A substantive consultant urological surgeon post at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, based mainly at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with cover across both sites. The surgeon will manage a full range of urological conditions, delivering elective and emergency care independently, including outpatient and day case work for children and young people. The post combines general urology with a subspecialist paediatric interest, and out-of-hours on-call is central to the role. Candidates need GMC Specialist Register entry and documented experience in paediatric surgery or paediatric urology.
What the job involves
- Provide independent consultant-level care and continuous patient management alongside the wider consultant body
- Manage a full range of urological conditions, delivering elective and emergency care autonomously
- Deliver outpatient and day case activity supporting children and young people
- Contribute to the out-of-hours on-call rota, which is core to the role
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement
- Support the education and supervision of junior medical staff and other staff groups involved in patient care
- Undertake administrative responsibilities needed for safe and effective clinical practice
- Develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in assessing and managing acutely ill patients
- Work effectively within a multi-professional team
- Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners
- Follow patients throughout their clinical pathways
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (Urology) or equivalent
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date within 6 months of interview) or CESR
Experience
- Experience in paediatric surgery
- Experience working within a paediatric surgical or paediatric urology service
- Experience managing a range of paediatric urology conditions
Skills & knowledge
- Familiarity with family-centred care and paediatric communication standards
- Understanding of paediatric safeguarding requirements
Nice to have
- MD or PhD
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
