Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

This is a one year fixed term locum post. This post has been devised to support the surgical team who currently provide specialist services to patients in southwest London and supra specialist services to patients from the south and south east of England. The post is part of the work up in planning the future of the upper tract service. The successful applicant will have an interest in kidney and testis cancer surgically, specifically complex retroperitoneal open and robotic surgery. All the urologists provide support to the specialities in the hospital on urological aspects of care, including urinary diversion, stent management and general urology. All surgeons also support the general urology needs of the department including diagnostics.

Main duties of the job

This role is intended to support the ongoing reconfiguration and development of the service. The appointee will be supported and mentored by colleagues. The successful candidate will be a highly skilled and adaptable surgeon who is committed to collaborative, multidisciplinary working. In addition to delivering high-quality care within their own specialty, the post holder will be expected to provide cross-specialty support by assisting with and contributing to other specialties’ theatre lists as service demands require. This role requires flexibility and a strong team ethic, with a willingness to participate in weekend working and extended hours in line with clinical need, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of surgical services while maintaining the highest standards of patient care and professional practice. The appointee will be provided with appropriate administrative and secretarial support, office accommodation, and IT facilities to support the effective delivery of their clinical, teaching, research and managerial responsibilities.

Person specification

• Full GMC registration and licence to practice
• Eligible for Specialist Registration with the General Medical Council
• Possession of CST or DATE within six months
• If an applicant is UK trained, they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
• If an applicant is non‑UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT Higher Degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Experience

• Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets and demonstrate extensive clinical experience in the surgery of urological cancer, specifically kidney and testis cancer with fellowship training.
• Experience in pelvic exenteration in Urology and to support Colorectal, Gynaecology and Sarcoma in the urological aspects of those cases.
• Experience of service improvement.
• Extensive experience in open and robotic retroperitoneal surgery including mentoring of colleagues and trainees.
• Organisation of education and training of junior doctors and/or undergraduates, specialty trainees and other health care professionals.
• Experience in initiating and supervising research by others.

Personal Qualities

• Approachability
• Demonstrated ability to establish and work with teams both clinically and in research
• Effective communication
• A patient centred approach to delivering care
• Committed to personal and professional development
• Team working and flexibility in order to deliver departmental needs

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease. The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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.