NHS Jobs Bristol

Working for the NHS is a rewarding and worthy career. Our national health service works hard to ensure the health of every British citizen and the visitors to the country. Often, the nurses, doctors and hospital workers receive no thanks for their hard work, with the media focusing on the bad instead of the good. The truth is however that the majority of patients walking out of our hospital doors are happy with the service they received and are a lot better off than when they walked or were carried into the hospital.

Bristol has some of the best hospitals in Britain in terms of research, surgery and service. The University hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust focuses on cancer care, children's services and cardiac disease with much been done in the way of drug development, and advances in treatment for these ailments. In 2008 the trust carried out over 600 research studies and had more than 500 papers published in prominent health journals.

If you think that this is the kind of hospital trust you want to work for, there are so many opportunities within Bristol to join the NHS and really make a difference to the Bristol community. There are ten hospitals in Bristol, some of which are general hospitals, some specialising in certain illnesses or areas of the body.

Specialist Hospitals

Bristol Eye Hospital is one of the country’s leading specialist hospitals with 15 ophthalmic consultants working alongside a wide range of experts in eye care including pharmacists, orthoptists, optometrists and nurse practitioners. The hospital offers 7 day treatment and emergency services.

The University of Bristol Dental Hospital treats patients in a catchment area stretching from Birmingham to Southampton to Exeter and trains Dental Nurses, Dental Technicians and Dental Hygienists in the School for Dental Care Professionals.

Bristol sexual Health Clinic services people from across Bristol city. Young people are given free and confidential advice on contraception, STDs and Pregnancy. The clinic also helps anyone of any age with questions about sexual health.

The British Heart institute is a new £60 million institute that opened its doors in May 2009. It houses laboratories, theatres, a cardiac intensive care unit, a coronary care unit, and inpatient and outpatient wards. The hospital is expected to carry out around 1,700 heart operations, perform 4,000 cardiology procedures, and treat around 15,000 outpatients every year.

Bristol haematology and oncology centre performs radiotherapy, chemotherapy, Brachytherapy, isotope treatments, Stem cell (bone marrow) transplantation, haemophilia services, sickle cell anaemia services, supportive care including counselling and rehabilitation and a support centre for anyone affected by cancer.

General Hospitals

Bristol General Hospital treats the elderly and stroke victims with both inpatient and outpatient facilities and a sleep research centre that services the South West. This looks at sleep patterns and health issues related to sleep.

Bristol Homeopathic Hospital has had a diverse history, moving premises several times since its opening in 1852. Homeopathic medicine is used to manage Rheumatology, allergies, asthma, dermatology conditions, digestive and bowel problems and stress/mood disorders.

The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is dedicated to the treatment of Bristol’s children and those referred by their doctors from the rest of the South West and indeed the rest of the nation. The hospital is dedicated to making the stay of young people as fun and stress free as possible,

Bristol Royal Infirmary is a teaching hospital with links to the university and has been providing acute medicine and surgery, critical care, trauma, orthopaedic and accident & emergency services to the population of the southern part of Bristol since 1737. The hospital is split into three main buildings; the original ‘Old Building’, King Edward VII’s building and the Queen’s building.

St Michaels Hospital is where the city’s maternity care is taken place. Pregnancy, labour and post-labour treatment are housed in St Michaels hospital and they have progressive services in gynaecology and cancer gynaecology.

These are the main hospitals in Bristol although there are other centres in Bristol where NHS jobs are available. The number of doctor’s surgeries is high as are the opportunities for nurses to visit patients in their homes. The wide range of specialities and research facilities within Bristol’s hospitals make it an attractive city in which to work for the NHS.