Junior Clinical Fellow in ICU | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

This is an opportunity for a junior clinical fellow to join the team in ICU at Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, providing resident cover. Initially posts will be offered for 6 months but may be extended to 1 year by agreement and depending on satisfactory performance and vacancies. We would like to offer rotations to other sites as vacancies allow. The ICU trust doctor would be expected to join the resident grade tier of doctors who provide cover for the unit.

The successful applicant will join a team of 14 Residents (SHOs) and up to 14 Middle Grade (Registrars) colleagues. When on duty for ICU the resident will review and manage patients on the ICU under the supervision of the registrar or consultant.

We will also be appointing to one junior clinical fellow role with an interest in research as part of this interview process.This is an exciting opportunity for an anaesthetic or ICM speciality doctor or trainee with a strong interest in research in ICM, to join the team at Hammersmith Hospital ICU & actively participate in the research & academic activities of the department. The post would suit speciality doctors at senior clinical fellow level, wishing to obtain or further existing experience in research. The post affords supervision, competencies & dedicated research time commensurate with the requirements for special skills training in academic research for ICM training.

The department participates in numerous NIHR portfolio trials and studies. Research interests include basic, translational & clinical research pertaining to ARDS, sepsis and multi-organ failure including acute kidney injury. It is anticipated that research output from this post will be suitable for national &/or international presentation & publication in peer reviewed journals. Overall responsibility & supervision for the post will be from Dr Sanooj Soni, Consultant in ICM.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Clinical – Responsibility for the day-to-day management of all patients on ICU West / GICU in conjunction with the Intensive Care registrar and consultant. A full ward round with the MDT is held each morning and a secondary clinical round every evening, including holidays and weekends

2. Administrative and governance – consistent with the clinical activities of the post. The post holder will be required to participate in the departments and wider directorate’s clinical governance activities.

3. Education – Active participation in the postgraduate education programme which is open to and regularly attended by the entire MDT working on ICU West. Expectation of progress and development in special interest.

4. Research / Quality Improvement / Non-clinical interest – Opportunities to be discussed with the educational supervisor after appointment. Research special interest posts will be expected to meet productivity metrics as set out by the supervisor.

This advert closes on Friday 15 May 2026