Consultant Urologist

NHS Scotland; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health board in Scotland seeks Consultant Urological Surgeons to join their team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This role involves collaboration with existing consultants and requires a full GMC registration along with recognition of higher specialist training or qualifications. Interested candidates should possess a forward-thinking mindset and the ability to support a progressive team in delivering urological services and improving treatment options for patients.

Qualifications

• Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC is required.
• Evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or confirmed GMC Specialist Register entry.
• Internationally recognized specialist qualification holders must have GMC Specialist Register entry.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of eleven Consultants at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
• Support work of the existing team in the Urology Department.
• Contribute to treatment options development for patients.

Skills

Experience in core Urology

Collaborative approach

Forward-thinking mindset

Education

FRCS Urology or equivalent

GMC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Grampian for 2 whole‑time equivalent Consultant Urological Surgeons to join our existing team of eleven Consultants at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The Urology Department within NHS Grampian is a progressive and welcoming team based in a major university teaching hospital and with strong links to the academic department within Aberdeen University. The department provides regional major pelvic cancer, robotic and stone services to the north of Scotland as well as core Urology to the population of NHS Grampian. The team have consistently led the way on the development of treatment options for patients across the north of Scotland and in recent years have introduced robotic surgery, a fixed‑site lithotripsy service and HOLEP.

Applicants should have wide knowledge of and experience in all major branches of the speciality including core Urology in order to support the work of the existing team.

The department are looking for candidates to be forward‑thinking and collaborative in their approach to the role and the development of the service across both Grampian and the North of Scotland.

Full registration with a licence to practice with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post). For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training such as FRCS Urology or equivalent, leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview.

CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded. Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register.

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.

Informal enquiries are welcome to Ms Justine Royle, Lead Clinician in Urology via email [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

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