Renal Transplant Senior Clinical Research Fellow Bristol

Job summary

Title - 1x Senior Clinical Fellow (12m Transplant Fellow)

Employer - North Bristol NHS Trust

Duration - 12 months fixed term

Base Hospital - All posts are regarded as being Trust wide

The base Hospital will be Southmead Hospital

Please note that the base could change as a consequence of clinical requirements.

Main duties of the job

• The renal transplant team perform an average of 150 transplants a year, including 20 paediatric recipients.
• We have an active live donor program and provide dialysis access to a large cohort of patients with end-stage renal disease.
• Several of our surgeons also provide endocrine and hernia surgery, widening the scope of your clinical experience.
• You will also be part of the emergency general surgical team on an on-call rota, working in admissions, emergency clinic and emergency theatre.

Please see the example timetable within the job description.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients.
• Good clinical judgement
• Understand Audit/governance processes

Desirable

• Higher academic qualification (e.g., MD or MSc).
• Proven track record in research. Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Good communication skills
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
• Flexibility
• Critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
• Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave

Desirable

• Training in laparoscopic surgery

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered with GMC (UK)

Desirable

• Experience in audit project and written up

Additional and Aptitudes

Essential

• IT skills on all Microsoft packages
• Fluent English speaker

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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