# Post CCT Bariatric Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Bristol NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/post-cct-bariatric-fellow/36a605d9-b6b3-4df3-80ea-9b95efd7b24a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/post-cct-bariatric-fellow/36a605d9-b6b3-4df3-80ea-9b95efd7b24a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Bristol NHS Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Surgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £76,582 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (this post includes covering the General Surgery on-call) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-27T09:31:32.924Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/North_Bristol_NHS_Trust/Bariatric_Upper_GI/Bariatric_Upper_GI-v7945898 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7945898?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nbt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The General Surgery Department delivers emergency and elective services at Southmead Hospital.  The consultant surgeons provide a General Surgery service primarily but not exclusively to the Trust’s catchment population including a 24-hour continuous emergency service.  Emergency vascular surgery is undertaken by a city-wide vascular rota. The Department of General Surgery at Southmead includes general surgery, specialist upper and lower intestinal surgery, endocrine surgery, and laparoscopic bariatric surgery and transplant surgery. The Upper GI Unit comprises 7 general surgeons. This includes 4 specialist Bariatric surgeons undertaking the full range of surgery, including revision surgery. There is also endoscopy including endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (training not available at present). ### Main duties of the job The job involves working as a senior fellow supervising the bariatric team; ward rounds of bariatric inpatients and two bariatric outpatient clinics in a week (one new patients, one consent and follow up). Currently we have four bariatric surgeons in an established unit with national reputation as well as three UGI surgeons who do not perform bariatric surgery. This gives an opportunity for training in bariatric surgery two theatre lists per week. The fellow will have plenty of opportunities to perform general surgical procedures like cholecystectomy surgery as desired. The fellow will present the weekly bariatric MDT cases.  Every week we have grand round on Tuesday followed by bariatric MDT where we discuss all our bariatric patients.  Fellow is expected to supervise juniors in audits to improve quality of care and present in our monthly clinical governance meetings. They will need to be involved in research supporting clinical studies to be presented in meetings and published in journals.  Attend national meetings such as BOMMS and represent the team.  Wednesday mornings are normally admin time and Friday work finishes after the morning bariatric ward round allowing travel time.  The post includes a full slot on the registrar on call rota. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ## Job Details The General Surgery Department delivers emergency and elective services at Southmead Hospital. The consultant surgeons provide a General Surgery service primarily but not exclusively to the Trust’s catchment population including a 24-hour continuous emergency service. Emergency vascular surgery is undertaken by a city-wide vascular rota. The Department of General Surgery at Southmead includes general surgery, specialist upper and lower intestinal surgery, endocrine surgery, and laparoscopic bariatric surgery and transplant surgery. The Upper GI Unit comprises 7 general surgeons. This includes 4 specialist Bariatric surgeons undertaking the full range of surgery, including revision surgery. There is also endoscopy including endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (training not available at present). ## Job Description The job involves working as a senior fellow supervising the bariatric team; ward rounds of bariatric inpatients and two bariatric outpatient clinics in a week (one new patients, one consent and follow up). Currently we have four bariatric surgeons in an established unit with national reputation as well as three UGI surgeons who do not perform bariatric surgery. This gives an opportunity for training in bariatric surgery two theatre lists per week. The fellow will have plenty of opportunities to perform general surgical procedures like cholecystectomy surgery as desired. The fellow will present the weekly bariatric MDT cases. Every week we have grand round on Tuesday followed by bariatric MDT where we discuss all our bariatric patients. Fellow is expected to supervise juniors in audits to improve quality of care and present in our monthly clinical governance meetings. They will need to be involved in research supporting clinical studies to be presented in meetings and published in journals. Attend national meetings such as BOMMS and represent the team. Wednesday mornings are normally admin time and Friday work finishes after the morning bariatric ward round allowing travel time. The post includes a full slot on the registrar on call rota. ## Responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ## Person Specification ### Training and Experience **Essential** - Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent). - Post CCT level or within 6 months of CCT. **Desirable** - Some training in Bariatric Surgery. ### Qualifications/Registration **Essential** - FRCS. - Maintain a full registration with the GMC, with a license to practice. **Desirable** - Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD, PhD or MS). ### Further Training, Management Audit **Essential** - Evidence of recent CME/reasonable training progression at this stage of career. - Experience in audit project and written up. **Desirable** - Bariatric Audit. ### Personal Requirements (e.g. communication leadership skills, flexibility) **Essential** - Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels. - Ability to work independently as well as part of the ASCR Directorate. To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole. - Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team. - Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff. - Evidence of working with a Bariatric MDT effectively. ## Documents - [dbs charge information (pdf, 148.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2400) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3004) - [ps post cct bariatric fellow (pdf, 80.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10225696) - [jd post cct bariatric fellow (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10225695) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.