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Job summary

This is a great opportunity to join the growing and dynamic stroke team at North Bristol NHS Trust, and we are seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow to start with us in December 2025. This post is fixed-term for 4 months.

We have a great team of junior doctor trainees, Physician Associates, and Advanced Nurse Practitioners who work alongside the multidisciplinary team of therapists in delivering excellent stroke care.

The Stroke Department at Southmead Hospital is a major part of the Regional Neurosciences Centre. It provides all in-patient specialist stroke services including:

• 24hr acute thrombolysis
• Hyperacute and acute stroke care
• 24/7 Thrombectomy service

Main duties of the job

This role will involve working on the Hyperacute Stroke Unit, the Acute Stroke Unit and supporting the senior team in acute bleep holding. Participation in the Neurosciences out of hours on call rota will be required (overnight and weekends).

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region, and one of the largest trusts in the country. Last year the Trust treated over 100,000 inpatients, over 350,000 outpatients, 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies. It employs more than 9,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.

The Trust provides medical surgical, neonatal and maternity care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in neurosciences, orthopaedics, pathology, plastic surgery and burns, renal medicine and transplant and urology and is the major trauma centre and thrombectomy centre for the Severn Network.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 to £61,825 a year per annum (with enhancement for on call)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

339-NMSK5143-MJA

Job locations

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS10 5NB

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information regarding the role. If you would like to speak to a current junior doctor working in stroke please contact irmak.salt@nbt.nhs.uk

Please note that unfortunately North Bristol NHS Trust is not able to offer relocation allowance/expenses for this role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information regarding the role. If you would like to speak to a current junior doctor working in stroke please contact irmak.salt@nbt.nhs.uk

Please note that unfortunately North Bristol NHS Trust is not able to offer relocation allowance/expenses for this role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

• Working towards MRCP

Experience Essential

• Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme approved training post, or equivalent, with evidence of achieving foundation competencies

Knowledge Essential

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Experience in audit project and write up

Personal Qualities Essential

• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels

Teaching Essential

• Experience in teaching demonstrated

Desirable

• Proven track record in research

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

• Working towards MRCP

Experience Essential

• Minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in a foundation programme approved training post, or equivalent, with evidence of achieving foundation competencies

Knowledge Essential

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career
• Experience in audit project and write up

Personal Qualities Essential

• Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels

Teaching Essential

• Experience in teaching demonstrated

Desirable

• Proven track record in research

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS10 5NB

Employer's website

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

North Bristol NHS Trust

Address

Southmead Hospital

Bristol

BS10 5NB

Employer's website

https://www.nbt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)