Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term post for 1 year with a view to extension)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1:8 on call commitment)
- Job ref
- 374-EB-1117
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne DGH
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow Urology - Robotic
Specialty Doctor
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
We are seeking a clinical fellow in robotic pelvic & upper tract surgery to join our department from March 2025. The post is for one year initially with a view to extend.
For further details please see the job description.
Main duties of the job
Conquest Hospital has a well-founded Urology department, delivering outpatient activities and a smaller Investigation Suite for flexible cystoscopy lists.
Eastbourne DGH is a cancer centre for urological surgery & currently provides a robotic and laparoscopic prostatectomy services & renal cryotherapy/laparoscopic partial nephrectomy service for patients across Sussex. There is also a lithotripsy service
Please see Job Description for more information and proposed job plan
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hopsital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will be managerially accountable to the Clinical Lead, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director. The successful candidate will be expected to agree a formal job plan with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and Medical Director indicating the number of programmed activities, within 1 month of taking up the post.
The post-holder will be expected to cross-cover essential services when his/her colleagues are on leave.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
- Evidence of competence in robotic upper tract surgery
- Wide experience in general urology
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree from recognised medical school. FRCS or equivalent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Simpson
- Job title
- Service Manager Urology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 131 4500
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