Post CCT Fellow in Anaesthesia | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,425 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7354972/387-S4972-AF |
Summary
Have you nearly finished your anaesthetic training? Are you wanting to expand your skills in subspecialty areas? Are you looking to work in a thriving tertiary referral teaching hospital?
Applications are invited for three appointments to the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Post-CCT Fellowship Programme in Anaesthesia. Posts are available from December 2025 (one), May 2026 (one) September 2026 (one) and December 2026 (one).
Bristol is the largest city in the Southwest of England, with excellent transport links to London (1hr 15min by train) and Cardiff (30min by train). There is easy access to the coastlines of Devon, Cornwall and South Wales as well as other areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Mendips, Cotswolds, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Brecon Beacons. Bristol has an international airport allowing easy access to other European destinations.
For further information please download the job description. For informal enquiries, please email Dr Penelope Geens (Post CCT Fellowship programme director) penelope.geens@uhbw.nhs.uk.
The successful candidates may choose from fellowships specialising in Perioperative medicine, Thoracics, Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology, Upper GI surgery and Head and Neck anaesthesia. Combination fellowships of two subspecialties of 6 months each are possible. The Fellow will take part in the second on call rota with responsibility for supervising junior colleagues on both the general and obstetric rota. These posts are designed as an ideal opportunity for developing clinical and management experience in preparation for applying for a Consultant post. In addition to their clinical duties; the Fellow will be encouraged to develop their advanced teaching skills, lead service development and quality improvement projects and complete publications and posters for presentation at national meetings. The posts require full registration with GMC and completion of CCT or equivalent. Please note these posts are not part of the MTI scheme.
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 Specifications for further details of this position.
This advert closes on Friday 1 Aug 2025
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