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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Trust registrar
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term Contract 12 Months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (additional on call requirements (1 in 8))
Job ref
323-MD4864-GK
Employer
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ashford & St Peters Hospital
Town
Chertsey
Salary
Dependant on Experience plus HCAS & Additional Rota Payments
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
31/01/2025

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Urology Clinical Fellow Registrar

NHS Medical & Dental: Trust registrar

Job overview

Applications are invited to the post of Urology Clinical Fellow Registrar based at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


This post is intended for someone who has completed basic surgical training with attainment of MRCS. This post is an ideal opportunity for the successful candidate to gain more experience in urology and improve their competitiveness at National Selection for higher training.

Main duties of the job

The department of Urology at Ashford and St Peter’s is a friendly and dynamic one. There will be regular theatre lists with exposure to core and general urology, laparoscopic upper tract surgery as well as PCNL. The successful applicant will also have opportunity to develop skills in local anaesthetic trans-perineal prostate biopsy, urodynamics, transurethral laser ablation of bladder tumours and ESWL. The successful applicant will be supported to develop audit projects, give presentations and take part in educational activities in order to enhance their CV.
 
Should you wish to get further details about this post, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Michael Mikhail or Mr Sarosh Janardanan (tel. 01932 722053)

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • On-site Nurseries
  • On-site staff cafes
  • On-site parking
  • Support in career development
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.1    Department Objectives
We aim to provide a high-quality patient experience and an excellent place to work for all staff. We believe that the key to improved patient and staff experience is a high quality, efficient and patient-centred pathway, in which the patient sees the ‘right doctor, first time’.

1.2    Service Developments
Our clinical strategy is to deliver high quality pro-active urological elective and emergency care for our patients.
The post holder will:

  • be 1 of 8 middle grades (2 KSS higher urology trainees, 6 clinical fellows) in the Urology team at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital. 
  • be expected to participate in the middle grade 1:8 24-hour non-resident on-call. This may be subject to change to adapt to the needs of the service. 
  • always be supported by a consultant on-call who will undertake daily ward rounds and support the junior team in managing inpatients. 
  • be expected to work flexibly to support the service. This will include regular theatre sessions, flexible cystoscopy lists, and working as the ‘registrar of the week’ directly supporting the junior team and managing inpatients.  
  • form part of the Uro-oncology MDT and will be expected to prepare and present cases at the weekly meeting which will be used as an educational and development opportunity. 
  • be expected to work with other speciality teams across both Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective service for inpatients, day-case and outpatients care.

1.3    LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

  • The post holder is expected to undertake clinical audit and Quality improvement projects and ensure that agreed actions required as indicated are implemented. These projects will be presented at a local level and opportunity to present at national and international conferences will be encouraged. 
  • There will be opportunity to attend and learn extra skills according to the Clinical Fellow’s professional development needs. These may include transperineal prostate biopsy under local anaesthetic, urodynamics, ESWL, or transurethral laser ablation of bladder tumours. 
  • Training will be provided according to the Clinical Fellow’s level and experience in preparation for higher surgical training applications.
     

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Possesses GMC registration (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Research experience resulting in publications

Surgical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience within Urology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience within NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mike Mikhail
Job title
Urology Consultant & Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01932 722 053
Additional information

Mr Sarosh Janardanan 01932 722 053

Chere MacBain 01932 726329

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