimodal monitoring for the neurotrauma patients such as intracranial pressure waveform analysis and brain tissue parenchymal oxygenation optimisation and monitoring.

Junior Clinical Fellows will be expected to manage organ support measures after demonstrating competence and support senior staff, for example in the care of patients undergoing brain stem death testing and subsequent organ donation.

Attention to record keeping must be meticulous and computer literacy is essential. It is expected that clinical handover to colleagues will be comprehensive. Mandatory teaching is organised weekly and attendance at relevant multidisciplinary meetings is also encouraged.

Opportunities to gain experience in teaching and improving presentation skills will be provided.

Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in the clinical research trials and audits currently underway in the neurological intensive care unit.

Full support for funded study leave will be given and fellows are encouraged to present at relevant regional, national and international conferences. All successful candidates will be allocated an educational supervisor and required to undertake workplace-based assessments and appraisal.

For an overview of the position, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document. This includes a detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities, role expectations, and the qualifications we are looking for. It outlines the essential criteria for the role and is designed to support you in preparing your application by helping you evaluate how your skills, experience, and professional background align with the requirements of the role.

Appointment will be made under local contractual terms and conditions of service for Trust appointed (non-training fellow doctors and dentists). Applicants requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship should ensure they meet the Home Office application criteria prior to submitting an application.

Successful candidates will have an educational framework equivalent to training grade doctors, and there will be a named educational supervisor assigned at the start of the post. The opportunity for Continued Professional Development (CPD) is highly supported and encouraged by the Trust, with options available to take study leave.

Grades for Trust appointed (non-training) fellows will be paid a basic salary at a nodal pay point linked to the grade, at the rate set out in the National Medical and Dental pay circular. Basic salary plus any additional remuneration (as applicable) for hours set out in the doctors work schedule (e.g. additional hours, weekend allowance, and any hours which attract enhanced pay)

Interviews will be held on 5th November 2025
This vacancy closes on or before 20th October 2025


This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025