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Main area
Paediatrics Young Person’s Gender Service (CYPGS) and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
387-WC1864-KL
Employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Bridge 2nd Floor, Central Health Clinic,
Town
Bristol
Salary
£67,325 - £76,582 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/09/2026 23:59

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Clinical Fellow in CYPGS and SARC

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

We are looking for an exceptional, thoughtful and dynamic clinical fellow with 
at least 4 years’ experience in paediatrics who wants to enhance their 
communication and multidisciplinary skills by joining the children and young 
person’s gender service AND the Paediatric sexual assault referral centre 
team for a unique training opportunity. 
This is a less than full time post (30 hours a week) with no on call requirement 
for a fixed term of 12 months.  The post is a hybrid post. 50% of the role will 
be within the South West CYPGS: one of 4 national centres providing tertiary 
level care to children and young people. 50% of the role will be within the 
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Paediatric): one of two regional centres in the 
South West providing medical and forensic care to children and young people 
who have been sexually harmed or in whom sexual harm is suspected. 
Both roles involve high level multidisciplinary working in a supportive and well 
supervised environment. The role is suited to an experienced paediatric 
clinician or senior paediatric trainee with a passion and interest in holistic 
assessment and formulation, safeguarding, adolescent healthcare and trauma 
informed working.   
The post may be suitable as OOPE/OOPT from run –through training with the 
appropriate deanery permissions and the successful post holder will be 
supported to apply for these if applicable

Main duties of the job

The post will be dual site based.  The SARC element will be based on the 
second floor of the Central Health Clinic, Tower Hill, Bristol and is co-located 
with the Sexual Health service Yuno. 
The CYPGS will be based within the CYPGS service, this is currently 
delivered mainly from St James Court in Bristol but is anticipated to be largely 
delivered from the new site at Patchway early  2027.  
The post holder will be supervised and supported by both a consultant 
paediatrician within the SARC service (Paediatric lead) and a consultant 
paediatrician within the CYPGS service (Lead paediatrician), the Clinical 
Director and the Clinical Lead of the CYPGS 

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.  

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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.  

 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

 

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Minimum 4 years post graduate experience in Paediatrics.
  • Knowledge of and compliance with child and adult safeguarding procedures
  • Knowledge of the Cass Review, the NHS England intervention plan and the CYPGS Service Specification 2026
  • Good clinical judgement
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in the management of people who have experienced maltreatment/child abuse/sexual harm
  • Experience in any of the following areas: Gynaecology, Genito-Urinary medicine Reproductive & Sexual Health/contraceptive provision, clinical Forensic Medicine, A&E, psychiatry, general practice,
  • Previous involvement with Strategy discussions/meetings, multi-agency discussions
  • Previous Court attendances as a professional witness
  • Experience in completing holistic assessments of a child/young person and their families including understanding of potential contributing factors such as neurodiversity, social situation and adverse childhood experiences.
  • Experience in assessment of puberty and use of Tanner staging.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
  • Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload
  • Willingness to work in a children’s service explicitly established to implement the Cass Review.
  • Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
  • Willingness to travel to and work at other sites necessitated by the role
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching
  • Teaching skills course/ formal teaching qualification

Additional and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Fluent English speaker
  • Enthusiasm for multi-professional working, discussion and collaboration
  • Awareness of personal limitations and the importance of self-care
  • Participation in continuing professional development (CPD)
  • Positive approach to evidence based practice and evidence of this
  • Medical Indemnity (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
  • IT skills on all Microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
  • Publication of relevant review articles or case reports or peer reviewed research papers
  • Good clinical practise accreditation
  • Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of sexual health, child health or the safeguarding of adults and children

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered with GMC (UK)
  • Registerable medical qualification (MBChB or equivalent)
  • MRCPCH/FRCPCH
  • Medical Indemnity (MPS/MDU/MDDUS)
Desirable criteria
  • Other relevant qualification (e.g. BSc or DFSRH)
  • Level 3 safeguarding training
  • Training in Trauma Informed Practice
  • Good Clinical Practise certification

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michelle Cutland
Job title
Clinical Director - Regional Director
Email address
[email protected]
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