Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

Barts Health NHS Trust is inviting applications for a 6 month Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon to join one of the largest and most dynamic NHS Trusts in England. This role will be central to the expansion of our Urology services across multiple sites, including Whipps Cross, The Royal London, and Newham University Hospitals, as well as the newly developed Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at Mile End Hospital. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering elective diagnostic services at the CDC, alongside providing non-elective (emergency) care at The Royal London Hospital and operative surgery across RLH and Whipps Cross Hospital. Additionally, the postholder will contribute to the stone and ESWL service at RLH, with the opportunity to develop a subspecialist interest in upper urinary tract robotic surgery and renal cancer diagnostics. The CDC Service runs 8am - 8pm across 7 days, therefore your schedule will be based on these hours and days to support the effective running of the service.

Main duties:

• Provide general urological services, including ESWL and endo-urology.
• Develop efficient urology pathways and enhance UIU capabilities and capacity.
• Establish a subspecialist interest in upper urinary tract robotic surgery.
• Lead and support a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in non-elective (emergency) care at The Royal London Hospital on a 1-in-8 rota.
• Perform operative surgery at The Royal London, Whipps Cross, and Newham hospitals.
• Engage in regular audits, continuing professional development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee the education and training of clinical staff; academic interests are encouraged and can be discussed with Professor Prabhakar Rajan.

For discussions regarding the clinical post, contact Mr. Prasad Patki, Clinical Lead at RLH, or Mr. James Green, Lead for the Barts Health Urological Operational Delivery Network and the NEL Urology Network.

About us:

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• MB BS, or equivalent
• FRCS(Urology) or equivalent
• CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)

Desirable:

• Higher Research Degree e.g. MD or PhD

Knowledge:

Essential:

• Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery

Management / Audit Experience:

Essential:

• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion

Desirable:

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Experience of audit management

Academic Achievements/Research/Publications:

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact
• Experience of research, presentation to learned societies on topics related to surgery
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post

Desirable:

• PhD/MD Thesis
• Ability to supervise post graduate research

Training Expected:

Essential:

• Higher Specialist Training in Urological surgery
• Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience in general urology
• Experience in Emergency Urology
• Experience in General Urology & Prostate Biopsy

Desirable:

• Experience of Novel prostatic techniques
• Experience in transperineal prostate biopsy

Personal Skills:

Essential:

• Excellent presentational and verbal skills
• Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG
• Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team

Desirable:

• IT skills and computer literacy