Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia & Critical Care in Manchester

Junior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Locally Employed Doctor

main area Critical Care Grade Locally Employed Doctor Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 413-MD-RR2026-000183M-DM

Site Oncology Critical Care Medical - E00347 Town Manchester Salary £55,355 - £76,582 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

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 Consultants in Anaesthesia and/or Critical Care, 7 SAS Doctors, 3 fellows and 2 trainees & 1 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

Main duties of the job

This role provides senior cover on the OCCU medical rota. This is a resident rota covering the critical care unit and management of critically unwell patients throughout the hospital during the day. You will be supported by a senior, airway trained registrar on-site.
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 Christie’s 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). 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

Working for our organisation

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.

The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high quality consultant led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision making and continuity of care for patients

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

OND The medical establishment currently provides 24 Consultants in Anaesthesia and/or Critical Care, 7 SAS Doctors, 3 fellows and 2 trainees, 1 ANP.

The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide senior input to the Oncological Critical Care Unit (OCCU) 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 and research.

• Administration:

Maintain accurate clinical documentation and handovers
Participate in MDT meetings and departmental audit cycles

• Teaching

Contribute to in-house anaesthetic teaching and education of resident doctors and medical students.
Opportunity to assist in regional teaching programmes.

• Research

Engage in national and local research/audit projects, such as NELA and PQIP.
Support the design and analysis of quality improvement initiatives.

• Communication and working relationships

Work collaboratively with the OCCU Team, Outreach, theatre staff, surgeons, and acute pain team.
Communicate effectively with patients and carers, especially in complex cancer care settings.

• Governance, quality and risk management

Adhere to Trust policies and GMC guidance on professional standards
Participate in clinical governance meetings, incident reviews and morbidity and mortality meetings where appropriate.

Dedicated SDT time to support CPD, appraisal and revalidation activities.
Encouraged to attend conferences and external educational courses.

• Education and training:

Access to structured learning resources within The Christie School of Oncology

• Support and office facilities:

Shared office space with IT access.
Anaesthetic support from the anaesthetic Directorate.

Clinical and educational supervision provided by a named consultant.
Regular job planning and progression reviews.

Continuing Professional Development
The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Role Planning
The role will include an average approximately 40 hours/week of clinical duties in CCU and theatres. Shifts will include long days covering the critical care unit; in addition to short days on critical care or in theatres.

Over a 12 week rolling rota period, it is anticipated that the postholder will complete approximately:
16 x 12.5 hour long day shifts on CCU (weekdays)
14 x 10 hour short day shifts on CCU
12 x 9.5 hour Theatre shifts

In addition to the above, it is anticipated that the postholder will receive approximately 2 hours of self development time per week to contribute to audit, research, training and quality improvement projects. There are also opportunities to attend and become involved with other anaesthetic-led services at the Christie; including CPET/Pre-op Clinics/Acute Pain Rounds/Chronic Pain clinics and interventions.

All post-holders will be given a named clinical and educational supervisor.

Currently, the job description does not include any night shifts or weekend working. However, it is highly anticipated that over the course of the contract period; the role will change, and the postholder will be required to participate in nights and weekend working, under the direct supervision of a senior doctor.

Weekend working will consist of clinical activities that are scheduled in advance and reviewed where required as work schedules are reviewed, taking account of service needs.

On call Commitments
The postholder will contribute to resident daytime and evening cover on the oncological critical care unit. This is a resident rota covering the critical care unit, and supporting the management of critically unwell patients throughout the hospital under the direct supervision of a consultant. The postholder will have to complete 16 resident long day shifts over the course of a 12-week period.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree

• GMC registration

• Primary FRCA, MRCP, MCEM or equivalent

Training

• Advanced Life Support

• Higher competencies in Anaesthesia and/or Intensive care Medicine (ICM), e.g. CVC/Arterial line insertion, etc

Experience

• Minimum 3 months experience in ICM, Anaesthesia, acute/emergency medicine.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of audit

• Minimum of 1 Year NHS Experience

• 6-12 months experience in Anesthesia and Critical care

• Evidence of active participation in clinical audit

Personal skills

• Good communication skills in verbal and written English

• Good interpersonal skills

• Working well in a multi- disciplinary team Calm, efficient under pressure

• Knowing when to ask for help

• To recognise personal limitations but to work competently within these boundaries

• Reliable, punctual, hard- working, enthusiastic.

• Awareness of specific needs of patients and carers, issues relating to service provision for cancer patients in hospital and the community.

• Empathy with patients and carers involved in tertiary treatments and understanding of their special needs.

Teaching

• Evidence of an interest in teaching and supporting the learning of medical students and/or junior healthcare professionals

• Formal teaching qualification or completion of a recognised teaching course

• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating structured teaching sessions or courses

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

Sponsorship Information

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

• Identity verification

• Right to work check

• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)

• Professional registration and/or qualification check

• Occupational health assessment

• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Kunal Lund Job title Clinical Director and Consultant in Anaesthesia Email address klund@nhs.net