Clinical Fellow in Urology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Colchester seeks a Urology Specialist for a 12-month fixed-term post beginning on June 29, 2026. The role includes clinical duties, patient management, and educational supervision for junior staff. It promises a supportive environment with opportunities for further development and competitive benefits like a pension scheme and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

Access to a range of NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Core and specialist urological surgical procedures performed on the applicant’s own operating lists.
• Educational supervision to junior medical staff.
• Contributing to clinical audit activity and local governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Performing outpatient clinics either at Colchester Hospital or a peripheral site.
• Managerial responsibilities where appropriate.
• Joining the 1 in 8 on-call rota with prospective cover.

Job description

Colchester Urology Fellowship Programme

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‑specialty 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.

Post Details

This post is to start from 29th June 2026 for a 12 month fixed‑term post in the first instance.

The post holder will be employed as a whole‑time Urology Specialist on the basis of 10 sessions. The post involves:

• 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.

Benefits

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.

Academic Activity & Further Development

The department encourages academic activity and previous post holders have contributed to publications in various journals. There is also an opportunity to join the 2‑year part‑time MSc programme in Urology run by Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge that includes a one‑week teaching module at ARU and a second clinical week at Addenbrooke’s hospital, Cambridge.

Initial contract is for a year but a number of previous post holders have by mutual agreement extended this for a length of time that suited them.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025