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

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Urology for a fixed-term position until September 2026. The role includes providing cover for elective and emergency urological work, supervising junior staff, and participating in surgical training opportunities. Candidates should possess a medical degree and demonstrate experience in urological procedures. This role offers a comprehensive training experience within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in core and specialist urological surgical procedures.
• Competence in teaching and supervising junior medical staff.
• Ability to participate in clinical audits and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover as a general urologist for elective and emergency work.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to teaching programs.
• Contribute to weekly urology meetings and departmental audits.

Skills

Urological surgical procedures

Teaching and supervision

Emergency work

Clinical audit participation

Education

Medical degree

Job description

Overview

Clinical Fellow in Urology at Ipswich Hospital. This is a fixed term post until 30 September 2026. The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at Ipswich Hospital, with occasional requirements at other parts of the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover as a general urologist for elective and emergency work.
• Participate in a 1 in 8 week on‑call rota (registrar level) with prospective cover.
• Supervise junior staff and participate in a regular teaching programme.
• Contribute to weekly urology meetings (MDT/stone committee) and monthly departmental audit meetings.
• Develop subspecialist expertise in stone disease management, including obtaining percutaneous access for PCNL and skills for stone removal.
• Perform flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy as routine practice.
• Undertake open and laparoscopic renal surgical training if desired (shared with the Urological Cancer Fellow).
• Learn to perform ESWL as part of training where available.

Training and Development

The postholder will have opportunities for a range of surgical training and to gain experience in percutaneous nephrolithotomy and other stone-related interventions. Open and laparoscopic renal procedures will be offered where appropriate and shared with the Urological Cancer Fellow.

About ESNEFT

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care. We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents, delivering care from two main hospitals (Colchester and Ipswich), six community hospitals, high street clinics, and in patients’ homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff and an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia. We are building for better care with a capital development programme across our sites totalling £100 million over the next five years. We are also developing a new elective orthopaedic centre at Colchester Hospital, a £7 million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester, and Ipswich facilities including a £35 million Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre with enhanced imaging. A £5.3 million molecular diagnostic laboratory is opening at Ipswich, with works beginning on a new Breast Care Centre and a Children’s Unit.

Further information can be found on our website and recruitment video.

Role Details

The post holder will be employed as a full-time Urology Clinical Fellow on a 40-hour week basis. Responsibilities include:

• Core and specialist urological surgical procedures on the applicant’s own operating list for patients under the care of Consultant Urological Surgeons.
• Outpatient clinics held weekly at Colchester General Hospital or other trust sites.
• Day case surgery and diagnostic day case procedures including flexible cystoscopy and urodynamics.
• Educational supervision of junior medical staff.
• Participation in clinical audit and local governance initiatives.
• Contributing to the writing of basic science and clinical papers.
• Contributing to weekly MDT meetings.
• Managerial responsibilities where appropriate.
• Formation of a 1 in 8 on‑call rota with prospective cover.

Note: This advert closes on Friday 19 December 2025.