Job overview

Applications are invited for a permanent post of Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Bristol Heart Institute. We are looking for an experienced and outstanding individual to join our existing team.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals in the heart of Bristol, a vibrant and culturally diverse city named the most sustainable city in the UK in 2021 and awarded the European Green Capital Award in 2015.   Our staff offer over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites.  We provide general medical and emergency services to the local population of Central and South Bristol, and a broad range of specialist services across a region that extends from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, into South Wales and beyond.  We are one of the country's largest acute NHS Trusts with an annual income of over £500 million.

 

The Bristol Heart Institute was opened in 2009 and it delivers 1100-1200 adult cardiac operations on an annual basis.  You will be joining an outstanding and dynamic team of surgeons with an international clinical and academic reputation. Our centre specialises in the whole range of modern adult cardiac surgery procedures. There are 4 fully equipped modern cardiac surgery theatres, of which one is hybrid (shared with Cardiology). Critical care support is provided within a state-of-the-art  24 bedded Critical Care facility staffed by dedicated cardiac intensive care specialists.

Main duties of the job

This post will offer excellent clinical, teaching, governance and research facilities with possibilities to contribute and/or lead to develop/consolidate our surgical service in adult cardiac surgery to the highest level.

Applicants must have GMC registration, possess FRCS (CTh-UK) or equivalent having completed a higher surgical training programme in Cardiothoracic Surgery and show robust log book evidence of their surgical experience. 

 

Shortlisting details and interview arrangements will be communicated via email therefore please ensure you check your email account regularly following the closing date. Interviews will be held on the 1^st Sept 2025.

 

For an informal discussion please contact Mr Eltayeb Mohamed Ahmed 

 

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 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 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 in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.