Consultant in Urology

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a skilled Consultant Urological Surgeon to join the urology team at Royal London Hospital. The successful candidate will deliver surgical services, participate in clinical governance, and contribute to training and research. Ideal candidates will have competence in urological procedures and a passion for advancing in robotic reconstruction. This position promises a fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Broad-based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery.
• Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services.
• Contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.
• Shape the delivery of services across hospital sites.

Skills

Competent in all core urology procedures

Excellent presentation and verbal skills

Teaching and training experience

Education

MBBS or equivalent

FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

CCT

Job description

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.

As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
• CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview

Knowledge

• Broad-based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery

Clinical Experience

• Competent in all core urology procedures
• Subspecialty experience in functional and female urology
• Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Teaching and training of under- and post-graduate medical staff
• Experience of research
• Training in open and robotic reconstructive urology

Management / Audit Experience

• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion
• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Management course

Academic Achievements / Research / Publications

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact
• Experience of research, presentation to learned societies on topics related to surgery
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
• Ability to supervise post-graduate research

Teaching / Training

• Experience teaching and training undergraduates, resident doctors and allied professionals

Personal Skills

• Excellent presentation and verbal skills
• IT skills and computer literacy
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CSG
• Awareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients
• Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner
• Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level

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.