20 Oct
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol
Job description
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We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
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Clinical Fellow (ST3+) in Paediatric Surgery and Urology
The department is seeking senior clinical fellow (ST3 +) for 1 year period from April 2025 on the registrar rota for paediatric surgery and urology.
The Department is the regional tertiary referral centre for paediatric surgery and also provides non-specialist surgery for the Bristol conurbation.
Paediatric Surgery, BCH : The work involves care for all children admitted to the Children’s hospital including general surgery, oncological and gastrointestinal surgery and urology.
Neonatal Surgery, St Michael’s : The work involves the surgical care of infants undergoing surgery, working in co-operation with the neonatologists who staff NICU.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to a non-resident standard on-call rota with 8 other ST3+ trainees.
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust,
committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones.
Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Documented experience in paediatric and neonatal surgery
- Previous publications
Desirable criteria
- Previous LATs in paediatric surgery
- Experience in neonatal care
- Previous research experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of operative ability in the general surgery of childhood
- Evidence of ability to perform practical procedures on children and neonates such as Venous cannulation
Desirable criteria
Evidence of neonatal surgical experience
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- FRCS / MRCS
- APLS / ATLS
Desirable criteria
- FRCS (Paed Surg)
- Intercalated degree
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
- The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
- UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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