Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow ST3+
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On call commitments.)
- Job ref
- 387-M2596-DY
- Employer
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bristol Royal Infirmary & Weston General Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £65,048 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dermatology Clinical Fellow
Clinical Fellow ST3+
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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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Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join the Dermatology team working within Medicine, in the BRI with the opportunity to work at Weston General Hospital. The successful applicant will work with the Dermatology team and be predominantly responsible for providing care for Dermatology patients.
The post holder will be based at the Bristol Dermatology Centre, Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) working alongside a large consultant body and specialist nursing teams.
We are one of the regional training centres for dermatology. We provide a full range of dermatology services for the local population, as well as regional services in paediatric dermatology, phototherapy, psychodermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, contact dermatitis, and skin lymphoma. We are also a provider of teledermatology services.
Bristol Dermatology Centre is a self-contained facility and includes phototherapy and contact dermatitis suites, a treatment area, skin surgery theatres, and clinical rooms, together with administration and consultant offices.
Part of this role includes attendance at skin cancer MDT’s, Histology review meetings and complex case meetings (Combined Clinic) and review of ward patients.
1.0 WTE 12M Fixed Term Clinical Fellow Locations may vary between, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Dermatology Centre, Weston General Hospital and South Bristol Community Centre.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Fellow post available is detailed below and will be available to start from October 2025.
Outpatient Clinic: The post holder will contribute to consultant led Dermatology clinics.
Clinical Management: The post holder is expected to take a full role in the delivery of the Trust wide agenda for Governance. The Trust believes in an open learning environment with clear risk management strategy that allows innovation and improvement in care whilst placing patient safety at the center of our values. The post holder will take an active part in the department/specialty strategy.
Patient Care: The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care.
Management and leadership responsibilities: The post holder is expected to help with the smooth.
Non-clinical training and responsibilities: Day to day clinical responsibilities are seen to be a significant part of the training offered to Clinical fellows, and opportunities are taken for informal clinical teaching as / when appropriate. All doctors are expected to undertake audit and to make a regular contribution to the Departmental academic programme. There is an excellent Trust Education Centre including library facilities. Opportunities exist for participation in clinical research and there are regular clinical trials and research governance meetings. Laboratory experience is available within the department.
Working for our organisation
Our team of dermatologists includes 13.03 whole time equivalent Consultants plus an Associate Specialist. The Bristol Dermatology Department is a large teaching hospital department providing a full range of dermatological services for our local population as well as a regional service in paediatric dermatology, phototherapy, contact dermatitis, skin lymphoma and inpatients. This is an undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Trust.
What you’ll love about working here
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ - our staff are proud to deliver excellent care. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare, 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.
A digital exemplar-
Sustainable healthcare - We have joined the international movement to declare a climate emergency, recognising the impact climate change is having on the world. 2030.
Diversity & Inclusion
A core principle of the Trust is to ensure that patients and staff are treated with dignity and respect.
‘Committed to inclusion in everything we do’ is the ambition set out in the Trust’s Workforce Diversity & Inclusion Strategy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Refer to job description
The duties are intended to be an outline only and will subject to review depending on experience and changing demands in healthcare.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to Dermatology
- Up to date Knowledge and experience of dermatology
- Strong IT Skills
- Risk Management awareness and able to assess clinical risk
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in dermatology
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complement those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the trust service strategy
Additional and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues
- Good knowledge of, and ability to use spoken and written English
- Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on and individual basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
- Ability to be a flexible team member
Qualitication and Training
Essential criteria
- Professional GMC Registration and appropriate qualifications
- MRCP part 1 and 2
Desirable criteria
- High academic qualifications eg MSc, MD or phD
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Shalini Narayan
- Job title
- Consultant Dermatology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Candidates wishing to visit the hospitals may do so and should make their arrangements with:
Dr Louise Newell & Dr Debbie Shipley, joint clinically leads and Dr Shalini Narayan, Clinically Fellow Specialty Tutor, Bristol Royal Infirmary Tel: 0117 3422770 or by email to [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]
Interviews (in-person): Proposed 22nd September 2025
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