Renal Transplant Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Renal Transplant Senior Clinical Research Fellow NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area Renal Transplant Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 339-ASCR3816-AR

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £67,325 - £77,348 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/:00

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This creates an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Job overview

Title -1x Senior Clinical Fellow (12m Transplant Fellow)

Employer - North Bristol NHS Trust

Duration - 12 months fixed term

Base Hospital -All posts are regarded as being Trust wide

The base Hospital will be Southmead Hospital

Please note that the base could change as a consequence of clinical requirements.

Main duties of the job

The renal transplant team perform an average of 150 transplants a year, including 20 paediatric recipients.

We have an active live donor program and provide dialysis access to a large cohort of patients with end-stage renal disease.

Several of our surgeons also provide endocrine and hernia surgery, widening the scope of your clinical experience.

You will also be part of the emergency general surgical team on an on-call rota, working in admissions, emergency clinic and emergency theatre.

Please see the example timetable within the job description.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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 South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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.

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.

Person specification Knowledge and Experience

• Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients.
• Good clinical judgement
• Understand Audit/governance processes
• Higher academic qualification (e.g., MD or MSc).
• Proven track record in research. Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Honesty and reliability
• Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment
• Flexibility
• Critical approach to work
• Demonstrates initiative
• Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients
• Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
• Training in laparoscopic surgery

Qualifications and Training

• Registered with GMC (UK)
• Experience in audit project and written up

Additional and Aptitudes

• IT skills on all Microsoft packages

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

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 to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

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Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

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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.

Name Sam Turner Job title Consultant Transplant Surgeon Email address

Contact Sam Brown - (Operations Manager (Admin)