Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Locum 6 Month Post)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (40 hours per week Weekend allowance 4% (1:6.5) Night premium 5:30)
- Job ref
- 287-RSUR-67-25
- Employer
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool University Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum (Weekend allowance 4% (1:6.5) Night premium 5:30)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/05/2025
Employer heading

Anaesthetic Clinical Fellow
Clinical Fellow
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a large university teaching hospital and tertiary referral centre with a stimulating and challenging case-mix.
The appointment will be for 6 months but may be extended for further 6 months. The post can be tailored to educational needs and will allow the candidate to develop clinical and non-technical skills in anaesthesia with emphasis on high-risk patients undergoing complex surgery and perioperative medicine including risk stratification, pre-optimisation and management of co-morbidity.
Main duties of the job
Duties are for perioperative care to support both elective and emergency care across the newly formed trust. The post is partially to replace recently vacated post plus to increase capacity for a covid backlog.
The duties will be a combination of solo lists with designated local indirect supervision, and combined list with a consultant. in addition oncall with either direct senior trainee support or direct or indirect consultant support which can be discussed in more detail at interview or pre interview contact
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Example Job plan
Monday |
RLUH |
Emergencies |
08:00 – 20:00 |
Tuesday |
BGH/RLUH |
Elective theatre list |
08:00 – 18:00 |
Wednesday |
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|
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Thursday |
BGH/RLUH |
Elective theatre list |
08:00 – 18:00 |
Friday |
BGH/RLUH |
Elective theatre list |
08:00 – 18:00 |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- At least 2 years’ experience in clinical anaesthesia and/or critical care medicine
- Full GMC registration
- MB ChB or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- High standard of clinical skills and expertise
- ALS training
Desirable criteria
- ATLS training or equivalent
- More than 2 years in NHS experience
- 1 year NHS experience
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in bed-side and class-room teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching non-medical professionals
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Initiative and ability to co-ordinate teams
- Leadership potential
Personality
Essential criteria
- Ability to cope with stressful situations, and work as a team
- Enthusiasm to support others
- Well-organised, good time-management
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Participation in clinical audit and/or service improvement projects
- Participation in reflective practice and incident reporting processes
- Evidence of life-long learning
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in research projects relevant to anaesthesia, critical care or pain medicine
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Peter Delve
- Job title
- Anaestheic Lead for Royal and Broadgreen Site
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01517062430
- Additional information
Prospective candidates may arrange to see Dr Peter Delve Clinical Lead for Royal and BGH site , 0151 706 2430 or Dr Penny Edmondson Anaesthetic Lead for Fellows 0151 706 2430 . Alternatively, they may discuss the post over the phone.
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