Specialty Doctors and Trainees

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for dynamic Specialty Doctors to undertake adult critical care transfers. The role involves managing referrals, stabilising critically ill patients, and achieving autonomous practice under supervision. Candidates should have experience in Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia. Benefits include career development support and a commitment to staff wellbeing. Join us in delivering excellent care to our community.

Benefits

Management and training support

Focus on staff health and wellbeing

Equal opportunity employer

Qualifications

• Doctor with experience in Intensive Care Medicine and/or Anaesthesia.
• Ability to assess, resuscitate, and stabilise critically unwell adult patients.

Responsibilities

• Manage adult critical care transfer referrals 24/7 via the Retrieve network.
• Stabilise and resuscitate critically unwell adult patients.
• Progress through formal assessment to achieve autonomous practice.

Skills

Experience in Intensive Care Medicine

Resuscitation skills

Patient assessment skills

Communication skills

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

About the opportunity

We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic Specialty Doctors and trainees to undertake adult critical care transfers, working alongside Duty Consultants and Transfer Practitioners to deliver the day‑to‑day service on the Retrieve network.

Following an orientation and induction programme in the first weeks, Transfer Doctors will be directly supervised by Retrieve Duty Consultants. You will receive training and experience in transfer medicine with the aim of achieving autonomous practice status (under remote consultant supervision) during your time with the service.

Responsibilities

• Manage adult critical care transfer referrals 24/7 via the Retrieve network, triaging and coordinating calls.
• Stabilise and resuscitate critically unwell adult patients, ensuring safe transfer between sites.
• Progress through formal assessment to achieve autonomous practice with remote consultant supervision.

Requirements

The post is suitable for a doctor with experience in Intensive Care Medicine and/or Anaesthesia who possesses the skill set to assess, resuscitate and stabilise critically unwell adult patients.

About Retrieve

Retrieve provides a single point of contact for all adult critical care transfer referrals 24 hours a day. All calls are managed by a Duty Consultant who triages, coordinates and can provide remote decision‑support if required. Over the 24 hour period, Retrieve operates a dedicated transfer team from each of its operational bases – one in Launceston, Cornwall (Peninsula sub‑region – Devon/Cornwall) and one in Bristol (Severn sub‑region – Gloucestershire to Somerset).

Benefits & Development

• We invest in the wellbeing and career development of our staff, offering management and training support.
• As an equal‑opportunity employer, we actively work towards a diverse workforce that reflects the local population.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• We support staff health and wellbeing through dedicated resources and career pathways.
• Applicants must demonstrate clear English proficiency and, if a visa is required, meet UKVI points‑based eligibility.
• All employee data are collected securely via electronic new‑starter forms and transferred to our preferred applicant management system; offers are then transferred to National NHS Electronic Staff Records.
• All communications will be conducted only through @recruit.trac.jobs or NHS.net e‑mails; we never ask for payments.

Important Information

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Our Values

Learn about UHBW’s values here: https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values

About Our Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest acute trusts in the country, with over 13,000 staff across more than 100 clinical services and 10 sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. Rated “Good” by the CQC, we are proud to deliver excellent care and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone.

Join Our Team

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.