Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Fellow ST1/2 in Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 Months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 387-M8427-AR
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £44,439 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow ST1/2 in Critical Care
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST1/2)
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Job overview
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBWFT) seeks applicants for 12-month Clinical Fellow posts, in Critical Care, at SHO / ST1-2 level to commence August 2026 to meet the increasing demand for critical care services within the trust.
UHBWFT includes the Emergency Departments (ED) of Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI), Bristol Children’s Hospital and Weston General Hospital (WGH). Both BRI and WGH provide intensive care services. This post will be based in the adult BRI ED service and the adult BRI intensive care service. The post provides an ideal opportunity for the successful candidate to work in a busy inner city university hospital which forms part of a large tertiary referral centre for several specialities including cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
This post comprises six months of Intensive Care Medicine and six months of Emergency Medicine. The total duration of the appointment is 12 months.
All BRI Clinical Fellows have an Educational Supervisor, within the relevant department, and access to the 14 Fish portfolio platform provided by the Trust. Successful applicants will have access to full support and advice for career progression.
Salary will be calculated by HR and will be fully compliant with the current national regulations.
Main duties of the job
Intensive Care
The post would be suitable for trainees who have completed Foundation or core speciality training and will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to develop their skills in Intensive Care Medicine. You will join a highly motivated team of medical, nursing and allied health professionals. The full shift rota comprises shifts across the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU), the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) and Critical Care Outreach. You will gain experience in a number of different organ support modes including respiratory, cardiovascular and renal support. The candidate could expect to gain skills in airway management, invasive monitoring and ultrasound. Participation in audit and research is encouraged.
Emergency Medicine
UHBWFT is one of the busiest EDs in the Southwest having over 70,000 adult attendances per year. and of high acuity and reflect the broad spectrum of patients attending an inner-city ED which forms part of a large tertiary referral centre for several specialities including cardiology, with 24 hour PPCI availability, and cardiothoracic surgery.
The post participates in a 24-hour full shift, fully compliant, SHO / ST1-2 rota and benefits from seven day a week consultant cover up until midnight and 24 hour registrar grade support. This post would be ideal for any candidate planning a career in Emergency Medicine, or any acute speciality, and is also suitable for doctors wishing to pursue a career in General Practice.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Managerial
The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the Clinical Director who is responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance
The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including audit. Clinical audit is well established at the BRI and post holders will be required to participate in at least one supervised audit project during the 12-month post
BRI ED is an academic department with an active research programme. The department has a good reputation for teaching and training as evidenced by our recent performance in the GMC Trainee’s survey. We include both traditional and modern (SIM, podcasts, e-learning) teaching methods in our teaching programme which Clinical Fellows are given rostered time to attend.
The ED rota operates a full shift system with a balanced mix of early, middle, late and night shifts.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experiece
Essential criteria
- • Good clinical care
- • Maintaining good medical practice
- • Good relationships and communication with patients
- • Good working relationships with colleagues
- • Good teaching and training
- • Professional behaviour and probity
- • Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients
- • Able to participate as key member of cardiac arrest team
- • Demonstrates good clinical judgement
- • Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. difficult airways, ATLS/APLS, ultrasound)
- • Understands audit and governance processes
Desirable criteria
- • Designed and / or completed audits
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following;
- • A) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English;
- • B) have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
- • Capacity & motivation to take in others’ perspectives & treat others with understanding
- • Capacity to recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping mechanisms
- • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- • Ability to take on administrative roles within the Department
- • Good communication skills
- • Honesty and reliability
- • Ability to work effectively within a team
- • Flexibility
- • Inquiring and critical approach to work
- • Demonstrates initiative
- • Appropriately assertive
- • Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
Desirable criteria
- • A willingness to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- • At least 6 months previous NHS clinical experience (not observing)
- • Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice, at time of application
- • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards
- • Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
- • Fitness to practice is up to date and fit to practice safety
- • No unexplained career gaps
- • At least 24 months’ experience¹ (at FY1/2 level) in appropriate posts
- • Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable criteria
- • MRCP / MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent
- • Other membership, fellowship or diplomas
Additional & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • We are supportive. We’re always there for each other
- • We are respectful. We always look for the best in people
- • We are innovative. We’re full of bright ideas
- • We are collaborative. We do things together
- • Eligibility to work in the UK
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Maisey Bright
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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