Job overview

UNIVERISTY HOPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Bristol Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery (SpR LEVEL)

Applications are invited for a highly motivated individual. The post is for a period of 12 months in the first instance to commence as soon as possible.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic and thriving group of hospitals in the heart of Bristol, a vibrant and culturally diverse city. Our staff offer over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites. We provide general medical and emergency services to the local population of Central and South Bristol, and a broad range of specialist services across a region that extends from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, into South Wales and beyond. We are one of the country's largest acute NHS Trusts with an annual income of over £500 million.

Main duties of the job

This post will join a team is part of a new investment in our junior medical workforce and will be based in the Bristol Heart Institute. The new Bristol Heart Institute was opened in 2009 and it delivers 1500-1600 adult cardiac operations on an annual basis. You will be joining a dynamic team of surgeons with an international clinical and academic reputation. Our centre specialises in the whole range of adult cardiac surgery with the exception of transplantation and ventricular assist devices. There are 5 fully equipped modern cardiac surgery theatres, of which one is hybrid (shared with Cardiology). Critical care support is provided within a modern 19 bedded Critical Care area staffed by dedicated cardiac intensive care specialists.

This post will offer excellent clinical, teaching and research facilities with possibilities to develop/consolidate your surgical expertise in all areas of cardiac surgery.

Applicants must have GMC registration by the starting date, possess MRCS (UK) or equivalent and have completed at least 4 years of higher surgical training in cardiac surgery.

Working for our organisation

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.