Clinical Fellow ST3 Urology | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a full-time Clinical Fellow ST3+ in Urology. The role offers a chance to manage patient care, participate in on-call rotas, and engage in training junior staff. Candidates should be prepared for a busy clinical environment with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Full time Clinical Fellow ST3+ in Urology.
• Ability to manage in-patients and perform duties as on-call registrar.
• Experience in training junior staff and medical students.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day clinical duties of the Urology team.
• Participate in on-call duties as a Urology registrar.
• Train junior staff and medical students.

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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 six 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.

STAR values

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:

• 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

Department context and on-call

The Urology department have a long history of Urological rotations, with an emphasis on providing a high quality training environment in 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 6 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 Wednesday 15 Oct 2025