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Job summary

Main area
Neurosurgery
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (As above)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (Full shift)
Job ref
339-NMSK7532-AF
Employer
North Bristol NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southmead Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
£52,656 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/04/2026 08:00

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Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery F3-ST2

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar

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North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) are working towards merging as one organisation from July 2026. 

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.

Should you join NBT as an employee prior to our organisations merging, your employment will be automatically transferred across to UHBW. Should your employment begin after our two Trusts merge, you will be employed directly by UHBW and therefore UHBW terms and conditions of service will apply 

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.

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Job overview

This post has neither Royal College or Postgraduate approval for training.The post is educationally sound and well supported, with excellent opportunities for gaining experience in the management of critically ill Neurosurgical patients.  Applicants must ensure they are aware of the implications to their career plans when applying for this post . 

Main duties of the job

Clinical fellows will rotate between ward based duties as well as some operating theatre time and Neuro Critical Care duties. This necessitates close liaison and cooperative, flexible working with the other neuroscience junior staff and nurse practitioners. Your main role will be to consolidate the medical supervision and safety of care of the ward-based neurosurgical patients at Southmead Hospital. 

The post-holder will be available to undertake teaching sessions for medical students and junior doctors as required.  In certain circumstances you may be required to cover a colleague’s clinical duties in order that they may deliver teaching sessions.

The postholder will also be involved in audit, supervision of junior staff, research and administration as necessary.

Working for our organisation

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 350,000 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.

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 regional, 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 Trust recently moved the majority of its acute services to the Brunel building, regarded as one of the most advanced hospital facilities in Europe, on the Southmead Hospital site. 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 Department provides a comprehensive elective and emergency neurosurgical service to a population of 2.5 million within the Southwest with additional specialist referrals from the UK and abroad

The Trust has University Teaching status and is associated with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Management of emergency and elective Neurosurgery patients on the ward within the multidisciplinary team

Completion of administration such as discharge summaries, repatriation request forms

Assistance in Neurosurgical theatres

Supervision and teaching of nursing staff and junior SHOs

Neurosurgery clinic attendance and assessment of ward attenders

CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
  1. Must have FULL registration with the General Medical Council.
  2. Particular experience required for appointment
  • MUST have NHS experience 
  • Some experience in neurosurgery, ITU or anaesthetics is desirable, but not essential
  • MRCS is desirable but not essential
  • Previous neurosurgery experience is desirable but not necessary

3. The passing of a medical examination is a condition of appointment of all practitioners within the scope of the National Health Service Superannuation Scheme.

Person specification

Experience and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NHS Experience
  • Completion of foundation years or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • MRCS
  • Research and experience in Neurosurgery

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Reiko Ashida
Job title
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0117 505050
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