Consultant Urological Surgeon - Pelvic Oncology

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based teaching hospital is seeking a Consultant Urological Surgeon specializing in pelvic oncology. The role includes complex surgeries and joining the bladder cancer team. Candidates should have experience in pelvic oncology and robotic surgery. This position offers a whole-time commitment with support for job sharing and invitations for departmental visits.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• General training in Urology to specialist level or equivalent.
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex pelvic oncology surgery.
• Join the bladder cancer team.
• Participate in the consultant emergency on call rota.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Teaching experience

Clinical audit experience

Knowledge of NHS organisation

Education

FRCS (urol.) or equivalent CCT in Urology

Higher medical degree

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Urological Surgeon - Pelvic Oncology

The closing date is 26 November 2025

A whole-time post as Consultant in Urology is available at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a new post and will be based at the Churchill Hospital. The appointment is on a whole-time basis, but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share. We seek to appoint a Urological Surgeon to undertake cystectomy and robotic prostatectomy, deliver complex pelvic oncology surgery, and join the bladder cancer team. Experience in major pelvic oncology including cystectomy is essential, and experience in robotic surgery is desirable.

Candidates are very welcome to visit the Department and are invited to contact Prof Richard Bryant, Clinical Lead, Department of Urology, through his secretary Caroline Gordon Tel: [phone] or Miss Bryony Lennon, Directorate Manager Renal Medicine, Transplant & Urology [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

The post holder duties will be at the Churchill hospital but presence will be required in other parts of the Trust including the John Radcliffe and Horton Hospital. The clinical work will include major pelvic oncology, with a particular focused subspecialty interest in bladder cancer, including delivery of a cystectomy service, along with all other aspects of major pelvic oncology.

The post holder will join the consultant emergency on call rota on a 1 in 10 basis. The service is a 24/7 emergency adult urology service, including cover of our urology triage area and all aspects of emergency general urology including major trauma. Elective commitments are cancelled during the on call week, and there is a middle grade (SpR or Fellow) on call both day and night and at weekends.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Job responsibilities

For a detailed overview of the role, including an indicative job plan, please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• FRCS (urol.) or equivalent CCT in Urology; or Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Urology; or within six months of achieving CCST at the time of interview.
• Higher medical degree

Experience

• General training in Urology to specialist level or equivalent
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level

Skills and Knowledge

• Sufficient leadership within an organisational and knowledge of national access targets
• Communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in Urology in a large teaching hospital.
• Good personal and interpersonal skills / Good spoken and written English Communication skills should be highly developed.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Experience of routine clinical audit
• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and Government's agenda for its modernisation.
• Management training and experience

Other Requirements

• GMC Registration - Full
• Transport- Driving License

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust