Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery to join their team at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The applicant should be fluent in English and hold a GMC license to practice. This role offers the chance to engage in a dynamic environment with access to advanced surgical facilities and contribute to high-quality patient care and teaching.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Support for career development

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Completed neurosurgery training program or equivalent experience.
• Must have over 12 months of Neurosurgical posts at ST3 level or higher.
• Recent experience with UK hospital systems and practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage paediatric neurosurgical emergencies.
• Participate in a dynamic multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to neurosurgical research and audits.

Skills

Ability to fulfil all duties including on-call commitments

Fluent in English

Good communication skills

Good organisational and time management skills

Experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates

Education

MB BS (or equivalent)

Full registration with the GMC with license to practice

MRCS parts 1 & 2 (or equivalent)

Job description

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values

Job overview

We are pleased to invite applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, a leading centre of excellence in Paediatric Neurosurgical Care.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic senior Neurosurgical Trainee to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team.

We are really proud of our hospitals and facilities - we are the only Paediatric Hospital in the UK where all the services are located under one roof.

The Neurosurgery Service based in Bristol covers the West of England & the South West Peninsula, a population of 4.5 million people. It has an established Network within the South West and West of England and delivers the full range of neurosurgical procedures.

Start date: ASAP

Main duties of the job

Bristol is home to one of only four English Children's Epilepsy Surgery Centres. There is a regional complex movement disorders and spasticity MDT witha Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy service and robotic Deep Brain Stimulation. We are the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. There is a regional paediatric neurovascular service offering direct and indirect revascularisation procedures, as well as interventional neuroradiology investigation and treatment and gamma knife services. There is a strong regional paediatric neuro-oncology service, with availability of intra-operative MRI, intra-operative ultrasound, image guidance with Brainlab and Stealth, a neuromate robot, operative microscope, and CUSA. [JW1]

UHBW Gamma Knife has recently been commissioned as an 'All Tiers' provider. As such we are now one of 4 UK national centres delivering gamma knife to all commissioned indications to adult and paediatric patients, including neurovascular disease.

We have over a decade of experience in using iMRI in paediatric units in the UK. We were the second children's hospital in the country to routinely use this technology.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. 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. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post including on-call commitments
• Fluent in English
• Prepared to be flexible in working patterns
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to organise own learning
• Ability to attend and manage Paediatric neurosurgical emergencies.
• Demonstrate experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Demonstrate previous neurosurgical operative experience

Desirable criteria

• Able to function successfully under pressure
• Good oral and written presentation skills
• Demonstrate experience of case presentation

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Full registration with the GMC with license to practice
• MRCS parts 1 & 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• ATLS provider or equivalent
• FRCS part 1 or 2 or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Completed neurosurgery training program in their country of origin, or, if in a current program have a letter from their current program director approving training period in another department; or
• Have completed core surgical training or equivalent in the UK and undertaken over 12 months of Neurosurgical posts at ST3 level or higher.
• Recent experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems & practices
• Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of speciality
• Willing to seek help from senior colleagues as appropriate.

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrable interest in paediatric Neurosurgery

Additional & Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Public Sector Language Competency i.e ILETS or equivalent
• 3 years of reference history
• An understanding of the principles of clinical audit
• Demonstrate interest in research

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of contribution to published research
• Higher Degree (e.g. MSc, PhD)
• To have completed an Audit Project

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
• 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 to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams - unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 454.8KB)
• Policy Statement - Ex Offenders (PDF, 424.6KB)
• UHBW Behaviours and Values (PDF, 299.3KB)
• DBS Charges - Information (PDF, 132.8KB)
• UHBW Staff Benefits Book (PDF, 12.5MB)