Locum Consultant Urologist

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service Trust in the UK is seeking two Locum Consultant Urologists to deliver an exceptional surgical service. This full-time role is primarily at the Elective Surgical Hub, with responsibilities across sites. The ideal candidates will provide clinical care, engage in a multidisciplinary team, and comply with mandatory training. Applicants should have necessary Urology qualifications and previous UK surgical experience. This position offers a chance to contribute significantly to the growing patient population.

Qualifications

• CCT / CESR in Urology. GMC Specialist Registration.
• Evidence of current, safe, independent consultant-level practice in core urology.
• Ability to contribute effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Fellowship or equivalent experience in Urology.
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives.
• Previous UK surgical experience.

Responsibilities

• Have a continuing responsibility for the clinical care of patients.
• Deliver a high quality responsive surgical service.
• Provide appropriate inpatient cover to patients.
• Undertake administrative duties associated with patient care.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current surgical practice.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training.
• Work as a team with other Consultant colleagues.
• Take part in the urology on-call rota.

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Urologist

The closing date is 30 January 2026

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for two Locum Consultants in Urology to join the team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This full-time post will be based primarily at our new Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital, with additional cross-site responsibilities at Queen's Hospital.

These are fixed-term locum consultant appointments, each for a period of 12 months.

The appointees will be key members of the multidisciplinary team, helping to deliver specialist care to a growing population and contributing to the department's academic and clinical reputation through teaching, training, and education.

Main duties of the job

The appointees will:

• Have a continuing responsibility for the clinical care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department.
• Deliver a high quality responsive surgical service to the patients who use it.
• Be responsible for providing appropriate inpatient cover to patients.
• Undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of a clinical department.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of current surgical practice.
• Maintain his/her professional development with all available training opportunities and ensure compliance with mandatory training.
• Work with other Consultant colleagues as a team.
• Take part in the urology on-call rota.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen'sand get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.

Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.

Job responsibilities

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact 01708 435000

Person Specification

Shortlisting Criteria

• CCT / CESR in Urology. GMC Specialist Registration
• Evidence of current, safe, independent consultant-level practice in core urology
• Ability to contribute effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Fellowship or equivalent experience in Urology
• Familiar with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives
• Previous UK surgical experience

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.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust