Onco-urology Upper Tract Clinical Fellow: Sponsorship Available

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a post-CCT urologist looking to further develop your expertise in robotic and minimally invasive upper tract surgery before moving into a consultant role?

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Clinical Fellow to join the Upper Tract Urology team within the renowned Bristol Urological Institute at Southmead Hospital. This fellowship offers an excellent opportunity to gain advanced surgical experience within a high-volume tertiary referral centre recognised for its expertise in complex urological cancer care, robotic surgery, research and innovation.

Working alongside experienced consultant surgeons, you will develop specialist skills in:

  • Robotic and laparoscopic upper tract surgery
  • Renal cancer surgery using open and minimally invasive approaches
  • Complex upper urinary tract reconstruction, including pyeloplasty
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND)
  • Retroperitoneal sarcoma management

In addition to gaining valuable surgical experience, you will play an active role in the delivery of departmental services and participate in the on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Clinical Fellow within the Upper Tract Urology team, you will support the delivery of specialist urological services, including the day-to-day management of ward patients and participation in a 1:14 on-call rota. You will gain extensive experience in advanced upper tract urological procedures within a busy tertiary referral centre.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching and training activities, supporting the education of medical students and junior doctors, and actively participate in departmental educational programmes and multidisciplinary meetings.

The role also offers dedicated opportunities for research, audit and quality improvement. You will be encouraged to contribute to ongoing research projects, work towards publication, undertake audit activity and support the maintenance of departmental databases to help advance clinical practice and patient care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a post-CCT trainee seeking to further develop specialist expertise in robotic and minimally invasive upper tract surgery within a leading urological centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Prizes

Essential

  • MB BS (or equivalent)
  • Maintain Full registration with the GMC.
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
  • Completed structured training in urology and wishing to pursue a career with an interest in upper tract robotic surgery
  • Evidence of training progression

Desirable

  • Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
  • Prizes
  • ATLS/ALS

Experience

Essential

  • Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
  • Experience as a specialist registrar or equivalent, in urology (5 years at least)
  • Skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

Desirable

  • Experience in upper tract laparoscopy/robotic surgery

Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of speciality
  • Willing to seek help from senior colleagues as appropriate

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Competent in the management of elective and emergency urology patients
  • Competent in core urology procedures (Cystoscopy, TURP, TURBT, Stenting etc.)
  • Experience of basic life support and resuscitation skills

Desirable

  • Accepts responsibility and able to take leadership role for ward based emergencies. Competent in core urology procedures

Personal Requirements

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives
  • Able to establish good working relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Good oral and written presentation skills

Research/Publications

Essential

  • Demonstrate interest in research

Desirable

  • Evidence of contribution to published research

Teaching

Essential

  • Demonstrate experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

  • Demonstrate experience of case presentation
  • Previous formal teaching position

Personal Requirements

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to organise own learning

Desirable

  • Able to function successfully under pressure

Practical Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post including on-call commitments
  • Fluent in English
  • Prepared to be flexible in working patterns
  • Ability to access the internet

Clinical Audit

Essential

  • To have completed an Audit Project

Desirable

  • To have completed the audit cycle

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 30 October 2026

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