Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Medical Licensing
Affiliations
Leadership
Teaching
Projects
Additional Courses
References
Timeline
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Dr James Neill

Bristol

Summary

A motivated and conscientious Foundation Year 2 doctor from the United Kingdom, seeking a Resident Medical Officer position in Queensland, Australia. Possesses broad clinical experience across medical and surgical specialities, including emergency medicine, intensive care, and acute medicine, gained within both a large tertiary teaching hospital and a district general hospital. Intends to undertake Postgraduate Year 3 within the Australian healthcare system, with a long-term career interest in critical care and anaesthesia. Eligible for AHPRA registration via the Competent Authority Pathway, subject to appointment.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work history

Foundation Year 1 - Emergency Medicine

Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton, Somerset, UK
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Assessment, diagnosis, and management of adult and paediatric patients with undifferentiated presentations in a large district general hospital.
  • Managed patients across minors, majors, and resus, under senior supervision.

Foundation Year 1 - Geriatric Medicine

Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton, Somerset, UK
12.2024 - 04.2025
  • Care of patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
  • End-of-life care and advance care planning.
  • Multidisciplinary working to facilitate complex discharges.
  • Out-of-hours ward cover across cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, and endocrinology.

Foundation Year 1 - Vascular Surgery

Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton, Somerset, UK
04.2025 - 08.2025
  • Peri- and post-operative care of complex, multimorbid patients, including AAA repair and amputations.
  • Recognition and management of post-operative complications and wound issues.
  • Leading weekly microbiology meetings.
  • Out-of-hours clerking and ward cover across multiple surgical specialities.

Foundation Year 2 - Acute Medicine

Southmead Hospital
Bristol, UK
08.2025 - 12.2025
  • Clerking and management of medical referrals from GPs and ED.
  • Participation in post-take ward rounds, daily patient reviews, and management of complications.
  • Member of cardiac arrest/medical emergency team; worked in Same Day Emergency Care unit.
  • Experience in diagnostic procedures, including paracentesis.

Foundation Year 2 - Intensive Care Medicine

Southmead Hopsital
Bristol, UK
12.2025 - 03.2026
  • Twice-daily rounding of critically unwell patients in a major trauma, neurosurgical, and burns centre.
  • Experience in organ support, arterial lines, and critical care procedures.
  • Dedicated ‘airway skills days’ with consultant anaesthetists in theatres.
  • Responded to medical emergencies across the hospital.

Foundation Year 2 - Colorectal Surgery

Southmead Hospital
Bristol, UK
04.2026 - 08.2026
  • Upcoming 2026.
  • Clerking admissions and managing referrals for general surgical and urology patients out-of-hours.
  • Supervising and coordinating FY1 doctors on the ward.
  • Assisting in theatre as required.

Education

MB ChB - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

University of Bristol
United Kingdom

Bachelor of Science - Global Health

University of Bristol
United Kingdom

A-Levels - Maths, Biology & Chemistry

Banbridge Academy
United Kingdom

GCSEs -

Banbridge Academy
United Kingdom

Skills

  • History taking and examination
  • Diagnosis and decision making
  • Safe prescribing
  • Clinical skills (US guided venepuncture, cannulation, ABG etc)
  • Recognition of the deteriorating patient
  • Advanced life support
  • Medical record keeping
  • Patient safety
  • Communication
  • Multidisciplinary teamworking
  • End of Life Care

Medical Licensing

  • General Medical Council (United Kingdom)
  • Registration number: 8064001
  • Full registration granted: 06/Aug/25

Affiliations

  • An avid rugby fan who loves travlling, playing racquet sport and swimming in spare time.

Leadership

  • CPR in Society – Secretary and Session Instructor (2023–2024)
  • University of Bristol Emergency Medicine Society – Secretary (2021–2022)
  • University of Bristol Vascular Surgery Society – Co-Founder (2020–2021)
  • Bristol Marrow – Acting President and Events Coordinator (2018–2019)

Teaching

  • Recipient of the University of Plymouth Teaching Star Award for contributions to teaching
  • Regularly provided informal bedside teaching to medical students on the ward
  • Mentor on a 9-week “Learning to Teach” programme at the University of Bristol
  • CPR in Society – Session Instructor (2023–2024)

Projects

  • “Administration of time-critical medications in the emergency department” (2024)
  • “Are short-term surgical missions an effective way of reducing the burden of surgical disease in West Africa” (2022)
  • “Patient Experience in the Emergency Department of the Royal United Hospital Bath: What Matters to Patients?” (2021)
  • “Interprofessional Learning in the Acute Medical Department” (2019)
  • “Lack of sleep is associated with obesity and diabetes, hindering good human health and wellbeing” (2019)

Additional Courses

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) – Resuscitation Council UK (2025)
  • Ultrasound Skills and Practical Procedures Course – NHS England (2025)
  • National Sarcoma Awareness Project (2023)

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Foundation Year 2 - Colorectal Surgery

Southmead Hospital
04.2026 - 08.2026

Foundation Year 2 - Intensive Care Medicine

Southmead Hopsital
12.2025 - 03.2026

Foundation Year 2 - Acute Medicine

Southmead Hospital
08.2025 - 12.2025

Foundation Year 1 - Vascular Surgery

Musgrove Park Hospital
04.2025 - 08.2025

Foundation Year 1 - Geriatric Medicine

Musgrove Park Hospital
12.2024 - 04.2025

Foundation Year 1 - Emergency Medicine

Musgrove Park Hospital
08.2024 - 12.2024

MB ChB - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

University of Bristol

Bachelor of Science - Global Health

University of Bristol

A-Levels - Maths, Biology & Chemistry

Banbridge Academy

GCSEs -

Banbridge Academy
Dr James Neill