Clinical Fellow in Urology - QEHB

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity for a Clinical Fellow (Locally Employed Doctor) within the Urology Department has arisen for a period of 6-12 months depending on training needs. The post will provide a great opportunity to receive further specialist experience in Urology.

Main duties of the job

This post will be required to cross cover both the Malignant and Benign services to ensure the service needs of both are maintained. The post holder will have at least 6 clinical sessions which will include theatre, diagnostics, Out Patients, MDTs, and ward rounds. The post holder is expected to be flexible with interchanging clinical sessions.

The hospital participates in a busy emergency on-call service, which accepts a full range of urological emergencies. The Clinical Fellow will be part of the SpR rota, with full prospective cover for annual leave, study leave, and bank holidays. There are currently separate rotas for vascular emergencies, hepato-biliary, and General Surgery at SpR level. The SpRs elective clinical activity is cancelled when they are on call.

There is a Surgical Assessment Unit which admits all surgical and urological emergency admissions.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in their health and wellbeing, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination, and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job responsibilities

The Urology Department team comprises 1 Associate Professor, 3 Honorary Senior Lecturers, 25 Consultants, and 2 Associate Specialists. Special interests within the department include the management of patients requiring partial nephrectomy, retroperitoneal node dissection, renal tumours invading the cava, robotic radical prostatectomy, cystectomy, and neobladders. Around 170 laparoscopic kidney operations, 200 robotic prostate operations, and 60 cystectomy procedures are performed each year, and the unit performs the full range of general urological operations.

The unit also provides support for gynaecological colleagues at the Birmingham Women's Hospital, who undertake major abdominal and pelvic surgery. The DaVinci robotic surgery programme is well established for prostate surgery, the partial robotic nephrectomy service is beginning in September 2022, and the robotic cystectomy programme is planned to begin in 2023.

In addition to a weekly MDT meeting, there is a 'tracker' meeting which ensures all patients under the care of the MDT and currently receiving treatment are reviewed by the team each week. The urology service is supported by 7 clinical nurse specialists, and the unit comprises a single ward. The unit works as an integrated and flexible unit, cross-covering operating days, ward rounds, clinics, MDTs, emergencies, and holidays. There are close working relationships between all surgical specialties as all surgical wards are in close proximity to each other. Joint consultant operating between specialties is common practice within the hospital.

Day case surgery lists take place within the Ambulatory Care Department of the New Hospital. Most endoscopy, some clinics, and all elective in-patient operating takes place on the QEH site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Medical Degree from a recognised University
• Full GMC registration

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years full-time post-graduate training (or equivalent gained on a part-time basis) or equivalent experience and competencies.
• Previous experience in Urology

Additional Criteria

• Please see attached Job Description for further details

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

£61,825 a year plus allowances for on-call commitments