Paediatric General Surgery and Urology Registrar ST3+
Senior Clinical Fellow
Main area Paediatric Surgery and Urology Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Start date October 2025) Hours Part time - 32 hours per week Job ref 387-WC7139-DH
Site Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol Salary £65,048 - £73,992 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/09/2025 23:59
As an organisation we 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.
The department is seeking senior clinical fellow (ST3 +) for 1 year period from 1 st of October 2025 on the registrar rota for paediatric surgery and urology.
This is the regional tertiary referral centre for paediatric surgery in the South-West of England and also provides non-specialist surgery for the Bristol conurbation.
Paediatric Surgery, BRHC: The work involves care for all children admitted to the Children’s hospital including general surgery, oncological and gastrointestinal surgery and urology.
Neonatal Surgery, St Michael’s: The work involves the surgical care of infants undergoing surgery, working in co-operation with the neonatologists who staff NICU.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to a non-resident standard on-call rota with 8 other ST3+ trainees.
Main duties of the job
The post involves working for the Consultants as part of the non-resident standard on-call rota.
Undergraduate medical Students;
The post is a teaching hospital and therefore the teaching of students on wards rounds and outpatient clinics forms part of the daily routine. There may the opportunity to undertake certain formal teaching commitments.
Postgraduate Medical Staff:
Postgraduate teaching of medical staff will be subject to paragraph 166 of the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital medical and Dental Staff, but is a normal part of the duties of this post to instruct junior staff under supervision.
Nurses and Other Staff:
On occasions a practitioner may be asked to give lectures to nurses (fees are payable in accordance with paragraph 165 Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital medical and Dental Staff).
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, with a workforce of over 13,000 staff and 100+ different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a population of over 500,000 people across Bristol and Weston. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to patients. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust, committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Join us and you can enjoy city living, be in the countryside or by the seaside, with easy access to all the South West offers. 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 create a workforce that represents the diversity of our community and are committed to designing our services around the needs of patients and their loved ones. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Documented experience in paediatric and neonatal surgery
* Previous LATs in paediatric surgery
* Experience in neonatal care
* Previous research experience
Skills and Abilities
* Evidence of operative ability in the general surgery of childhood
* Evidence of ability to perform practical procedures on children and neonates such as Venous cannulation
* Evidence of neonatal surgical experience
Qualifications and Training
* FRCS/MRCS
* APLS/ATLS
* FRCS (Paed Surg)
* Intercalated degree
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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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.
Name Mr Mohamed Shalaby Job title Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Urologist Email address Mohamed.Shalaby@uhbw.nhs.uk
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