Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Urology / Orthopaedic Surgery
| Posting date: | 09 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6296603/387-WC-6985-DF |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Applications are invited for two posts of clinical fellow in paediatric surgery and one post in paediatric orthopaedic surgery contributing to the paediatric surgery on call rota, based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
- Two starting from August 2024 for 12 months (full time paediatric surgery/ urology)
- One starting from August 2024 for 6 months (full time paediatric surgery/urology)
- One from August 2024 for 12 months (daytime paediatric orthopaedic with on call duties in paediatric surgery/urology)
These 4 jobs are suitable for doctors from foundation to CT2/ST2 level wishing to gain experience in either paediatric surgery and/or paediatric orthopaedic surgery. There is flexibility to create a combined post of paediatric surgery and paediatric orthopaedic surgery over 12 months if appointed candidates would prefer this combination.
The paediatric surgery/ urology post provides excellent exposure to all areas of general and specialist paediatric surgery. The neonatal medicine and neonatal surgery intensive care unit is based at St Michael’s Hospital, which is in close proximity to Bristol Children’s Hospital.
The paediatric orthopaedic post offers lots of learning opportunities with a daily trauma meeting reviewing acute admissions. There is the possibility to attend trauma clinic and theatre lists.
You will work in a well supervised unit and will learn how to manage children with a variety of surgical conditions. You will be involved in looking after all children admitted to the Children’s Hospital under the care of the Paediatric Surgeons, including children with oncology, thoracic, gastrointestinal, urology, and neonatal conditions. You will be welcome to scrub in theatres and can learn some basic surgical procedures such as hernia repair and appendicectomy. The 8 consultants all have at least 1 clinic a week and there is opportunity to attend these. In paediatric orthopaedic surgery you have the opportunity to attend fracture clinics and theatre lists.
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.
For further information on this vacancy, please refer to the Job Description document attached or contact the team.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024
Applications are invited for two posts of clinical fellow in paediatric surgery and one post in paediatric orthopaedic surgery contributing to the paediatric surgery on call rota, based at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
- Two starting from August 2024 for 12 months (full time paediatric surgery/ urology)
- One starting from August 2024 for 6 months (full time paediatric surgery/urology)
- One from August 2024 for 12 months (daytime paediatric orthopaedic with on call duties in paediatric surgery/urology)
These 4 jobs are suitable for doctors from foundation to CT2/ST2 level wishing to gain experience in either paediatric surgery and/or paediatric orthopaedic surgery. There is flexibility to create a combined post of paediatric surgery and paediatric orthopaedic surgery over 12 months if appointed candidates would prefer this combination.
The paediatric surgery/ urology post provides excellent exposure to all areas of general and specialist paediatric surgery. The neonatal medicine and neonatal surgery intensive care unit is based at St Michael’s Hospital, which is in close proximity to Bristol Children’s Hospital.
The paediatric orthopaedic post offers lots of learning opportunities with a daily trauma meeting reviewing acute admissions. There is the possibility to attend trauma clinic and theatre lists.
You will work in a well supervised unit and will learn how to manage children with a variety of surgical conditions. You will be involved in looking after all children admitted to the Children’s Hospital under the care of the Paediatric Surgeons, including children with oncology, thoracic, gastrointestinal, urology, and neonatal conditions. You will be welcome to scrub in theatres and can learn some basic surgical procedures such as hernia repair and appendicectomy. The 8 consultants all have at least 1 clinic a week and there is opportunity to attend these. In paediatric orthopaedic surgery you have the opportunity to attend fracture clinics and theatre lists.
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.
For further information on this vacancy, please refer to the Job Description document attached or contact the team.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024
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