Locum Consultant Urologist

NHS; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Locum Consultant Urologist to join their dynamic Surgery Division. This role offers the chance to provide a comprehensive urology service across two busy hospitals, with a focus on patient care and collaboration with various specialists. The successful candidate will be part of a supportive team, contributing to both clinical excellence and the training of future medical professionals. If you are passionate about urology and eager to make a difference in patient outcomes, this opportunity is ideal for you.

Qualifications

• Must be fully registered with the GMC and hold Licence to Practice.
• Experience in Urology and ability to supervise postgraduate trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
• Ensure compliance with GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice.
• Responsible for clinical management of out-patients.

Skills

Urology

Clinical Governance

Audit/Research

Teaching

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Medical Qualification registered with GMC

Entry onto the Specialist Register

MRCS or equivalent

MD or equivalent higher degree

Job description

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Urologist - all subspeciality interests will be considered

Fixed Term: 1 Year

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a full-time Locum Consultant Urologist within the Surgery Division. The successful post holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive service across both sites at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust working on 10 programmed activities (PA's) and an emergency on-call commitment, 1:9. The Urology Department provides a comprehensive general urology service covering all the main sub-specialties. There are close links with the Royal Marsden Hospital and St George's hospital for oncology and more complex urological conditions. The department is well supported by an interventional radiology department. The Urology department supports the Renal unit at St Helier. There is an onsite lithotripter and the department offers a regional acute and elective lithotripsy service. Specialist nursing staff attached to the department include 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, four urology nurse specialists in benign urology and six in cancer. You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold Licence to Practice and ideally be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage. Applicants are invited to visit the department beforehand.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust offers an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynaecology to over 490,000 people in south-west London and north-east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

The Trust also plays an active role in the local healthcare economy. Surrey Downs Health and Care brings together our staff, CSH and the GP groups in Surrey Downs, and Surrey County Council in a partnership to improve care for local people.

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Job responsibilities

• To, at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
• To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
• To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
• To be responsible for the clinical management of out-patients under your care.
• The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

Person Specification

Values and Behaviours

• Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient.
• Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence.
• Work as one team - communicate, collaborate and share.
• Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening.

Qualifications and Training

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC.
• Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CESR.
• Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. MRCS.
• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research.
• ATLS provider/instructor status.

Clinical, Management & Administration

• High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Urology.
• Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on-call rota for Urology.
• Audit/Research experience.
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR.
• Supervision of postgraduate trainees.
• Personal time management skills.
• Clinical governance.
• Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists.
• Proven track record in Urology.
• A subspeciality interest.
• Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development.

Teaching and Research Experience

• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.
• Ability to contribute to change management.
• Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems.
• Ability to critically review research.
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/postgraduates.
• Experience of supervising junior doctors.
• Experience of teaching lay groups and other staff groups.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
• Publications in peer review journals.

Language

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient-centred service.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives.
• Able to make own arrangements for travel between working sites.

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.