Job overview

The Bristol Urology Institute are looking to appoint a Clinical Fellow (ST3+), to commence in June 2024.

It is desirable that candidates have experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent.

All posts are regarded as being Trustwide, but the base hospital will be Weston General Hospital (Please note that the base could change as a consequence of clinical requirements)

Please note that North Bristol Trust will not pay any interview or relocation expenses. 

Main duties of the job

Clinical experience

• This post is best suited to a trainee wishing to gain core urology experience. This may suit an individual wanting to apply for future ST3 Urology or CESR.
• The post holder will participate in an on call rota and will be responsible for the day to day management of ward patients.
• The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the service activities in the department.

Research

½ day dedicated research session is provided for all fellows. There are several ongoing research projects and fellows are expected to participate in these projects, successfully publish, as well as undertaking at least one audit project during their training.

 Teaching

The Bristol Urological Institute has an active teaching programme and Fellows and Registrars are expected to actively participate in this activity. 

The post holder will be available to undertake teaching sessions for medical students and junior doctors as required. In certain circumstances you may be required to cover a colleague’s clinical duties in order that they may deliver teaching sessions.

Courses/Training/Journal/Clubs/Lunchtime meetings

Weston/Southmead:

• Weekly cancer multidisciplinary team meetings
• Grand Rounds – Regular postgraduate lectures
• Weekly X-ray meeting

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest trusts in the country. Last year the Trust treated over 100,000 inpatients, over 35,000 outpatients, 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies. It employs more than 9,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.

The Trust provides Medical, Surgical, Neonatal and Maternity Care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Renal Medicine and Transplant and Urology and is the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.

The health service in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire is being remodelled to concentrate on acute facilities and where appropriate to provide more care close to patient homes through a network community hospitals and facilities. The Trust recently moved the majority of its acute services to the Brunel Building, regarded as one of the best hospital facilities in Europe, on the Southmead Hospital Site. At Southmead Hospital, we also have our excellent maternity and women’s health services, the Bristol Breast Care Centre and the Trust’s Severn Pathology service.

The Trust has University Teaching status and is associated with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.