Applications are warmly invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia. We have one fixed term post available, for the period August 2026 to February 2026. We invite applicants who are available to start in early August 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The post is suitable for anaesthetists with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in anaesthesia. There will be the opportunity to work towards those RCOA Supervised Learning Events which can be fulfilled at a district general hospital. Post-holders will be allocated an Educational Supervisor.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain experience in all areas of clinical practice in anaesthesia. The post holder will participate in out-of-hours service provision in anaesthetics on a 1:8 full shift rota which includes long days, nights and weekend. The post holder will be expected to work on the anaesthetic obstetrics and general rotas.
The post holder will work at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust sites and will have a similar working pattern to residents in the training programme. This post is based at University Hospital Lewisham.
A consultant anaesthetist will locally supervise daytime elective theatre work and distant supervision by the non-resident on-call consultant. The candidate will never work outside their safe level of competence.
Clinical:
The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of anaesthetic services to the patients of Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
Training of junior staff:
The post holder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under the training plan that post holder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching: The post holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Appraisal: All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal annually.
Other:
The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to:
Improve representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widen access (anchor institution) and employability
Improve the experience of staff with disability
Improve the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Make equalities mainstream
The resident anaesthetic on-call team is mirrored on both sites comprising three tiers CT level, ST level and SAS/CF level; 2 are general first and second responders for the entire hospital and one dedicated obstetric anaesthetist. The on-call team also provide airway and transfer skill for intensive care until as required.
The on-calls will be predominantly covering the rota that comprises a 1:8 shift pattern which includes normal days, Long Days (08:00-20:30), Night shifts (20:00-08:30) and Weekend shifts (08:00 -20:30). The post holder will be expected to work on the obstetrics and general rota.
