Post CCT Fellow in Anaesthesia

Job overview

Have you nearly finished your anaesthetic training? Are you wanting to expand your skills in subspecialty areas? Are you looking to work in a thriving tertiary referral teaching hospital?

Applications are invited for three appointments to the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, Post-CCT Fellowship Programme in Anaesthesia.  Posts are available from December 2025 (one), May 2026 (one) September 2026 (one) and December 2026 (one).

Bristol is the largest city in the Southwest of England, with excellent transport links to London (1hr 15min by train) and Cardiff (30min by train). There is easy access to the coastlines of Devon, Cornwall and South Wales as well as other areas of outstanding natural beauty such as the Mendips, Cotswolds, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Brecon Beacons. Bristol has an international airport allowing easy access to other European destinations.

For further information please download the job description. For informal enquiries, please email Dr Penelope Geens (Post CCT Fellowship programme director) [email protected].

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates may choose from fellowships specialising in Perioperative medicine, Thoracics, Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology,  Upper GI surgery and Head and Neck anaesthesia. Combination fellowships of two subspecialties of 6 months each are possible. The Fellow will take part in the second on call rota with responsibility for supervising junior colleagues on both the general and obstetric rota. These posts are designed as an ideal opportunity for developing clinical and management experience in preparation for applying for a Consultant post. In addition to their clinical duties; the Fellow will be encouraged to develop their advanced teaching skills, lead service development and quality improvement projects and complete publications and posters for presentation at national meetings. The posts require full registration with GMC and completion of CCT or equivalent. Please note these posts are not part of the MTI scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position.