About this role
Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Urologist to join our established team on a 6 months fixed-term locum basis.
This post has been created in response to increased clinical activity and rising service demand across the specialty.
The successful applicant will support the existing Consultant workforce in delivering high-quality urological care across both elective and emergency pathways.
The role will contribute to maintaining service performance, patient access and waiting list recovery within a busy District General Hospital environment.
This appointment is intended to provide additional clinical capacity during a period of sustained demand and will play an important role in supporting the department's operational objectives whilst ensuring excellent patient care and service continuity.
Some Saturday elective work may be expected from the successful applicant
Main duties of the job
Outpatients
The post holder will independently deliver outpatient services, with a primary focus on General Urology and Endourology. Clinical sessions will principally be based at Heatherwood Hospital, although the successful applicant may be required to provide services across Wexham Park Hospital and other Trust locations to support operational and patient care requirements.
The stone service uses a acute virtual clinic and MDT to review patients, discuss complex presentations and optimise theatre list planning and utilisation. There is an excellent onsite lithotripsy service at Heatherwood and have a supportive interventional radiology service.
There may be a requirement to support the prostate cancer pathway with LA transperineal prostate biopsies.
Theatres
The post holder will independently perform a range of core and endourology procedures. The focus will be supporting the emergency and elective treatment of stone patients: rigid and flexible ureteroscopy/FANS and stent exchange. The role will involve operating within established clinical governance frameworks and contributing to the efficient utilisation of theatre capacity.
Theatre sessions are generally scheduled as either full-day operating lists (07:30 to 19:30) or as dedicated AM and PM sessions, subject to operational requirements.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to see new patients, primarily with haematuria and TCC of the urinary tract and in the work of men with possible prostate cancer.
For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description/Person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
FRCS or equivalent registration Full GMC registration On the Specialist Register or within six month of CCT at time of interview
Competencies Essential
Able to evaluate own clinical practice Able to demonstrate innovative thinking Good written and oral communication skills Be able to work effectively in a team Ability to organise and develop service provision
Experience Essential
A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency and elective surgery within the speciality of Urology Clinical skills to support cancer diagnostics Understand principles and participated in audit activity Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park & Heatherwood Hospital
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)