Locum Consultant General Urologist (6 months fixed term)

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a dynamic Locum Consultant General Urologist for a 6-month fixed-term full-time post. The successful candidate will join a supportive team managing a broad range of urology cases and may accommodate subspecialty interests. Required qualifications include full GMC registration and a higher professional degree. The role involves managing both emergency and elective urology patients while providing a comprehensive service within the established urology team.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration required.
• CCT or equivalent needed within 6 months.
• Must have a higher professional degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage emergency and elective urology patients.
• Provide elective and emergency Urology service.
• Continuing responsibility for patient care.

Skills

Effective communication

Technical skills in urology

Change management experience

Manual dexterity

Team management

Education

Full GMC Registration

CCT or equivalent

Higher Professional degree

Job description

Locum Consultant General Urologist (6 months fixed term)

The closing date is 23 September 2025

This is a new 10 PA full-time post for 6 months as a locum consultant general urologist.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team of friendly, supportive urology consultants. The successful candidate will join an established comprehensive urology service. There will be a significant general urology component to the workload; however the service may be flexible with subspecialty interest. 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 general urology service including day case ureteroscopy, TURBT and TURP. We have an on-site lithotripter, hot ureteroscopy and ESWL services as well as PCNL.

Main duties of the job

• 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.
• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Urology service.
• Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.
• Please see the job description for a proposed job plan.

About us

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.

With more than 19,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

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

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for a breakdown of the main responsibilities and a proposed job plan.

Although this post is general urology, subspecialty interests may be accommodated.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• CCT or equivalent within 6 months of interview date
• Higher Professional degree

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors

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 patient safety and/or human factors

Analytical and Judgement Skills

• Development/delivery.
• 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

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

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts