Clinical Fellow ST3/SpR | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the South West seeks a Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery. The role involves providing care across various settings, including trauma and elective surgery, with responsibilities spanning inpatient and outpatient care. You will engage in a comprehensive training experience, including a rotation at the Bristol Children’s Hospital. This position is available for six months, with on-call duties required.

Qualifications

• Clinical Fellow (ST3+/SpR Level) position at North Bristol NHS Trust.
• Experience in trauma and elective plastic surgery procedures.
• Must be able to work across ward, out-patients, and theatre duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical work across the department for a fixed period of six months.
• Participate in the on-call rota for the department.
• Cover all aspects of Paediatric Plastic Surgery except hypospadias surgery.

Job description

About the Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region and one of the largest in the country. The Trust treats over 100,000 inpatients and more than 35,000 outpatients each year, manages 90,000 emergency department patients and delivers over 6,000 babies. With more than 9,500 staff, approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million (2015‑2016), the Trust provides medical, surgical, neonatal and maternity care to a local population of around a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. It also offers sub‑regional, regional and supra‑regional services in neurosciences, orthopaedics, pathology, plastic surgery and burns, renal medicine and transplant, and urology, and serves as the Major Trauma Centre for the West Country.

Plastics Surgery Clinical Fellow

Clinical Fellow (ST3+/SpR Level) will provide work across the department, offered for a fixed period of six months. Clinical commitments are at Southmead or the Bristol Children’s Hospital. This very busy department exposes you to trauma as well as elective plastic surgery procedures. The department handles hand and lower limb trauma, facial soft‑tissue injuries, and acts as the Paediatric Burns Centre and Regional Burns Unit for the South West. The Cleft Lip and Palate unit is located at the Bristol Children’s Hospital.

The role covers ward, out‑patients and theatre duties. There will be a rotation to the Bristol Children Hospital and cover all aspects of Paediatric Plastic Surgery except hypospadias surgery currently performed by Paediatric Urologists. You will be part of the on‑call rota for the department.

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This advert closes on Monday 27 Oct 2025.