Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology (12 Months Maternity Cover)

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in London seeks a middle-grade registrar level surgeon for their Urology department. You'll be responsible for daily ward rounds and participating in surgeries. The ideal candidate should have MB BS or equivalent and clinical experience, including ITU. This is a full-time, fixed-term position with a competitive salary of £65,048 to £73,992 annually.

Qualifications

• 21 months post graduate experience.
• 3 months adult ITU experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily ward rounds.
• Participate in outpatient clinics and surgeries.
• Be part of the on-call rota.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Education

MB BS or equivalent

Full registration with GMC and licence to practice

Job description

Overview

This is a middle-grade registrar level surgeon post in the department of Urology. The post-holder will work within the department as part of the wider team. They are expected to conduct daily ward rounds and take part in regular out-patient clinics, elective and emergency surgery operating lists and administrative duties. They will be part of a 1:8 middle-grade on-call rota. The post may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Main duties

The Urology department consists of in-patient activity on a 29-bedded ward, a high dependency unit with access to ITU beds and extensive day case surgery, both elective and emergency. The department treats in excess of 1800 emergency admissions, 1300 elective inpatients and 1900 day cases per annum. In addition the department sees about 5000 new outpatient referrals per year. The emergency workload supports a busy A&E department (68,000 attendances per year). The general surgical on-call rota is based solely at the Whittington. The Whittington Health operates a trauma team for dealing with emergency patients with serious or multiple injuries. This includes the general surgical, orthopaedic and anaesthetic SpRs, the surgical SHO and FY1 (all resident on call).

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. The Trust believes that recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies are sensitive to differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

Details

Date posted: 29 September 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Doctor - other

Salary: £65,048 to £73,992 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 220-S&C-MED-7486003

Job locations: Whittington Health NHS Trust, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF

Job responsibilities

For a detailed overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the post please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC and licence to practice
• ALS

Desirable

• Primary FRCA or equivalent
• Additional postgraduate qualification

Clinical Skills and experience

• Essential: 21 months post graduate
• Essential: 3 months adult ITU

Desirable

• Core level training certificate or equivalent
• 3 to 6 months acute medicine / emergency medicine

Communication skills

• Essential: Communication skills

Generic Professional Domains

• Essential: Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Essential: Evidence of regular engagement with QI or audit work
• Desirable: Evidence of work towards the generic professional domains of the 2021 curriculum for CCT in anaesthesia at stage 1

Disclosures

Disclosures and Barring Service (DBS) check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a DBS check.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. UK guidance can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website. For overseas applicants, see guidance on criminal records checks. Applicants should have current UK professional registration as applicable.