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.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £77,348 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 339-ASCR9647-AR
Job locations: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom

Essential qualifications and experience

• 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
• 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
• Evidence of understanding and application of knowledge of speciality
• Willing to seek help from senior colleagues as appropriate
• 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
• Able to communicate effectively with patients and their relatives
• Able to establish good working relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate interest in research
• Demonstrate experience in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to organise own learning
• 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
• To have completed an Audit Project

Desirable

• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS)
• Prizes
• ATLS/ALS
• Experience in upper tract laparoscopy/robotic surgery
• Accepts responsibility and able to take leadership role for ward based emergencies. Competent in core urology procedures
• Good oral and written presentation skills
• Evidence of contribution to published research
• Demonstrate experience of case presentation
• Previous formal teaching position
• Able to function successfully under pressure
• 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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom

For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant Urology - Upper Tract Lead, Salah Albuheissi, salah.albuheissi@nbt.nhs.uk

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer.