Post: Clinical Fellow in Urology ST3+ based at Weston General Hospital
The Bristol Urological Institute wishes to appoint a Clinical Fellow in Urology ST3+, initially for one year with further extension dependent on satisfactory progress.
It is desirable that candidates have experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent.
Overseas applicants are expected to be eligible for registration with the General Medical Council and have passed the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum overall score of 7.5. This must be clearly outlined on application. Please check the GMC website for details.
Please note North Bristol NHS Trust will not pay any interview expenses in connection with this post.
Weston General Hospital offers core Urology services through the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI).
Work of the Department
The cases dealt with in Weston are mainly General Urology with a tertiary referral service provided for urethroplasty and penile cancer. The department offers primary management of all common urological conditions. Cases requiring specialised management are referred to Southmead Hospital.
Ward Duties
- To be present on the ward Monday to Friday for ward round
- To supervise and assist the F1, CT2 and Staff Grade in the care of ward patients
- On-Call- daytime on-call responsibilities involve seeing emergencies and ward referrals, alternating weekly with another clinical fellow. This arrangement allows, in the week not on-call, gaining of experience in theatre, out-patients and diagnostics
Audit / Study / Research
- To participate in the all stages of the audit process, including conception, data retrieval & analysis, and presentation.
- To use study time appropriately for preparation for the FRCS Urol examination, or to prepare talks on suitable urological topics for presentation at the monthly audit meetings.
- To participate in research topics being run by the department
- To continue & complete any outstanding research projects including writing up of papers and / or thesis.
Please See The Job Description For Further Information
The Urology Department at North Bristol runs out of two hospitals, the main hospital site in Bristol – Southmead Hospital - and a district hospital in Weston-super-mare - Weston General Hospital.
The holder of this post will be based at Weston General Hospital.
The Trust has University Teaching status and is associated with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.
Weston General Hospital offers core Urology services through the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI).
The Institute is a tertiary referral centre and has gained a global reputation and has become a major National and International surgical, education and research centre. The clinicians at the BUI have always been at the cutting edge; introducing robotic surgery for urological cancer sand reconstruction, pioneering urodynamics, promoting minimally invasive kidney stone surgery, advancing complex andrology/penile cancer, genito-urethral reconstruction and investing in community delivered diagnostics.
The Bristol Urological Institute (BUI) is a long established research unit. It attracts major national and international grants, the BUI publishes extensively in all areas of urology and coordinates and participates in international clinical trials.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paula Young Job title: Performance & Operations Manager - Weston Urology Email address: paula.young@nbt.nhs.uk
Informal enquiries regarding the post may be made by contacting:
Miss Helena Burden (Urology Consultant and Urology Educational Lead)
Email Address: Helena.Burden@nbt.nhs.uk
John Kirby (Urology General Manager)
Email: john.kirby@nbt.nhs.uk
