Medical

We are proud to support Postgraduate Doctors during their placements with us.

We offer a wide range of educational and well-being support through our Postgraduate Medical Education team which is headed up by our Director of Medical Education and Medical Education Manager.

Our dedicated Foundation Team manage the in-house teaching programme for first and second year foundation doctors (Junior Doctors). In addition, there is the Internal Medicine Training programmes and surgical teaching.

All of our programmes are open to all doctors who are in a structured programme as well as our Clinical Fellows who work in the Trust.

At North Bristol NHS Trust, we can offer experience working in a wide range of specialties whilst providing access to comprehensive support and training.

As a new Consultant within our Trust, you will receive a comprehensive induction and onboarding schedule which will include access to a mentor, and our New Consultant Programme, where we will give you the opportunity to network with other consultant who are new to the Trust, meet and develop key working relationships with members of the Office of the Medical Director as well as other Executive members. In addition, we offer all our consultants a generous study leave package comprising of up to 30 days over three years and up to £1000 per year study leave budget.

Our consultants provide compassionate leadership to their clinical teams and are responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff. Where appropriate, our consultants are also named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

Our Clinical Fellows develop and contribute to the continuing education, professional development, audit and research within our Trust and work with the consultants and other specialist registrar colleagues to integrate into the existing team.

These roles could be used to help improve doctors' chances to return to Specialty training, help complete a CESR programme within their chosen specialty or for trainees who are taking a planned year out of training.

All Clinical Fellow roles are advertised on our website with details of accreditation obtained.

Specialty Doctors have at least four years of postgraduate experience, two of which are in the chosen specialty. Therefore, Specialty Doctors can enter these posts having varying levels of experience and seniority which allows them to gain experience and promotion within the grade itself. 

The Specialist grade was introduced in April 2021, to give Doctors the opportunity for more seniority, promotion and independent practice outside of the Consultant grade. Specialists require a minimum of 12 years of medical work, 6 of which at Specialty Doctor grade. 

North Bristol NHS Trust have numerous Specialty Doctors & Specialists is most departments and specialities such as Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Plastic Surgery & NICU.