Consultant Urological Surgeon in stone disease and general urology

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading NHS Trust in Nottingham, where you can join a dynamic team of urology consultants. As a Consultant Urological Surgeon, you will focus on stone disease while also engaging in general urology. This role offers a chance to work in a supportive environment, contributing to a comprehensive service for a large patient population. With a commitment to professional development and an emphasis on teamwork, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in healthcare. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving lives and supporting the health of the community.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Support for application completion

Interview preparation support

Qualifications

• Must have GMC registration and CCT expected within 6 months.
• Experience in Urology with strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage elective and emergency Urology patients at Nottingham University Hospitals.
• Participate in a combined cross-site on-call rota.

Skills

GMC registration

CCT expected within 6 months of interview

Technical skills in Urology

Communication skills

Patient safety training

Teamwork

Clinical Audit participation

Education

Higher management degree or qualification

Higher teaching degree or qualification

Tools

Trust’s IT support systems

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Consultant Urological Surgeon in stone disease and general urology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Main area Urology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours per week) Job ref 164-6827831

Site City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/01/2025 23:59 Interview date 07/03/2025

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team of friendly, supportive urology consultants. The successful candidate will join a team of five established subspecialist stone surgeons covering Nottingham University Hospitals and Sherwood Forest Hospitals. The role will primarily be to treat Stone disease but there will also be a general urology component. This service receives referrals from the wider Nottinghamshire area and tertiary referrals from further afield and may require cross-site working patterns including Sherwood Forest Hospitals. There is a well-established weekly stone MDT meeting, on-site lithotripter, hot ureteroscopy and ESWL services as well as PCNL. The general urology service including day case ureteroscopy, TURBT and TURP.

Main duties of the job

The Departments of Urology and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust (SFH) provide urological services to a population of approximately 1.4 million. The urology team currently consists of 14 consultants at NUH and 5 consultants at SFH providing a full range of services. The Unit at NUH comprises 5 Urology StRs, 2 clinical fellows, 1 research fellow, a complex upper tract, stone and robotic post-CCT fellows. We have Clinical Nurse Specialists in Cancer, Andrology and Stones. The Advanced Nurse Practitioners help independently run the prostate cancer, haematuria and LUTS clinics. We have recently recruited Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) who will also help in the emergency pathway. Nottingham is the East Midlands’ Major Trauma Unit.

The departments of Urology at NUH and SFH are committed to a long-term partnership and as such the candidate will be expected to participate in a combined cross-site on-call rota. The Urology Department at City Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is accommodated in the Urology Centre, which consists of a dedicated Outpatients Department with facilities to undertake flexible cystoscopies and TRUS/LATP biopsies, a lithotripter suite, three urology operating theatres including dedicated Stone and Robot theatres as well as office accommodation.

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full range of Urology emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care.

1. Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Urology service.
2. Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
3. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

Please see for job description for provisional job plan.

The on-call commitment will be 1:15 supported by Junior staff. This post has a hot-week on-call system, which is remunerated at 0.7 PA. There is no paediatric component to the on-call.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• GMC registration
• CCT expected within 6 months of interview
• Eligible to be included on the specialist register

Experience

• Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
• Specific training in communication skills
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to work in a team.
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
• Higher management degree or qualification or training
• Experience of change management
• Original Research
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
• Publications

Planning and Organisation Skills

• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service.
• Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems.

Physical Skills

• Manual dexterity required to perform tasks.

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support.

For more information about our organisation and the career opportunities available, please visit our website.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Mr Dhaval Bodiwala Job title Head of Service Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01159691169

Candidates are encouraged to make arrangements to visit the Trust, and should contact the following Consultants in the first instance if they wish to do so:

Mr Ben Sherwood, Head of Service [e-mail] Tel [phone] ext 75835

Mr Dhaval Bodiwala, Head of Service, [e-mail] Tel [phone] ext 75835