Clinical Fellow (ST3+ Level) in Gastroenterology | NHS Foundation Trust (BFT

Clinical Fellow (ST3+ Level) in Gastroenterology | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

Are you an ambitious Gastroenterology trainee looking to develop your expertise in a supportive, high-performing NHS teaching hospital? This 6 month Specialty Registrar (ST3+ or equivalent) role at Southmead Hospital offers exceptional clinical exposure across Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Internal Medicine, including tertiary-level liver disease.

You’ll take a leading role in managing complex inpatient cases, supervising specialist ward teams, delivering referral services, and developing your endoscopy and outpatient skills through dedicated training opportunities. The post can be tailored to your career ambitions, with additional opportunities in research, quality improvement, medical education and service development.

If you’re seeking a role that combines clinical challenge, professional growth, hands‑on procedural experience and the chance to make a real difference to patient care, we’d love you to join our team.

The successful applicant will join a team of four specialty registrars providing inpatient Gastroenterology and Hepatology services. The role includes supervising the specialist ward team, delivering the inpatient specialty referral service, and participating in outpatient clinics and endoscopy training lists. The post holder will also contribute to the General Internal Medicine on call rota, leading the acute medical take and providing senior support to the out of hours medical team.

The Gastroenterology and Hepatology ward typical cares for 19–24 inpatients with a broad range of complex gastroenterology and hepatology conditions, while also providing specialist input for patients requiring critical care support in the Intensive Care Unit.

The department offers broad exposure to luminal gastroenterology and hepatology, including tertiary level liver disease. The clinical content of the post can be tailored to the educational needs and career aspirations of the successful applicant.

Timetable:
On average, 1 outpatient Gastroenterology or Hepatology clinic per week and a dedicated endoscopy training list. Additional endoscopy experience is available through inpatient and ad hoc service lists.

The rest of the post is dedicated to inpatient specialist care and delivery of a comprehensive inpatient referral service across the Trust. There are also opportunities to participate in clinical research, quality improvement, medical education and service development.

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 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Chaired by Ingrid Barker and led by Maria Kane as Chief Executive, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust aims to transform the way healthcare is delivered locally with a clear focus on making a difference for what we call our Four Ps:

• More opportunities for our People
• Fairer more consistent care for our Population

• Patients will wait less time to be diagnosed and treated, and they will have the same high-quality experience and outcomes, regardless of who they are or where they live.
• We will meet rising demand by maximising the use of our available resources.
• More care will be delivered nearer to patients, in their homes or the community.
• Digital technologies will have transformed the way we work and the way we deliver care.
• Our people will feel engaged, energised and empowered by their work.
• We will be known as a place where people enjoy working, training and building a career.
• Our volume of globally renowned research and innovation will have grown significantly.
• We will contribute to system financial balance

The successful applicant will gain broad experience across the full spectrum of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Internal Medicine. Clinical duties will include:

• Assessment and management of patients on the Gastroenterology and Hepatology inpatient ward, including provision of a Trust-wide…