Senior Clinical Fellow ST3 Acute Medicine and Cardiology

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for two enthusiastic individuals to join our clinic team as we develop services within the Trust. Applicants will be expected to provide SpR-level (ST3+) medical cover for our inpatients. One post will be in Acute Medicine and one post in Cardiology, working as part of a multi-professional team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

This post would be perfect for doctors post Core-Medical Training/at registrar level who are keen to take a break from training and gain experience or qualifications in your area of interest. We have redesigned our trust doctor programme following feedback from previous cohorts. Our flexible model aims to meet the needs of doctors who have decided to break from training.

Acute Medicine

The Acute Medicine Team has responsibility for the Medical Take List Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00, 28 bedded Medical Admission Unit, 13 bedded Acute/General medicine ward, Medical Outliers and Same Day Emergency Care Unit with consultants and resident doctor rotating around each area. There is also a twice a week Hot Clinic that Registrars can support with to increase knowledge and skills.

Cardiology

Daily duties include, supporting the consultant during Post Take Ward Rounds, looking after inpatients, managing any referrals.

There is also RACPC (Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics) twice a week.

There will also be opportunities for audit work.

The general medical component of the job involves inclusion on a full shift rota with the Specialty Registrars. This is currently run over a 18-week period and includes long days on-call, nights, twilights and weekend discharge shifts.

We are looking to cover these posts on a 2-year fixed term position although would consider applicants looking for 12 months fixed term positions.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across Southwest England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the Southwest has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more details on the role and main responsibilities, please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

For further details / informal visits please see contact details below.

This advert closes on Thursday 28 May 2026

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