Clinical Fellow in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
An opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. The service provides adult and paediatric outpatient and inpatient ENT activity at the major teaching hospital in Bristol, but also provides outreach clinics and inpatient support and advice across a range of other sites.
The Trust is the regional centre for Otolaryngology, major head and neck surgery, skull base surgery, major ear surgery and hearing implantation.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will join the ENT department which consists of 11 consultants, 7 specialty registrars, 3 specialty doctors, 5 GP trainees and 4 clinical fellows. The department provides local and regional ENT services for adults and children. This includes specialist paediatric, otological implant and head and neck services. Responsibilities include admission and care of adult and paediatric emergency and elective ENT patients. The appointee will also contribute to the provision of ENT Hot Clinics. The appointee will participate in the on-call rota alongside GP trainees and Clinical Fellows. There will be opportunities to participate in clinical audit, research, teaching and service improvement projects.
These posts would suit doctors who have a career interest in ENT at grade ST1-2. The posts have an August 2025 start date.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a more detailed overview of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.
* Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: Good clinical care, Maintaining good medical practice, Good relationships and communication with patients, Good working relationships with colleagues, Good teaching and training, Professional behaviour and probity, Delivery of good acute clinical care, Evidence of experience and enthusiasm for teaching.
Skills and Abilities
* Is up to date and fit to practise safely.
* Capacity & motivation to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate respect for all.
* Capacity & motivation to learn from experience and constantly update skills/knowledge.
* Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice).
* Capacity & motivation to take in others' perspectives & to treat others with understanding.
* Capacity to adjust behaviour & language as appropriate to needs of differing situations.
* Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
* Capacity to recognise own limitations and develop appropriate coping mechanisms.
* Capacity to organise information/time effectively in a planned manner.
* Capacity to work effectively in partnership with others.
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following (all E): that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6. However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
* Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & awareness to full investigation of problems.
Additional and Aptitudes
* Eligibility to work in the UK.
* Respectful to everyone.
* Ability to work together.
* Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard.
Qualifications and Training
* MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification.
* Completion of Foundation Training Year 2 level (or equivalent).
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.
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