Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (On-call commitment 1:12)
- Job ref
- 361-R2R-2394
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/05/2025
Employer heading
Consultant Urologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Consultant Urologist. This is a new post and the appointee will be based at East and North Herts NHS Trust. The is a full time post comprising of 10 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment of 1:12 providing emergency care for adults and children above the age of 2. The role includes urology one-stop clinics, diagnostics and theatre activities as well as hot clinics and Men’s Health.
This is an excellent opportunity within the Urology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. We have a shared Urology Ward and good links with the renal teams. There is a broad range of open, Reconstructive, Endoscopic, Laparoscopic surgery and Robotic surgery well supported by modern equipment and dedicated theatres. There is a sub-regional renal unit so patients with complex nephro-urological problems are safely managed. We are also well supported by 4 interventional radiologists with CT, MR and nuclear medicine.
Applicants should have complete Adult Urology training either in the UK or equivalent at the time of interview. They should have also completed a minimum of one year in Urology at post CCT level. Applications from those wishing to work part-time or job share are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
- Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
- Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
- Active participation in continuing medical education
This is a new post currently covered by a Specialist doctor in Urology. The appointee will be primarily based at the East and North Herts NHS Trust. The post comprises 10.05 programmed activities (PAs). The role also includes One stop urology clinics, diagnostics and theatre activities as well as provision of on call 1:12.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register / Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- Completion of Urological training in the UK or equivalent
- College Membership (FRCS Urol)or qualification of an equivalent level
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate academic degree
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
- Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad range of experience in Endo-Urology, Cancer Diagnostics and General Urology
- Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
- Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
- Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
- Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
Desirable criteria
- Minimum 12 months experience at post CCT or consultant level
- Additional Urology experience post CCT
- Demonstrable experience and participation in research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
- Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
- Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
- Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
- Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognizes and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
- Role models our Trust values every day
- Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
- Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Shabnam Undre
- Job title
- Consultant Urological Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
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