Consultant Paediatric Surgeon | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7338979/387-WC8979DF |
Summary
This for a Locum 12-month full-time post within the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The successful candidate would be expected to offer a full-time commitment to elective paediatric surgery, together with a commitment to emergency surgery admissions on a 1:9 basis. The job will be paid at 11 PA’s per week.
The elective workload will include patients recruited through out-patient and in-patient referral. All Consultants see patients in regional outpatient clinics throughout the South West, as well as within Bristol Hospitals (BCH, Southmead, Weston and South Bristol). Regional clinics include Barnstaple, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth, Swindon, Taunton, Torbay, Truro and Yeovil, and the precise allocation of clinics will be determined following discussion with the other Consultant Paediatric Surgeons.
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.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position
This advert closes on Friday 25 Jul 2025
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