Clinical Fellow in Urology

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the UK seeks a Urology Specialist for their Fellowship Programme in Colchester. The role involves performing specialized surgical procedures, conducting outpatient clinics, and participating in clinical governance and education of junior staff. The trust offers substantial support, training opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package, fulfilling its commitment to excellence in patient care.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Flexible working options

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Mid-grade training position intended for specialist registrars or post-SPR level.
• Experience in core and specialist urological surgical procedures.
• Ability to provide educational supervision to junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform core and specialist urological surgical procedures.
• Conduct outpatient clinics at Colchester Hospital or peripheral sites.
• Carry out diagnostic day case procedures including flexible cystoscopy.
• Contribute to clinical audit activity and governance initiatives.
• Participate in weekly MDT meetings.

Job description

Colchester Urology Fellowship Programme Overview

The Colchester Urology Fellowship Programme is designed to provide mid‑grade training posts at Specialist Registrar and post SPR level. The programme has seven fellows in rotation with one Specialty Trainee on the East of England Rotation. A number of previous post holders have gone on to specialised further fellowships or Consultant Urologist posts via Portfolio Pathway (previously CESR) (Article 14). The Urology unit currently has eight consultants with individual sub‑speciality interests that allow them to provide SPR level mentoring. Three consultants specialising in oncology perform laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy as well as laparoscopic and robotic nephrectomy. One consultant specialises in robotic and laparoscopic nephrectomy and pyeloplasty. The post holder will be employed as a whole time Urology Specialist on the basis of 10 sessions. The post involves:

Responsibilities

• Core and specialist urological surgical procedures performed on the applicant’s own operating lists for patients under the care of Consultant Urological Surgeons
• Outpatient clinics held on a weekly basis either at Colchester Hospital or additionally at a peripheral site served by the trust
• Day case surgery
• Diagnostic day case procedures including flexible cystoscopy (haematuria clinics)
• Educational supervision to junior medical staff
• Responsibility for carrying out and contributing to clinical audit activity and local governance initiatives
• Contributing to the writing of basic science and clinical papers
• Contributing to the weekly MDT meetings
• Managerial responsibilities where appropriate
• Forming of a 1 in 8 on‑call rota with prospective cover

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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