Urology Consultant | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Dorchester is seeking a full-time Consultant Urologist to manage core Urology procedures and contribute to a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to perform TURP, TURBT, and have experience in advanced surgeries like PCNL. This position offers a supportive environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care and is ideal for those looking to develop special interests in Urology.

Benefits

Office accommodation

Secretarial support

Qualifications

• Fellowship in Urology or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Good communication skills and teamwork required.
• Experience in patient care and trauma situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient Urology services.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct training and supervision of surgical trainees.

Skills

Management of independent core Urology procedures

Experience in TURP, TURBT, DSU lists

Experience in PCNL or nephrectomy

Educational and clinical supervision

Ability to conduct audits

Education

Completion of Urology residency

Tools

Holmium laser

Robotic surgery equipment

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for the full time permanent Consultant Urologist at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new appointment to our currently Urology base. The new appointee is expected to undertake the management of independent core Urology procedures such as performing TURP, TURBT, DSU lists, Flexi and rigid URS laser. Additional experience in PCNL or nephrectomy is highly desirable. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, focusing on delivering high quality patient outcomes.

Interview Date: 19th January 2026 (To be confirmed)

Responsibilities

• 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
• The new appointee will undertake Outpatients in the community hospitals in the area, including Blandford, Weymouth, Lyme Regis and Bridport.

Context and Services

This post is located at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). The Trust serves a population of approximately 250,000 and is situated in the historic town of Dorchester in an attractive part of Dorset. The area is served by high quality schools and is close to some of the most beautiful coastline in the UK.

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. 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 expereicne in RARP and Nephrectomy or in advanced BPH surgery such as REZUM and HoLEP is highly desirable, as well as the ability to carry out LATP and TULA procedures.

There would also be an opportunity to support other procedures such as PCNL and ESWL

Logistics

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025