Senior Clinical Fellow - Major Trauma

Senior Clinical Fellow - Major Trauma

The closing date is 26 January 2026. We are recruiting to a 12 month Specialist Fellow in Major Trauma in Adult Critical Care at Nottingham University Hospitals starting in August 2026.

The post is open to all applicants who meet the essential criteria as detailed in the person specification. It is open to all doctors who hold Full/limited registration with the GMC and have successfully completed foundation year 2 training plus a further 2 years in the acute specialities (must have at least 24 months of UK Anaesthesia experience).

The successful candidate would spend 50% of time developing a specialist interest in Major Trauma with opportunities for research, education, quality improvement and development of clinical expertise/skills related to major trauma.

Suitable applicants will be offered opportunity to become faculty on the NUH Trauma, Anaesthesia, Resuscitation and Simulated Care Course and supported in applying for a place on the European Trauma Course.

Main duties of the job Clinical

The successful candidate will:

• Participate in the 1 in 8 airway rota across both QMC and NCH campus critical care units to maximise clinical experience.
• Perform daily reviews on ICU patients and present findings on the MDT ward round, with a focus on our major trauma patient population within adult critical care.
• In conjunction with the consultant support, make the clinical decision for junior medical and nursing staff as the senior member of the critical care team.
• Review critically unwell patients outside of critical care.
• Admit, stabilise and formulate an initial management plan for critically unwell adults.
• Competently initiate ventilation, use vasopressors, insert CVC and arterial lines and be able to transfer the critically unwell patient.

Other Responsibilities

At least one day per week allocated to major trauma which includes participation in clinical duties, service improvement and education.

Attending trauma calls and with appropriate direct supervision and training:

• Perform high quality primary surveys of low, medium, and high injury severity triage patients.
• Resuscitate the unstable major trauma patient.
• Coordinate the initial management of a patient with a high injury severity score as they transition between departments.
• Support the learning and development of other members of the critical care team.
• Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement.

About us

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen's Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We provide a range of national and internationally recognised specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes. We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging. As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

Person Specification Communication and relationship skills

• Evidence of good written communication, successful team worker, sensitivity to needs of patients and colleagues.
• Evidence of formal Human Factors training.

Training and qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Successful completion of FY2 training in an NHS setting.
• Primary examination in Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Medicine ATLS or equivalent trauma course.
• ALS or equivalent accredited life support course.
• ATLS or equivalent trauma course.

Experience

• Two years of post foundation training in acute specialities (Anaesthesia, Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine or ICM) in an NHS hospital.
• Completion of Stage 1 Anaesthesia or ICM training or equivalence formally signed off with ROCA/FFICM Stage Certificate.
• Ability to stabilise the deteriorating patient including intubation and initiation of organ support.
• Evidence of competence in clinical tasks.
• Two years' experience of anaesthesia in the UK.
• Twelve months experience of internal medicine in the UK.
• Twelve months of previous critical care medicine in the UK.
• Stage 2 Anaesthesia or ICM Trainee Completion of Audit Cycle/QIP.
• Published research.
• Other evidence of academic achievement including additional qualifications, prizes.
• Competence in bronchoscopy, lung ultrasound, focused echocardiography.

Analytical and judgement skills

• Evidence of continuous career development, including evidence of attendance at meetings/courses.
• Attendance at meetings/courses/membership of professional bodies.
• Evidence of having completed a Leadership or Management Course.

Other requirements

• Punctuality, professional appearance and attitudes consistent with GMC guidelines.
• Values and behaviours in line with NUH standards.
• Demonstrates non medical interests/activities. Has experience of leading, designing or recruiting to research project.
• Completed GCP training.
• Experience of leading, designing or recruiting to research project.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.