Job Description

Target employment start date August 2025.
This post is a Senior Clinical Fellow working within the Medicine Division.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties and responsibilities
Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients across acute medicine
Perform ward rounds with junior support
Manage high acuity patients in ECU
Independently manage patients with on site consultant supervision
Clinical duties and responsibilities: SDEC
Clinical assessment and management of the whole range of patients presenting to SDEC
Support more junior trainees/PAs/ACPs
Make independent discharge decisions and follow up arrangements
Manage the majority of SDEC patients independently, with consultant support for more complex cases
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
There are c 70-100 Acute Medical attendances per day from both Primary Care and the Emergency Department.
Details
Date posted
26 September 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
37,068 to 61,825 a year per annum , pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
339-MED5191-SSK-A
Job locations
Southmead Hospital
Southmead Road
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for main responsibilities of this post. There will be a clinical duties, an element of teaching, governance and leadership and teamwork requirement. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for main responsibilities of this post. There will be a clinical duties, an element of teaching, governance and leadership and teamwork requirement.
Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Advanced Life Support Certification
• Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or equivalent experience and competencies
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes

Desirable

• Acute Medicine SCE

Work Experience
Essential

• Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
• Evidence of clinical audit (quality assessment/process improvement) experience
• Relevant publication in scientific journals, presentation at local/national conferences
• Being a medical registrar on call or equivalent and running an acute unselected medical take with consultant supervision.
• Making independent treatment and management decision including escalation and liaising with intensive care

Desirable

• Experience and knowledge of common infectious diseases and management

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential

• Demonstrates values and behaviours consistent with the NHS Leadership Academy Healthcare Leadership Model
• Willing to challenge and adopt an inquiring and proactive approach to learning
• Demonstrates initiative
• Enthusiastic and inquiring approach to work

Person Specification
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Advanced Life Support Certification
• Completed at least four years full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or equivalent experience and competencies
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including regular attendance on internal and external study programmes

Desirable

• Acute Medicine SCE

Work Experience
Essential

• Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
• Evidence of clinical audit (quality assessment/process improvement) experience
• Relevant publication in scientific journals, presentation at local/national conferences
• Being a medical registrar on call or equivalent and running an acute unselected medical take with consultant supervision.
• Making independent treatment and management decision including escalation and liaising with intensive care

Desirable

• Experience and knowledge of common infectious diseases and management

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential

• Demonstrates values and behaviours consistent with the NHS Leadership Academy Healthcare Leadership Model
• Willing to challenge and adopt an inquiring and proactive approach to learning
• Demonstrates initiative
• Enthusiastic and inquiring approach to work

Skills Required