Consultant Paediatric General Surgeon

Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant Paediatric General Surgeon position within the Department of Paediatric Surgery at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

The successful applicant will join an established and highly regarded team of Consultant Paediatric General Surgeons who work collaboratively to provide comprehensive surgical care for children. The department delivers neonatal surgery, general paediatric surgery, and a range of subspecialty services, ensuring high-quality care for both local and referred patients throughout the region.

This post has been created as part of the department’s paediatric oncology surgery succession planning strategy, ensuring robust continuity and development of the service over the coming decade. The successful candidate will have substantial experience in paediatric oncology surgery and a commitment to maintaining and advancing this specialist service.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong track record of multidisciplinary working, with active participation in oncology multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), service development initiatives, and quality improvement projects. They will work closely with colleagues across surgical, oncology, radiology, pathology, and allied healthcare disciplines to deliver outstanding patient-centred care.

The department has a strong commitment to research, innovation, teaching and training. Applicants should be able to demonstrate the skills and enthusiasm required to contribute to ongoing research activity and support the development of future clinical services within the specialty.

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.

Please see the attached job description for further details of this post.

Informal enquiries regarding this post (and to arrange visits to the department) should be addressed to the Lead Consultant: Miss C Skerritt.