Job requirements
Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Skills and Abilities
Skills and experience commensurate with a Specialist Registrar in Cardiac Surgery.
- Skills and Abilities
Good communication skills
- Skills and Abilities
Honesty and reliability
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
- Skills and Abilities
Flexibility
- Skills and Abilities
Critical approach to work
- Skills and Abilities
Demonstrates initiative
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
- Skills and Abilities
Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
- Additional & Aptitudes
IT skills on all Microsoft packages
- Additional & Aptitudes
Fluent English speaker
- Additional & Aptitudes
Respecting everyone
- Additional & Aptitudes
Embracing change
- Additional & Aptitudes
Recognising success
- Additional & Aptitudes
Working together
- Additional & Aptitudes
Flexibility
- Additional & Aptitudes
Pleasant manner with children, parents, nurses and colleagues
- Knowledge and Experience
Full GMC registration with license to practice.
- Knowledge and Experience
At least 3 years’ experience in cardiac surgery.
- Knowledge and Experience
Up to date with Paediatric Life Support.
- Knowledge and Experience
At least 2 years experience in congenital cardiac surgery.
- Knowledge and Experience
FRCS or equivalent.
- Qualifications and Training
Registered with GMC
- Qualifications and Training
Undergraduate medical degree
- Qualifications and Training
Post grad qualification in Paediatrics
- Qualifications and Training
English language competency (IELTS/OET)
- Qualifications and Training
MRCS or equivalent
- Qualifications and Training
FRCS
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and Abilities
Database management.
- Knowledge and Experience
Previous NHS experience.
- Knowledge and Experience
Research productivity.
- Qualifications and Training
MRCPCH
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Paediatric Cardiac Surgery team at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, one of the UK’s longest‑established congenital cardiac surgical centres.
The Cardiac programme has continued to grow since its move from the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 1995 and, in 2024, delivered 411 operations for congenital heart disease across paediatric and adult patients.
The service manages the full spectrum of congenital heart conditions (excluding cardiac transplantation) and provides seamless care for adolescents and adults through close collaboration with the Bristol Heart Institute.
Postoperative care is delivered on the Paediatric Intensive Care Units, with the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit serving as the tertiary centre for the South West and offering advanced therapies including HFOV, nitric oxide, neonatal and paediatric post‑cardiotomy ECMO, peritoneal dialysis, and haemofiltration.
Main duties of the job
This full‑time 1 WTE post forms part of the registrar rota in Congenital Cardiac Surgery and offers a high‑quality training environment within a small, supportive team of consultants, a rotating specialist trainee, and four fellows.
The role is designed for a senior cardiac surgical trainee intending to pursue a career in congenital cardiac surgery, ideally with an academic component.
Applicants are expected to have completed adult cardiac surgical training and hold FRCS or equivalent, along with at least two years of dedicated congenital cardiac surgical experience.
The post includes involvement in pre‑operative assessment, intra‑operative participation aligned to experience, and post‑operative management, with the fellow acting as first on‑call for postoperative patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details. Please contact on the information below if you have any questions.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow - Congenital Cardiac Surgery with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Cardiothoracic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £77,348 pa pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term 12 months). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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