19 Oct
Barts Health NHS Trust
London
Job description
Job overview
Barts Health NHS Trust
Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon
10 PAs Post
Fixed Term - 12 Months
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon based on the Newham and Whipps cross sites for Barts Health.
We are looking for a Consultant Urological Surgeon to help with the overall workload of the Urology department. This post is to support the diagnostic and core urology work in the department.
Key duties will be supervising and running operating lists, acute and specialist clinics, diagnostics, on call cover, ward rounds, and care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including ward and specialist nursing teams.
The unit is very active in research,
education and audit and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in all the above activities.
You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council with a license to practise.
Main duties of the job
In-patient activity is based on the Surgical Unit with access to Paediatric day and in-patient beds as necessary. Day Care activity is centered on the in main theatres with patients housed Forest Ward pre and post operatively
Clinical Governance
The appointee will be required to participate in all clinical governance activities related to the Urology service. This will include contributing to : -
- clinical audit
- clinical risk activities
- clinical incident reporting
- responding to complaints within the Trust’s expected timescale
- participating in the development of the involvement of users in planning and monitoring access to and standards of the service
The post-holder will assist with the safeguarding of high standards of care by participating in the creation of an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation,
and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.
It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.
We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is clinically responsible to the Clinical Director of the specialty you are applying for in the Operations Directorate and managerially accountable to the Chief Operating Officer for the trust.
The post is covered by the National Health Service terms and conditions of service for Hospital Medical and Dental staff (England and Wales).
The appointment is pensionable unless the appointee chooses to opt out of the National Health Service Pension Scheme
The successful candidate will also receive London Weighting Allowance and applicable consultant intensity payments.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a health statement and the trust may require a medical examination as a condition of employment.
Because of the nature of the work of this post, it is exempt from the provision of Section 4 (2)
of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exception Order 1975).
Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions including those for which other purposes are spent under the provisions of the Act.
In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Trust.
Any such information should be sent in confidence to the Medical Director and will only be considered in relation to an application for positions to which the order applies.
The post-holder will be required to live less than 15 miles by road from the main unit, unless the Trust determines that residence at greater distance is acceptable.
The distance of 15 miles usually equates with a travelling time to the hospital of approximately 30 minutes.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)
- MB BS, or equivalent
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
Higher degree, e.g. MD / PhD
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgery
Training Expected
Essential criteria
- Experience in Endourology, lithotripsy & TRUS Biopsy
- Higher Specialist Training in Urological surgery
- Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience in general urology
- Experience in Emergency Urology
Desirable criteria
- Experience in transperineal prostate biopsy
- Experience of Novel prostatic techniques