Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 10 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's per week)
- Job ref
- 200-SNCTCCC-7076290-JT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £105,504- £139,882per annum
- Closing
- 20/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/04/2025
Employer heading
Locum Urological Surgeon with an Interest in Bladder Cancer
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
The post represents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic modern urology team. This is a one year fixed term locum consultant post to cover maternity leave , with specific emphasis on providing a service focused on Bladder Cancer.
Main duties of the job
The current job plan is divided between out-patient (St George’s, Queen Mary’s), day surgery and in-patient delivery of services including surgery. Consultant job plans include evening clinical activity with most consultants already supporting elective weekend clinical activity. Following job plan review, it is expected that all consultant posts will include weekend clinical activity. The post attracts a 1:14 on-call commitment on the Urology Consultant of the week on-call rota which includes twice daily wards rounds with all patients being reviewed by the consultant. All elective commitments are cancelled when the consultant is consultant of the week. The appointee is expected to undertake teaching duties of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other professional groups, to participate in research activities and to play a full part in the clinical governance programme.
Working for our organisation
The Department of Urology employs 19 Consultant Urological Surgeons (14 based at St George’s), with other colleagues holding joint appointments with neighbouring hospitals including Kingston and Epsom, St Helier and Croydon University Hospital.
St George’s Hospital is a major trauma centre. The team plays a prominent part in this role in providing emergency, reconstructive and long-term urological care in these patients. In particular, the team manage the urological injuries arising from renal trauma, pelvic fracture, priapism and penile fracture.
We run a consultant of the week on-call model with separate consultant cover week nights. During this time elective activities are cancelled to allow full focus on emergency work.
St George’s is part of RM Partners with the Royal Marsden Hospitals providing cancer treatment to a large volume of patients in South West London and in the wider regional network. St. George’s is the primary provider for complex cancer surgery. There is the requirement to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There are links with the radiology, oncology and pathology departments. The appointee will join a team of 19 Consultants already in post, 10 substantive, 4 locum and 5 joint colleagues.
The current job plan is divided between out-patient (St George’s, Queen Mary’s), day surgery and in-patient delivery of services including surgery. Consultant job plans include evening clinical activity with most consultants already supporting elective weekend clinical activity. Following job plan review, it is expected that all consultant posts will include weekend clinical activity. The post attracts a 1:14 on-call commitment on the Urology Consultant of the week on-call rota which includes twice daily wards rounds with all patients being reviewed by the consultant. All elective commitments are cancelled when the consultant is consultant of the week. The appointee is expected to undertake teaching duties of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other professional groups, to participate in research activities and to play a full part in the clinical governance programme.
Person specification
Education / Academic
Essential criteria
- Full registration
- Entry on the GMC specialist registrar for urology or elegible for inclusion on the specialist registrar within 6 months of the interview date
- An appropriate higher Urological surgical qualification (eg FRCS urol)
- Published research papers/presentations
Desirable criteria
- completion of relevant management course / programme
- MD or PhD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in relevant urological surgery
- Comprehensive training on a recognized SpR programme or equivalent
- Demonstrable experience in all aspects of Clinical Governance.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Experience of leading clinical audits, implementing change, and monitoring compliance
- A track record in teaching medical and other clinical staff and students
- Of giving clinical presentations
- Attending management course
Desirable criteria
- Management experience
- Fellowship focused on andrology and penile cancer
Skills / Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage
- Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to develop rapport with and discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Strong leadership skills and performance driven.
- Ability to develop, motivate and lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service.
- Ability to initiate and implement change
- Ability to supervise junior medical staff
- Ability to design and deliver talks/ lectures/workshops effectively
Desirable criteria
- Research skills
- Writing successful grant application
- Involvement with national/international bodies
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence demonstrated by the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels and disciplines.
- Negotiating skills in order to influence others in a positive manner with the aim of resolving conflict where it may occur
- IT, teaching and presentation skills; High level of verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to critically appraise scientific literature
- Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
- Disability and equality awareness
- Caring and professional attitude and approach with patients; Respects individuals’ rights, interests, beliefs, preferences and cultures.
- Initiative, common sense, enthusiasm
- Approachability and capacity to integrate well with medical and other colleagues; Ability to work collaboratively with the Care Group team
- Commitment to continuing professional development; Awareness of own personal development needs
- Demonstrable drive and personal resilience; Demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
- Ability to make clear rational decisions, exercising independent judgement in a professional and competent manner; Able to take responsibility and lead by example
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
- Marco Bolgeri
- Job title
- Consultant Urologist and clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 3305
- Additional information
Please contact Mr. Marco Bolgeri via email should you wish to discuss this post further.
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