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The successful applicant will join the NBT Neurosurgery and Spine team in a fixed term capacity for a period of 12 months. 

The Spine team at NBT is collaborative team consisting of 5 Neurosurgical and 5 Orthopaedic background Spinal surgeons: providing a Regional complex spinal service, treating a wide aspect of all spinal conditions elective and trauma including spinal deformity, and intradural conditions.  

The successful applicant will participate in a Spinal on call 1 in 10 weeks based at Southmead Hospital, and at times may be asked to support the Neurosurgical Paediatric colleagues at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. 

The postholder will be responsible for the management of complex spinal conditions under their care.  The successful candidate must liaise with consultant colleagues regarding the continuity of care of when the postholder is absent.  

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Consultant in Spinal Surgery 

(Fixed term , FULL TIME, 10 PAs) 

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) wishes to appoint a fellowship trained Consultant Spinal surgeon. This post is a full time 10 PA position. 

The successful applicant must hold the FRCS (Tr+Orth), or FRCS (Neurosurgery) or equivalent. 

They should maintain full registration with the GMC. They must have CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery or Neurosurgery and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment.

It is essential for the successful candidate to have at least 2 years of fellowship experience in complex spinal conditions.

The successful candidate will be employed under Terms & Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003. The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.    

Desirable qualifications include:

1. Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).

2.  Demonstration of their ability to carry out independently and competently  complex spinal upper cervical spine surgery.

3.  Training in  intradural spinal conditions.

4. Training in spinal dysraphism. 

 If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance. Therefore it is important that you check your online account regularly. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We have an international reputation for Neurosurgery and Spine surgery. With over 20 surgeons and over 700 members of staff, we provide a complete Neurosurgery and Spines trauma service with over 600 severely injured patients each year as well as an extensive service in Spine Surgery treating a wide range of spinal conditions paediatric and adult . We have experience in the use of Navigation and have recently introduced Robotics.  

We are based in the North of this buzzing and culturally rich city – if you move here it won’t take you long to discover everything that it has to offer. Bristol City Centre is just 15 minutes away, and has a great array of shops, theatres and restaurants and has an array of annual festivals and events including the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival. For those who cycle, Bristol boasts excellent cycling facilities and was chosen as England’s first cycling city in 2008 and was voted the European green capital in 2015. In 2017 Bristol was named ‘best place to live in Britain’ by the Times “the city is a worthy winner thanks to its ideal combination of extraordinary culture, impressive schools, buzzing culinary scene, exciting redevelopment and community spirit.”. 

As a motivated professional you will have a real passion for what you do and if the idea of working in a large specialist Neurosurgery and Spinal department appeals to you, then apply today.