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About the job
Job summary
Are you a post-CCT urologist looking to further develop your expertise in robotic and minimally invasive upper tract surgery before moving into a consultant role?
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join the Upper Tract Urology team within the renowned Bristol Urological Institute at Southmead Hospital. This fellowship offers an excellent opportunity to gain advanced surgical experience within a high-volume tertiary referral centre recognised for its expertise in complex urological cancer care, robotic surgery, research and innovation.
Working alongside experienced consultant surgeons, you will develop specialist skills in:
- Robotic and laparoscopic upper tract surgery
- Renal cancer surgery using open and minimally invasive approaches
- Complex upper urinary tract reconstruction, including pyeloplasty
- Adrenalectomy
- Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND)
- Retroperitoneal sarcoma management
In addition to gaining valuable surgical experience, you will play an active role in the delivery of departmental services and participate in the on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Clinical Fellow within the Upper Tract Urology team, you will support the delivery of specialist urological services, including the day-to-day management of ward patients and participation in a 1:14 on-call rota. You will gain extensive experience in advanced upper tract urological procedures within a busy tertiary referral centre.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching and training activities, supporting the education of medical students and junior doctors, and actively participate in departmental educational programmes and multidisciplinary meetings.
The role also offers dedicated opportunities for research, audit and quality improvement. You will be encouraged to contribute to ongoing research projects, work towards publication, undertake audit activity and support the maintenance of departmental databases to help advance clinical practice and patient care.
This is an excellent opportunity for a post-CCT trainee seeking to further develop specialist expertise in robotic and minimally invasive upper tract surgery within a leading urological centre.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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 theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe 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 applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
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