Employer heading
Consultant Urologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches youll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, were also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job Overview
University Hospitals Dorset are excited to advertise for a new full-time urology consultant surgeon to complement our team whilst expanding the service for additional demand.
The new appointment will be required to take a lead role in the radical prostatectomy service with opportunities to contribute to complex upper tract work, whilst maintaining practice in general and diagnostic urology as per all the urology consultants.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Main duties of the job
Sample Weekly Timetable
Theatre
2 PA
Outpatient Clinic
1.5 PA
Flexible Activity (including DSU / theatre)
0.5 PA
SPA
1.5 PA
MDT
0.75 PA
Admin / virtual clinic
1.5 PA
On-call
2.26 PA
Total
10 PAs
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for further details of the main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration
- CCST or equivalent
- CESR or an appropriate higher (speciality) surgical qualification
- European Community Rights
- Post CCT fellowship in Uro-oncology
- MD/MS or equivalent
- Member of relevant Specialist Society
- Advanced Communications Training
Experience
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR proposed CCT/CESR date must be within 6 months of date of Appointments Advisory Committee
- Demonstrates experience and awareness outside speciality
- Evidence of interest in developing urological service
Technical Skills Competencies
- Ability to fulfil all elements of the job description
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion within domain of urological disease management
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively and with clarity in both written and spoken English
- Completion of specialist technical/skills-based training courses
Knowledge
- Demonstrate use of evidence based practice
- Effective advanced communication skills
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
- Additional qualifications in areas such as business, management or communication skills
Other
- Ability to supervise and train juniors in clinical and operative skills
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical priorities
- Ability to manage and lead a team
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of the principles of research and audit
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- Ability to apply audit/research outcomes to improve clinical practice
- Experience of teaching to under- and/or post graduates
- Evidence of educational qualifications or courses
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Involvement in trials relevant to Urology
Personal Attributes
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff
- Honesty, reliability, flexibility and a positive approach to work
- Demonstrates a caring and non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues
- Willingness to work in partnership with colleagues and management
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
Language requirement
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Please Note
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
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.
