Urology Consultant

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is seeking a dedicated Urology Consultant to join the Functional, Reconstruction, and Adolescent Urology team. The successful candidate will bring dual expertise in functional reconstructive urology and robotic pelvic surgery, ensuring excellent patient care and contributing to service development. This role offers an attractive salary range and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a specialized department.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Opportunities for academic research

Qualifications

• Eligibility for full UK GMC Registration.
• Clinical knowledge from post CCT/fellowship in urology and robotic surgery.
• Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance framework.

Responsibilities

• Work within a 7PA job plan involving clinics, theatres, and administration.
• Ensure activities follow best practice governance.
• Maintain patient safety and quality of care.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Teaching ability

Communication skills

Comprehensive training in Urological surgery

Education

FRCS (Urol) or equivalent

Higher Academic degree

Tools

Robotic surgical equipment

Job description

Go back University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Urology Consultant

The closing date is 04 December 2025

The Department of Urology at University College Hospital is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated consultant to work in the Functional, Reconstruction and Adolescent Urology team alongside the Robotic Uro-oncology service.

The successful candidate will have dual expertise in both functional reconstructive urology and robotic pelvic surgery. This is exciting opportunity to deliver excellent quality patient care while also developing the robotic service within a highly specialised urology department.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work a 7PA job plan with clinics, theatres, MDT, SPA and Admin time.

The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that activities undertaken are subject to robust governance arrangements that follow best practice. Patient safety, quality of care and clinical outcomes are expected to be at the centre of all aspects of operational management of the Division.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

Department of Urology

The department offers comprehensive care for the whole spectrum of Urology services and is split into 5 sub-groups, the teams work together closely along with other services such as gynaecology, womens health, assisted conception unit, oncology and the Uro-radiology.

• Functional, Reconstructive and Adolescent Urology
• Endoluminal Urology
• Uro-oncology
• Reconstructive Urology

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC 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 NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of interview.
• Clinical knowledge commensurate with post CCT/ fellowship training in functional, reconstructive and adolescent urology and robotic pelvic/urology surgery
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance framework of NHS
• Higher Academic degree

Experience

• Excellent clinical skills
• Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches
• Fellowship training in both functional and reconstructive surgery as well as robotic pelvic/urology surgery
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
• Published research in either functional, reconstructive and adolescent urology and/or robotic uro-oncology
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/ organisational context

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
• Extensive experience in: -Artificial sphincter insertion -Sacral neuro modulation -Female continence procedures and prolapse procedures -Ureteric reconstruction -Bladder augmentation -Robotic pelvic surgery
• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings with experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels

Communication

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Category B, 1%