# Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatric-neurosurgery/3f3d5f1e-b9a9-48dd-8ee5-d71b1413f315 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-clinical-fellow-in-paediatric-neurosurgery/3f3d5f1e-b9a9-48dd-8ee5-d71b1413f315.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Neurosurgery - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (6 to 12 Months Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-13T10:31:13.855Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Neurosurgery/Paediatric_Neurosurgery-v8150119 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8150119?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to invite applications for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Neurosurgery at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, a leading centre of excellence in Paediatric Neurosurgical Care. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic senior Neurosurgical Trainee to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. We are really proud of our hospitals and facilities – we are the only Paediatric Hospital in the UK where all the services are located under one roof. The Neurosurgery Service based in Bristol covers the West of England & the South West Peninsula, a population of 4.5 million people. It has an established Network within the South West and West of England and delivers the full range of neurosurgical procedures. ### Main duties of the job Bristol is home to one of only four English Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Centres. There is a regional complex movement disorders and spasticity MDT witha  Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy service and robotic Deep Brain Stimulation. We are the regional Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. There is a regional paediatric neurovascular service offering direct and indirect revascularisation procedures, as well as interventional neuroradiology investigation and treatment and gamma knife services. There is a strong regional paediatric neuro-oncology service, with availability of intra-operative MRI, intra-operative ultrasound, image guidance with Brainlab and Stealth, a neuromate robot, operative microscope, and CUSA. \[JW1\] UHBW Gamma Knife has recently been commissioned as an ‘All Tiers’ provider.  As such we are now one of 4 UK national centres delivering gamma knife to all commissioned indications to adult and paediatric patients, including neurovascular disease. We have over a decade of experience in using iMRI in paediatric units in the UK. We were the second children’s hospital in the country to routinely use this technology. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for further details of this position. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post including on-call commitments - Fluent in English - Prepared to be flexible in working patterns - Good communication skills - Good organisational and time management skills - Ability to organise own learning - Ability to attend and manage Paediatric neurosurgical emergencies. - Demonstrate experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates - Demonstrate previous neurosurgical operative experience **Desirable** - Able to function successfully under pressure - Good oral and written presentation skills - Demonstrate experience of case presentation ### Additional & Aptitudes **Essential** - Public Sector Language Competency i.e ILETS or equivalent - 3 years of reference history - An understanding of the principles of clinical audit - Demonstrate interest in research **Desirable** - Evidence of contribution to published research - Higher Degree (e.g. MSc, PhD) - To have completed an Audit Project ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Completed neurosurgery training program in their country of origin, or, if in a current program have a letter from their current program director approving training period in another department; or - Have completed core surgical training or equivalent in the UK and undertaken over 12 months of Neurosurgical posts at ST3 level or higher. - Recent experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems & practices - Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of speciality - Willing to seek help from senior colleagues as appropriate. **Desirable** - Demonstrable interest in paediatric Neurosurgery ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - MB BS (or equivalent) - Full registration with the GMC with license to practice - MRCS parts 1 & 2 (or equivalent) **Desirable** - ATLS provider or equivalent - FRCS part 1 or 2 or equivalent ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 441.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449724) - [dbs charge information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2399) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2134) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## 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.