Consultant Urologist

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust seek to appoint a dynamic Consultant Urological Surgeon to complement our friendly and supportive team of 16 existing consultants. As the department has evolved with increased sub-specialisation, we are specifically seeking a colleague to contribute to and advance our robotic oncology workload. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and collaborative urology service.

Main duties of the job

• This post has arisen from one of our surgeons taking partial retirement and also as expansion of our robotic oncology team.
• You will supervise and train urology higher surgical trainees, CT and FY doctors, and provide post and undergraduate teaching.
• You will be expected to take part in appropriate local and national audits of surgical outcomes, and to submit data to the National Audit and BAUS Complex Operations database.
• You will be involved with urological research, and will be encouraged to develop this, and expand the department’s publications and research portfolio.
• The appointee will also be expected to take part in the emergency urology on call rota; currently this is 1:15.
• The service operates a consultant of the week (CoW) emergency cover model to provide a 7-day emergency service.
• CoW cover is divided into two blocks, Monday to Thursday and Friday to Sunday. Elective activities are cancelled when assigned to CoW duties.
• The CoW will also cover post-op patients if the operating surgeon is off site or on leave.
• Paediatric Urology emergencies for children under the age of 2 are automatically sent to Birmingham Children’s Hospital and emergencies for children over the age of 2 i.e. torsion etc are dealt with by the service.
• There is also cover of adult emergencies on the Walsall site.
• Mentoring arrangements are available in the Trust to all newly appointed consultants with a senior clinician provided to support the successful candidate.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Urology including responsibility for providing the agreed sub-specialty service.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
• To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
• The post holder may be required to travel as necessary between hospitals / clinics. A planned and cost-effective approach is expected.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Entry on Specialist Register (or be within 6 months of being eligible for entry).

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Urology.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within urology.
• Expertise in urological surgery.
• Special Interest in Prostate robotic surgery, show that they are independent in robotic prostate surgery.
• An interest in another Urological organ e.g. Kidney/bladder.

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of urology service.
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists.
• Ability to work within a Specialist Unit, Urological Directorate and Working Parties as appropriate.

Teaching Experience

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications

Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.