Job overview

This application is for the post of Trust Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at University College Hospitals NHS Trust. The post is offered on a 12-month fixed term basis starting 4th February 2026 and ending on 2nd February 2027 and provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven candidate to join a progressive and dynamic department. They will contribute to developing our goals of clinical excellence, training of the highest quality in Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine and world class research. 

We offer a wide range of clinical fellowships, supervised by experts in their field. These include:

1) *Regional Anaesthesia 
2) *Airway 
3) Thoracic Anaesthesia 
4) Complex Major Surgery/Bariatrics 
5) *Obstetric Anaesthesia 
6) Clinical Fellowship in Prehabilitation and Preoperative Optimization 
7) Education Fellowship (separate application, please contact Lead if interested)

Subspecialty posts may be limited or full for this start date (marked *) and you may be offered an alternative, including a General post. Bespoke fellowships may be accommodated, dependent on availability.

Main duties of the job

The post is for a clinical fellowship and will involve a majority of clinical sessions in the chosen fellowship. This will be combined with sessions in other areas of personal interest and department needs. Fellows will also be given the opportunity to run appropriate elective lists independently to build their practice. 

The post provides half a day per week for research, education and management. Fellows will be encouraged and expected to contribute to the department by engaging in QI, audits, teaching or research, and will be supported to do so. The candidate sought will be self-driven and proactive. 

On call commitments are typical 1 in 9, covering theatres and/or the labour ward. Where the on call rota is full, an alternative rota will apply – this will be discussed beforehand should it apply. 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

·         University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)  

·         National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  

·         Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital  

·         Eastman Dental Hospital  

·         Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine  

·         University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre  

·         The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  

·         University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.  

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.