Trust Doctor in Urology ST3+

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is looking for a Trust Doctor in Urology to join their expanding Registrar team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a busy department providing urological services to a large population. The successful candidate will engage in outpatient clinics, manage in-patient care, and participate in teaching and research initiatives. With a strong emphasis on professional development and support, this position is ideal for those eager to advance their medical career while making a significant impact on patient care. Join a compassionate team dedicated to excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Support for Continuing Medical Education

Qualifications

• Minimal Urology experience required - 6 months at CT2 level in Urology sufficient.
• Evidence of participation in audit and teaching commitment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in or run outpatient clinics including prostate biopsies and flexible cystoscopies.
• Manage in-patient workload with support from junior staff.

Skills

Good communication skills

Leadership and managerial skills

Understanding of clinical risk management

Education

Full GMC Registration

Advanced Life Support Certificate

Job description

View all our vacancies across our hospitals in Sussex. Search, find and apply for a job with us today.

NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Doctor in Urology ST3+

Main area Urology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Doctor in Urology ST3+ Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 279-MWWTG-UROL-ST3-036

Employer 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Worthing Hospital Town Worthing Salary £41,750 - £64,288 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

We’re delighted to be expanding our Registrar team to 8 WTE positions, and are advertising:

We have a very strong track record of progressing our registrars in their career, including many successful applications to National Training Numbers. We’re also happy to help our colleagues apply for the CESR training.

Minimal Urology experience required - 6 months at CT2 level in Urology sufficient. The successful applicant will be on-call for Urology at registrar level covering St Richards and Worthing hospital.

The Urology department at University Hospitals Sussex. The trust provides Urological Services for a population of 450,000 in West Sussex. The department has in-patients at Worthing and St Richard’s with access to theatre and clinic facilities at St. Richard’s, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals.

At Worthing Hospital, outpatients are mainly held in a new purpose-built outpatient department, and endoscopy in a dedicated unit. There are theatre facilities for both short stay and major surgical procedures for Urology patients. Nephrectomy and adrenalectomy, PCNL along with TURiS , HOLEP and TURBT and all stone surgery is carried out with dedicated theatre teams.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be part of a busy, cohesive DGH department. Depending on their previous experience they will be able to participate in or run outpatient clinics which could include prostate biopsies, flexible cystoscopies, intravesical Botox injections as well as specialist and general urology clinics. The successful candidate would also have dedicated access to theatre sessions (these could include endourology, functional, paediatric or general urology). The successful candidate would participate in daily ward rounds and help juniors with ward work, they would be encouraged to teach juniors also. As part of a busy team they could attend MDTs. The successful candidate would have good communication, leadership and managerial skills, also be keen to learn from available opportunities.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful applicants would have an assigned educational supervisor who would be responsible for monitoring and aiding their progression, and identifying training needs.

On call : 1 in 8 at Urology Registrar level, covering Worthing and Chichester Hospitals for urology.

Acute Registrar of the Week : With these expansion posts we’re introducing a rota of 1:4 weeks where all elective clinical activity will be cancelled, allowing prompt access to CEPOD, A+E etc.

Clinical duties Day time work will include a mixture of clinic and diagnostic investigations, manging the in-patient work with the support of the junior staff and a minimum of 2 supervised theatre lists a week. The successful applicant will be part of the team and involved in managing the in-patient work load.

Teaching :

There are weekly meetings which is attended by all departmental staff, rotating between clinical governance, business, journal and interesting cases

There are regular weekly postgraduate meetings.

The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Research :

The Urology Department is very research active, and the successful candidate would be encouraged to participate.

Administrative

The Trust Doctor will have responsibilities towards maintaining good documentation, prompt discharge communications and planning work.

Person specification

Experience/Qualifications

• • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
• • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent

Clinical Skills and Experience

• • Understanding of clinical risk management
• • An ability to communicate well with patients and staff.

Knowledge

• • Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

• • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
• • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

• • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
• • Recognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

• • Evidence of participation in audit
• • Prizes and honours
• • Appropriate progression of career to date
• • Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training.
• • Not have previously relinquished or been released/removed from a training programme, except under exceptional circumstances.

Personal Attributes

• • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

Important information for applicants:

Please note, the use of AI generated applications will be closely monitored. It is at the managers discretion to reject your application if they feel the majority has been created through the use of AI tools.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

Further Information

For help with the application process for Nursing vacancies, please email [e-mail].

For help with the application process for Non-Nursing vacancies, please email [e-mail].

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Address Worthing Hospital
Lyndhurst Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 2DH