Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

Job description

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.

We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.







We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts : St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier.

Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance

- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are :







- Caring Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Job overview

Our Urology Surgical Team at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust offers an exciting opportunity to a well-motivated and enthusiastic Urology Consultant to join the team in delivering Urology Services including Cancer Diagnostics and Surgery.

You will be based at Kingston Hospital with cross-site duties when required.







Main duties of the job

Bringing your excellent knowledge and expertise, you will undertake full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients, both elective and emergency.

Joining a team of specialist Consultants and Doctors, supported by a team of Nurse Practitioners and Specialist Nurses, you will have the opportunity to challenge and innovate the current practices, and to drive the clinical development of an excellent and sustainable Urology service for the local community

Working for our organisation

Preferably, you will have a special interest in Laparoscopic Surgery however,





we are willing to encourage you to pursue any other special interests you wish to explore within the scope and for the essential provision of care for the population we serve.

We are committed to supporting your career in an environment where your skills and initiatives are valued. We will provide you with a mentoring scheme to help you settle into the new role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Each year, over one million people visit Kingston Hospital for treatment or as a visitor. Of the top six London Trusts, Kingston is the only District General Hospital : the others are teaching hospitals.

The Hospital is based about 12 miles from the centre of London with good transport links into the capital and in a beautiful and historic part of the country.

It lies very close to Richmond Park and is close to Hampton Court Palace; Kempton Park; and the River Thames.





Further information may be found on the hospital website at www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

For more details of the duties of the role, please see the job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- CCT in Urology and on GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.

Desirable criteria

MS / MD / PhD / MBA

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Current wide range of urological experience.

Desirable criteria

Complimentary Sub-specialist interest.

Management Skills

Desirable criteria

- Knowledge of finance / budgets
- Attended management training course.







Experience in Training, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

- Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.
- Experience of clinical audit.
- Audit of personal activity

Desirable criteria

Completed Train the Trainers’ course.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

- Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance

Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these,





as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment / educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc.

therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting :





You will only be contacted via e-mail / SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post.

Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS : Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Salary :

For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range.

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.

▶️ Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon
🖊️ Kingston Hospital
📍 Kingston upon Thames