Locum Urology Consultant

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-respected NHS Trust in London is seeking a Urology Consultant to provide high-quality patient care and engage in teaching and research. The successful candidate will participate in surgery and outpatient clinics while leading educational initiatives. Candidates must hold GMC registration and be on the Specialist Register. This role offers professional development and an opportunity to contribute significantly to clinical services.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of interview.
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels is required.
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research.

Responsibilities

• Take part in elective in-patient and day-case surgery.
• Contribute to research and development of the department.
• Play a role in educating postgraduate doctors and nurses.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Teaching skills in clinical settings

Ability to lead and supervise teams

Research skills

Education

Higher Academic degree

Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

On GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Whittington Health NHS Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are committed to building their clinical collaboration and are seeking to appoint a 10 session Urology Consultant with an interest in stones. The successful applicant will demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training.

The post-holder will take part in elective in-patient and day-case surgery, outpatient clinics, and educational and administrative activities including weekly MDT team meetings and regular governance and audit meetings.

Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of interview or be within 6 months of the expected date of CCT.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

Work Commitments

One operating list at UCLH on alternate weeks (afternoon and evening).

Weekly all-day stones clinic at UCLH.

General urology commitment at both UCLH and WH (alternate weeks)

To take part in the WH on call rota.

In conjunction with consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and regularly attend the relevant Trust Committees supporting the clinical governance structure.

To take on appropriate management responsibilities, and lead in developments appropriate to interests and experience of the new appointee.

To take an active part in teaching and training.

To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

To contribute to the research and development of the department.

To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

The Trust commits to the appointee having equitable working conditions to their colleagues.

In case the appointee attends the on call out of working hours through the night. The elective activity is cancelled the next day

The appointee will also be expected to play a role in educating postgraduate doctors and nurses in all specialties. The successful candidate for this consultant post will be eligible to apply for honorary roles at UCL medical school on the understanding that he/she will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in their Academic Division or Research Department.

We expect all Consultants at both Trusts to thoroughly immerse themselves in undergraduate teaching and assessment. There are many pathways to further the medical education training and scholarship for those committed and interested.

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role and proposed job plan.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• GMC Registration
• Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT
• Higher Academic degree

Clinical Experience

• Excellent clinical skills
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
• Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/ organisational context

Clinical Skills

• Comprehensive training in Urological surgery

Clinical Governance Management & IT

• The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance framework of NHS
• Knowledge and understanding of principles of resource and budgetary management.

Teaching skills & experience and Research

• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
• Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff

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.