Medical

Medical Introduction - Careers

At North Bristol NHS Trust, we have internationally renowned medical teams delivering incredible outcomes for our patients. For many years we have been at the forefront of new medical techniques and innovations, including brain and spinal surgery, joint replacement and the world’s first radar breast imaging system, to name a few. 

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Medical opportunities

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Specialty Doctor & Specialist

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Current Medical Vacancies

Senior Fellow (SpR Level) in Trauma

Job reference
339-MPRDA700
Salary
(£68,677.12 - £78,387.42 including on call commitments)
Salary period
40 hours per week (Full-Time)
Grade
Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed Term - With possible extension to 12 months
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

Orthopaedic trauma services are provided on Level 2 of the Brunel Building at Southmead Hospital. A minimum of 2 trauma lists run Monday to Friday, with one running for a third session. Specialist lists occur almost daily, including orthoplastic a minimum of 3 times per week, and pelvic list once a week. A single trauma list runs on the weekends.

New patient fracture clinics occur 7 days per week, with follow-up clinics 4 days per week. Specialist clinics include orthoplastic, complex trauma and pelvic clinics occur in addition to these. 

Trauma services are provided by a team of consultants for each day of the week. Two consultants are present at weekends.

Consultant: Intensive Care Medicine+/-Anaesthesia+/-Critical Care Transfer Medicine

Job reference
MPLBJ698
Salary
per annum
Salary period
Full time - 10 sessions per week (PAs 10-10.45 dependant upon job plan)
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

The posts will be based in the purpose built 46 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The post holder will have a dedicated ICU week and on-call responsibility to the ICU only. The successful applicants will join a team of 23 Consultant Intensivists, and around 40 Postgraduate Doctors in Training. 

 

Senior Renal Transplant Clinical Fellow

Job reference
MPAARR699
Salary
Per annum
Salary period
Full time - 40 hours per week (in addition the postholder will be paid a supplement for out of hours duty (if applicable).)
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
NA/a
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

The renal transplant team perform an average of 150 transplants a year, including 20 paediatric recipients.

 

We have an active live donor program and provide dialysis access to a large cohort of patients with end-stage renal disease.

 

Several of our surgeons also provide endocrine and hernia surgery, widening the scope of your clinical experience.

 

You will also be part of the emergency general surgical team on an on-call rota, working in admissions, emergency clinic and emergency theatre.

Please see the example timetable within the job description.

Consultant in Palliative Care

Job reference
339-MPMKR687
Salary
per annum pro rata
Salary period
Part time - 7 sessions per week (7 PA job plan)
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

We offer a 6 day ‘on the ground’ service with a Doctor (1 in 6) and CNS on site every Saturday. Outside of this we have a 24/7 (1 in 6) out of hours consultant on call service.

In addition to our clinical work, we are involved in regular teaching to doctors of all grades and of medical students. We have two Clinical Nurse Specialists who work as End-of-Life Practice Education Facilitators to support on-going staff development and support staff to take care of patients at End of Life. The team receives a high volume of visitors from a wide range of disciplines including regular rotation of IMT doctors and medical students.

We have a robust Clinical Governance structure with regular review of incidents relating to palliative and end of life care patients. Themes identified by this process then inform our dynamic audit programme and focus for our educational initiatives across the trust

We are central to the Trust End of Life steering group and regularly feedback about themes affecting patients with palliative and end of life care needs as well as showcase exceptional work and projects being led by other teams in the trust.

There are 6 substantive Consultants all of whom work part-time including the Speciality Lead.

Clinical Fellow ST4+ Gastroenterology

Job reference
339-MPSSK697
Salary
Per annum
Salary period
Full time - 40 hours per week (The post has a full contribution to the medical SpR on call rota.)
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

Gastroenterology and Hepatology inpatients including referrals, ITU and SDEC

Endoscopy training +/- service if wished

Medical registrar level on call 

Attending educational opportunities

Option for developing our research portfolio  

Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist

Job reference
339-MPAARR695
Salary
per annum
Salary period
Full time - 10 PAs
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Locum position initially 6 months with opportunity to extend to 12 months
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

Bristol Breastcare Centre delivers both the screening and symptomatic services across 2 sites in Southmead and Weston General Hospitals. You will have the opportunity to have a varied and interesting job plan taking part in the full range of clinical activities in addition to engaging in teaching and audit activities within the department.

Our clinical team have an excellent track record in supporting and developing colleagues and you will benefit from peer support and career progression to enable your career as an NHS Consultant Breast Radiologist to flourish in one of the leading large teaching hospitals in the country.

Initially joining on a locum basis for 6 months you will have support from the clinical leads and director of screening to establish a set of meaningful objectives and a rewarding job plan, enabling opportunity to work towards a substantive consultant post within the breastcare service.

Our service is well managed to provide you with a rewarding role in a great clinical team as well as respecting and valuing your work-life balance. The work is varied and provides a unique opportunity to work in a bespoke breastcare environment with dedicated provision at 2 sites. There is opportunity for elements of flexible/home working in the job plan and your travel time between sites for delivery of clinical activity is job-planned and paid as well as giving you access to a stimulating and varied clinical environment.

 

SAS Advocate

Job reference
MPSSK692
Salary
PA
Salary period
Part time - 4 hours per week
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Contract
Staff Group
Medical and Dental
Town
Bristol

Description

The successful applicant will work with the Medical Professionals Group (MPG) and Local Negotiating Committees (LNCs) to address issues for SAS doctors and ensure a consistent approach to SAS doctor's professional health and wellbeing is adopted across the Trust. They will be a visible point of contact for SAS doctors in the Trust and provide help and support to SAS doctors as required, and actively promote the SAS grade within clinical divisions, such as Specialty and Specialist grade to grow this workforce group that can support their Medical Workforce Planning objectives.