Job summary
Job overview
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest trusts in the country. Last year the Trust treated over 100,000 inpatients, over 35,000 outpatients, 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies. It employs more than 9,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million (2015-2016).
The Trust provides Medical, Surgical, Neonatal and Maternity Care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides sub regional, regional and supra regional services in Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, Pathology, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Renal Medicine and Transplant and Urology and is the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.
The health service in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire is being remodelled to concentrate on acute facilities and where appropriate to provide more care close to patient homes through a network community hospitals and facilities. The Trust currently delivers these services from a new hospital on the Southmead site that open in May 2014. At Southmead Hospital, we also have our excellent maternity and women's health services, the Bristol Breast Care Centre and the Trust's Severn Pathology Service.
The Trust has University Teaching status and is associated with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Plastics surgery Clinical Fellow
The Clinical Fellow (ST3+/SpR Level) rotates to a particular Consultant or Consultants within the Department on a 6 month rotation.
Most of the commitments are at Southmead or the Bristol Children's Hospital.
This is a very busy department. The successful candidate will be exposed to trauma as well as elective plastic surgery procedures. The department deals with hand and lower limb trauma as well as facial soft injury tissues. We are the Paediatric Burns Centre and Regional Burns Unit for the South West. The Cleft Lip and Palate unit is located at the Bristol Children's Hospital.
The job will cover ward, out-patients and theatre duties.
There will be a rotation to the Bristol Children Hospital and will cover all aspects of Paediatric Plastic Surgery except Hypospadias Surgery currently performed by Paediatric Urologists.
About us
Working for your organisation
NBT Cares. It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive - our organisational values.
And our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework - a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Plastics surgery Clinical Fellow
The Clinical Fellow (ST3+/SpR Level) rotates to a particular Consultant or Consultants within the Department on a 6 month rotation.
Most of the commitments are at Southmead or the Bristol Childrens Hospital.
This is a very busy department. The successful candidate will be exposed to trauma as well as elective plastic surgery procedures. The department deals with hand and lower limb trauma as well as facial soft injury tissues. We are the Paediatric Burns Centre and Regional Burns Unit for the South West. The Cleft Lip and Palate unit is located at the Bristol Childrens Hospital.
The job will cover ward, out-patients and theatre duties.
There will be a rotation to the Bristol Children Hospital and will cover all aspects of Paediatric Plastic Surgery except Hypospadias Surgery currently performed by Paediatric Urologists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Plastics surgery Clinical Fellow
The Clinical Fellow (ST3+/SpR Level) rotates to a particular Consultant or Consultants within the Department on a 6 month rotation.
Most of the commitments are at Southmead or the Bristol Childrens Hospital.
This is a very busy department. The successful candidate will be exposed to trauma as well as elective plastic surgery procedures. The department deals with hand and lower limb trauma as well as facial soft injury tissues. We are the Paediatric Burns Centre and Regional Burns Unit for the South West. The Cleft Lip and Palate unit is located at the Bristol Childrens Hospital.
The job will cover ward, out-patients and theatre duties.
There will be a rotation to the Bristol Children Hospital and will cover all aspects of Paediatric Plastic Surgery except Hypospadias Surgery currently performed by Paediatric Urologists.
Person Specification
Education/Training
Essential
- MBBS
- Full Registration with the GMC with license to practice
Desirable
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS)
Work Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience including 2 years as SHO in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential
- Plastic surgery experience at ST2 level or above
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience in audit projects
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake further research
Person Specification
Education/Training
Essential
- MBBS
- Full Registration with the GMC with license to practice
Desirable
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS)
Work Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 4 years postgraduate experience including 2 years as SHO in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential
- Plastic surgery experience at ST2 level or above
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience in audit projects
- Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Proven teaching ability
- Willingness to undertake further research
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
