Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call requirement for during working hours and out of hours)
- Job ref
- EW- 6345157
- Employer
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Taunton
- Town
- Taunton
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Urologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a locum Consultant Urologist to join the Somerset Urology Service. We are looking for a consultant with core urological skills to help support and deliver our service. The Somerset Urology department is based across 2 acute hospital sites. The majority of clinical commitments will be at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton with the potential to cover elective clinical sessions at Yeovil District Hospital. The on-call commitment will be a 1 in 11 rota covering both hospitals. Most of the on call is managed from Taunton. The post will attract 10PAs.
The post offers an exciting opportunity to join friendly, enthusiastic and forward thinking Urology professionals who are supported by high quality colleagues from a full spectrum of allied specialities. The appointee would join the Somerset Urology team in delivering a modern, high quality urology service which is responsive to patients, and through an integrated service at primary care level will improve health outcomes.
You must be registered with the GMC on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of gaining entry onto), willing to participate as part of the Somerset on-call rota and be involved in Teaching and Clinical Governance provision.
If you share this vision and are able to work collaboratively, this is an ideal opportunity to be at the forefront of change.
Main duties of the job
The job plan will include Theatre sessions, outpatient clinics to include routine, urgent and new cancer referrals, MDT meetings, SPA and clinical admin. As the integrated Somerset Urology Service continues to develop there will be sessions for Consultants at Taunton and Yeovil depending on expertise/special interests.
All Consultants are allocated 1.5 SPAs of core activity and any other roles eg Audit lead, Cancer Lead, Clinical Lead, Educational Supervisor, Research Activity, will be allocated as extra SPA time as appropriate.
The Urology department will operate according to an 11 week rolling timetable, which for each Consultant will include 10 weeks of elective activity and one daytime on-call week (‘hot week’).
Overnight and weekend on call are covered on a 1 in 11 rolling rota. Most of the out of hours on call will be at Taunton with Yeovil operating as a 5 day service.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.
We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan – there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring urology services, as outlined in the proposed programme
- To organise, manage and be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the Somerset Urology Service
- Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the Programmed Activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed from time to time
- You are responsible for the associated duties set out in of the Terms and Conditions
- The purpose of including agreed personal objectives in your Job Plan is to set out in clear and transparent terms what you and your clinical manager have agreed should reasonably be achieved in the year in question. These objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but you have a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them
- To provide, with Consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in the specialty to the hospitals so designated with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness
- The number of Doctors who are away on leave at any one time will be agreed in line with the Trust specialty policy. During the absence of colleagues on leave, Consultants/Specialist Doctors are expected to provide agreed levels of cover
- Where you wish to seek agreement to have External Duties included in your Job Plan, you must notify your clinical manager in advance. Scheduling of such duties will be by agreement between you and your clinical manager
- You will be required to travel between sites ie YDH and MPH, including when on-call
- Where emergency work takes place at regular and predictable times, your clinical manager will seek to schedule it as part of the Programmed Activities in your Job Plan schedule. You may, however, be required to participate in an on-call rota to respond to less predictable emergencies
- The Trust will provide secretarial support and an adequately equipped office, including IT facilities
- To provide a general Urology service, in collaboration with other medical, nursing and technical staff
- Teaching of Junior Staff Medical Students, APH and other professionals
- To provide supervision and training to Junior Hospital Doctors
- To participate in clinical audit, evidence–based practice and Clinical Governance within the Department
- To participate in regional audit and Clinical Governance
- To participate actively in continuing professional development (CPD)
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- MBBS and MRCS or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: • CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date) • CESR
- An appropriate higher Surgical qualification e.g. FRCS (UROL)
Desirable criteria
- An appropriate higher degree or qualification (MD, PhD or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Depth and breadth of clinical experience in Urology
- CCT/CCST or equivalent or achievable within the designated ST time frame
- Experience in a special interest that will complement those existing in the department
Skills, abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
- Good clinical skills including management of acute urological admissions
- Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of active involvement in audit and quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles
Academic Achievements / Research publication
Essential criteria
- Evidence of research experience and clinical effectiveness work
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to become involved in departmental research project and to lead some research or academic development
Management
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS plan/modernisation agenda and the implications for service
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of general management training and self-development in areas such as recruitment and selection, equal opportunities, leadership, planning and change management, appraisal
- Evidence of ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of teaching appropriate to Medical students and Doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team
- Strong commitment to undergraduate education
Desirable criteria
- Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to establish good working relationships with other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands
- Commitment to modern practices
- Able to liaise well with colleagues in other specialities, good interpersonal skills, able to cope with stress, good disciple and motivation
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between sites across Somerset
Desirable criteria
- Drivers Licence
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
- Neil Trent
- Job title
- Consultant Urologist & Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01823 34 4847
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil District Hospital Site
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
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