Consultant Urologist

One Health Group; England; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

One Health is seeking a Consultant Urologist to support and grow the Urology Service across South Yorkshire. The role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating NHS patients referred through the NHS e-Referral Service from multiple outreach clinics and independent sector hospitals.

The successful candidate will provide outpatient assessments, perform suitable urological procedures, and travel between clinic and hospital locations.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Experience using Microsoft Office package including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, clinical governance and patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Assess, investigate and treat NHS patients referred via the NHS e-Referral Service.
• Provide outpatient consultations and undertake urological procedures within approved independent sector hospitals.
• Travel between clinic and hospital locations across South Yorkshire as required.

Skills

English communication

MS Office

Clinical governance

Patient confidentiality

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

GMC Specialist Register for Urology

GMC licence to practise

Tools

N/A

Job description

Job summary

One Health is looking for a Consultant Urologist to support and grow the One Health Group's Urology Service across South Yorkshire. The successful candidate will have experience working within a similar role in either an NHS or independent healthcare setting. You will be committed to delivering high-quality patient care and able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Currently hold a substantive NHS Consultant post OR have been in a long-term locum Consultant post (more than 12 months).
• If not currently in an NHS post, have previously held a substantive NHS Consultant position for a minimum of three years.
• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a licence to practise.
• Be included on the GMC Specialist Register for Urology.
• Have no current GMC restrictions, warnings or fitness to practise concerns.
• Hold FRCS (Urol) or equivalent recognised specialist qualification.

Main duties of the job

This role will involve assessing and treating NHS patients referred to One Health via the NHS e-Referral Service. Outpatient appointments will be delivered across a network of outreach clinic sites throughout South Yorkshire. The successful candidate will provide specialist urological assessment and management, including undertaking appropriate diagnostic investigations and surgical procedures within independent sector hospitals utilised by One Health. The Consultant must therefore be prepared to travel between clinic and hospital locations as required.

About us

One Health was established in Sheffield in 2004 and has successfully grown to become a significant healthcare provider in the region. Our services are available to NHS and private patients, with clinics located at over 40 locations across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. We have a dedicated Patient Liaison Team offering high-quality administrative support, coupled with advanced technology that allows us to provide a modern, paperless and secure service. One Health brings healthcare closer to where people live by offering outpatient facilities across a wide geographical area. We are committed to clinical excellence and our mission is to provide innovative, high-quality medical and clinical services for NHS patients, optimising outcomes so they can quickly return to healthy and active lives.

Benefits of working with One Health Group

• Flexible working options
• Use of the latest technology
• Dedicated administrative support team
• Robust Clinical Governance framework
• NHS Resolution indemnity cover for NHS work undertaken for the Group
• Voice Recognition technology
• Access to a well-established referral network
• Opportunities to contribute to service development and growth

Job responsibilities

One Health is looking for a Consultant Urologist to support and grow the One Health Group's Urology Service. The role will involve assessing, investigating and treating NHS patients referred to One Health through the NHS e-Referral Service. The successful candidate will provide outpatient consultations and undertake appropriate urological procedures within approved independent sector hospitals. All Consultants who work with One Health are subject to our onboarding process and approval through our Clinical Governance framework. Practising Privileges will be required for each hospital where procedures are undertaken. The work will be primarily undertaken across South Yorkshire and surrounding areas. The successful candidate must therefore be prepared to travel between clinic and hospital locations.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early upon receipt of a high volume of applications.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Urology.
• FRCS (Urol) or equivalent specialist qualification.
• Current substantive NHS Consultant appointment or equivalent experience as outlined in the person requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience using Microsoft Office packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Commitment to high standards of patient care, clinical governance and patient confidentiality.

Desirable

• Experience working within the independent healthcare sector.
• Experience supporting service development, innovation and pathway improvement.
• Experience delivering services through NHS e-Referral pathways.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).