Clinical Fellow in Urology - Stones/Endourology

University College London Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Fellow for a 12-month fixed term role in the Stones and Endourology department. This position offers a unique opportunity to join the largest Urological Department in the UK, where you will provide innovative treatments and ensure excellent patient care. You will be involved in managing inpatients, leading on-call duties, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. If you are passionate about advancing your career in a prestigious environment while contributing to world-class research and patient care, this role is tailor-made for you.

Qualifications

• Completion of core surgical training is essential.
• Experience as a Specialist Registrar in Urology is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective service for patients under supervision.
• Manage day-to-day care of patients and attend weekly clinics.

Skills

Management of urological emergencies

Excellent written and spoken English

Ability to lead and supervise staff

Organizational skills

Education

Full GMC registration

Job description

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Job overview

The Department of Urology at University College Hospital is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated Clinical Fellow for a fixed term of 12 months from April/May 2025 in the Stones and Endourology department. The successful candidate will be joining the largest and most prestigious Urological Department in the UK. We are a highly specialist department seeing referrals from across the UK and abroad as well as being a centre for excellence and research.

The successful candidate will work in the Stones and Endourology team. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in providing pioneering new treatments and play a key role in ensuring excellent care for patients under the care of the department.

The consultants and their specialties are:

• Ms Sian Allen - Consultant Urologist
• Mr Vimoshan Arumuham - Consultant Urologist
• Mr Simon Choong - Consultant Urologist
• Mr Giorgio Mazzon - Consultant Urologist
• Mr Daron Smith - Consultant Urologist

The unit consists of five consultants, three clinical fellows and three clinical nurse specialists.

The post holder will provide a safe and effective service for patients under the supervision of the Consultant Urologist. They will undertake theatre lists, clinics and other clinical activities. The post holder will lead on the management of inpatients and undertake on-call for the department as required.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Fellow will have primary responsibility for all patients admitted under the Stones service, the day-to-day care of the patients and attend weekly clinics to review new patients, post-op and regular follow-up patients. This post will have dedicated theatre time with the opportunity to assist and operate under the supervision of the Consultant. The Clinical Fellow is expected to liaise closely with the full range of multi-disciplinary teams involved in the patient's care. Attendance and taking an active involvement in the weekly MDT meeting is a requirement of the role.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completion of core surgical training
• Substantive experience as a Specialist Registrar in Urology.
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publication.
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives.

Desirable criteria

• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Management of urological emergencies.

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and spoken English
• Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and to supervise staff.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Participates in teaching and instruction to Junior staff

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 592.3KB)
• Functional requirement (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)