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Job overview

This is a replacement  permanent post in the Urology Department at Leighton Hospital. It is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a well-established team and to contribute to the excellent reputation of the service.  It is expected that the successful applicant will have experience in the urology specialty as they will be expected to undertake outpatient clinics, flexible cystoscopy sessions, and theatre sessions for basic procedures independently or with some supervision initially. This post is a full-time post and will include an on-call commitment for the Urology Service. The Specialty Doctor will be expected to work flexibly to ensure smooth running of the Department and emergency service.

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To undertake ward rounds
• To operate under both general and local anaesthetic
• To undertake outpatient clinics seeing both old and new patients
• To participate in the teaching of junior doctors, medical students and members of the nursing profession
• In addition, he/she will be expected to take responsibility for, initiate and take an active part in the research projects relating to the working of the Urology Department
• To undertake audit and CME
• To participate in the Urology emergency on call rota
• To undertake administration work of the Department and be expected to dictate summary records on patients
• So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties the post holder undertakes to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues
• The post holder undertakes exceptionally to perform additional duties in the case of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances
• The post holder undertakes exceptionally to be available for such irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for continuity of patient care

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.