Consultant Urologist, Special Interest in Andrology

Applications are invited for the post of a Consultant Andrologist. This is a full-time post comprising of 10 programmed activities (PAs). The Urology service at UHL currently provides all urological activity – including all sub-specialties - for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and is a tertiary referral centre for cancer, andrology, stones and female urology.

You will be joining an already established sub-specialist team of 2 Consultant Andrologists, 2 Reconstructive Consultant Urologists, 2 SpRs, dedicated juniors, 4 specialist nurses and a Physicians Associate. UHL Andrology Service runs a large Supra-regional Penile cancer Service for a population of over 5 million hosting the regional weekly teleconferenced MDT. We receive tertiary referrals for Peyronie’s, ED, Incontinence, from all over the region and beyond. The department is a high volume implant centre of both penile prostheses and artificial sphincters.

We now have our own on-site lithotripter which delivers emergency stone treatment 5 days per week. We have a well-established high-volume urology day case program with a new Elective Day Case Hub built within the LGH site. We continue to expand our robotic surgery program for major cancers and work in partnership with other Trusts providing cancer services for Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Derby.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• Sharing with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
• Promoting new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community.
• Ensuring that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Participating in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervising and training junior medical staff.
• Involvement in appraising and assessing juniors.
• Teaching, research and administration.
• Proactively developing the service.
• Actively participating in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals: high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence. We will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all: we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team. This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Jackson, Job title: Consultant Urological Surgeon & Head of Service, Email address: benjamin.l.jackson@uhl-tr.nhs.uk, Telephone number: 07885 444019.