Clinical Fellow ST3 Urology | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Swindon is inviting applications for a full-time Clinical Fellow ST3+ position in Urology. The role entails managing in-patients, partaking in on-call duties, and assisting in surgeries within a busy clinical environment. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to training junior staff and medical students. This position offers a unique chance for personal development and hands-on surgical experience within an established team.

Benefits

Study leave for examinations and courses

Qualifications

• Must be a doctor at ST3+ level in Urology.
• Participation in the training of junior staff and medical students.
• Experience in managing in-patients and performing surgical duties.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day in-patient care within the Urology team.
• Participate in on-call duties as Urology registrar.
• Assist in surgeries and out-patient clinics.

Job description

Applications are invited for one full time Clinical Fellow ST3+ doctor in Urology.

The Department of Urology comprises of a mix of Consultants, Specialty Trainees/Clinical Fellows ranging from ST3 to ST8 level and junior level trainees. It is a busy clinical environment with a large volume of elective and emergency surgery and scope for personal development. A number of our current trust grade registrars are completing their FRCS examinations.

Swindon is a major town set within the rural beauty of Wiltshire, nestling between the Cotswolds to the North and Marlborough Downs to the South. Travel to major cities including Bristol, Oxford and London is easy with very frequent rail links and within an hour’s journey by rail. The M4 motorway is within a couple of miles for travel by road. Locally, accommodation is affordable for this part of the country and there are excellent shopping, social and sports facilities within easy reach.

The successful candidate will work within the Urology team. Together with their colleagues they will be responsible for the day to day management of their team’s in-patients, perform the duties of the on-call Urology registrar and attend theatre and out‑patients. If appointed you will be one of three Urology registrars who all participate in the on‑call. The successful candidate also will be expected to participate with the training of junior staff and medical students attached to the Urology Department.

Our STAR values

• Service – We will put our patients first.
• Teamwork – We will work together.
• Ambition – We will aspire to provide the best service.
• Respect – We will act with integrity.

The Urology department have a long history of Urological rotations, with the emphasis being of training in the environment of a busy, large District General Hospital with consultant teams with excellent links to nearby teaching centres notably Oxford and Bristol. The successful candidates will provide on call cover for the team on a 1 in 3 rolling rota, and providing ward cover for the team’s in-patients. There is potential opportunity for “hands‑on” training in the operating theatre. The successful candidate will have opportunity to take study leave to attend examinations and courses as required.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Dec 2025.