Urology Consultant

Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a substantive Consultant Urologist. The post supports a growing urology base, with opportunities to deliver high-quality patient outcomes in a supportive environment.

The role focuses on providing inpatient and outpatient urology care, working within a multidisciplinary team, and contributing to training, CPD, audits, and service development. A 1:7 on-call rota applies, with commitment to service improvement.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a Licence to practice.
• CCT or Specialist Register or CESR/European rights anticipated within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient urology services.
• Be part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to training and supervision of trainees and staff.
• Carry out appraisals and assess medical staff.
• Develop special interests to enhance the department.
• Engage in continuing professional development and governance.
• Participate in audit and Care Group responsibilities.
• Be involved in the consultant on-call rota (1:7).
• Support the development of the service.

Skills

Leadership

Team working

Teaching

Communication

Clinical governance

Management

Education

GMC registration

CCT or Specialist register

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for the full time substantive Consultant Urologist at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new appointment to our current Urology base. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment , focusing on delivering high quality patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

• To provide inpatient and outpatient services
• To be part of a multidisciplinary team, this includes radiologists, oncologists, pathologists and clinical nurse specialists.
• To contribute to the training and educational and clinical supervision of Higher and Basic Surgical trainees and other professional team members.
• To provide appraisals and assessment of medical staff supporting the team.
• To develop special interests to enhance what is currently undertaken in the department.
• To fulfil continuing professional development in line with clinical governance.
• To participate in audit and other areas of the Care Group responsibility.
• To be involved in a 1:7 consultant of the week on call rota with prospective cover, covering Urology patients.
• To support the development of the service

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Job responsibilities

Urology shares beds with the Surgical Department . There is a Short Stay Unit for patients staying 48 hours or less, Abbotsbury Ward and Lulworth Ward.

The Urology Service provides Outpatients in the Community Hospitals in the area, including Blandford, Weymouth, Lyme Regis and Bridport. The new appointee will undertake Outpatients in a community hospital.

The Dorset Renal Unit is based in Dorset County Hospital. This has meant an increased workload for the Urology Department who regularly undertake surgery on transplant and dialysis patients. On average the department does 40 - 50 nephrectomies from all over the region a year. In addition to this it also undertakes transplant nephrectomies as well as other routine surgery on dialysis and transplant patients.

The Urolithiasis workload of the department has increased dramatically over the last few years. The department currently undertakes PCNL, flexible and rigid ureterorenoscopies and holmium laser. Robotic prostatectomies for West Dorset patients are carried out by Mr Afzal at Royal Bournemouth hospital.

The new appointee is expected to provide independent core Urology procedures such as performing TURP, TURBT, DSU lists, Flexi and rigid URS laser.

Additional experience in advanced BPH surgery such as REZUM and HoLEP is highly desirable, as well as the ability to carry out Urodynamics studies _._

The successful candidate will be provided with office accommodation and secretarial support.

The Trust has an agreed formulary for medical and surgical consumables and single use instruments; any appointee would be expected to comply and use the items on this formulary. Any additions or changes to the formulary can only be made through formal channels.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a Licence to practice
• Awarded CCT or on Specialist register OR either of these anticipated within 6 months of interview. CESR (Portfolio) or European Community Rights

Experience

Essential

• 5 years clinical experience in Urology at SPR or equivalent
• Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant

Current Skills and Abilities including

Essential

• Experience of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty and sub-specialty elements of the job as in the description and technical specifications
• Willingness and ability to fulfil the general service elements of the job description

Team Working and Service Development

Essential

• Evidence of leadership and service development
• Ability to develop effective working relationships and team working

Understanding and Participation in Clinical Governance

Essential

• Evidence of understanding of clinical governance
• Knowledge of and direct involvement in audit.
• Knowledge of principles of research and evidence of involvement in research.

Management Training, Organisational Skills and Strategic Vision

Essential

• Evidence of general management training and skills appropriate for the post.
• Evidence of ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust
• Knowledge of organisational aspects of the NHS

Teaching and communication

Essential

• Evidence of teaching experience and abilities appropriate to the post.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience
• Ability to communicate effectively

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicant must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).