About this role
Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Locum Consultant in Urology
Whipps Cross Hospital
10 PA Post
8 Months post until 31 March 2027
We are looking for a Full Time (10PA) Consultant Urological Surgeon who is experienced and highly motivated individual to join our Urology Department. This is a pivotal role designed to enhance and expand our Specialist Services in Andrology and Paediatric Surgery.
We are particularly keen to appoint a surgeon with expertise in Andrology and Paediatric Urology.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering and developing high-quality, specialist care for Andrological Surgery and Paediatric Urology.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering and developing high-quality, specialist care for Andrological Surgery and Paediatric Urology.
This role is central to the Trust's aim of long term plan of developing Andrological surgery and maintaining Paediatric Urology service, contributing to elective and emergency patient pathways, specialist outpatient clinics and the full range of surgical options for Andrological Surgery, while also playing a key role in shaping future service models and clinical governance in Paediatric Urology work in the department.
Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, developing specialist Andrology clinics, specialist paediatric clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.
Care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.
The may be scopes for working in collaboration with Paediatric Surgery Service at Royal London Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust.
The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audit and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering and developing high-quality, specialist care for Andrological Surgery and Paediatric Urology.
This role is central to the Trusts aim of long term plan of developing Andrological surgery and maintaining Paediatric Urology service, contributing to elective and emergency patient pathways, specialist outpatient clinics and the full range of surgical options for Andrological Surgery, while also playing a key role in shaping future service models and clinical governance in Paediatric Urology work in the department.
Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, developing specialist Andrology clinics, specialist paediatric clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.
Care for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.
The may be scopes for working in collaboration with Paediatric Surgery Service at Royal London Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust.
The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audit and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MB BS, or equivalent FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
Desirable
Additional qualification / Higher degree, e.g. BSc / MD / PhD
Knowledge Essential
Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgery
Training Expected Essential
Higher Specialist Training in Urological Surgery. Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates Experience in general urology and urological cancer diagnostics Experience in Specialist Andrology Unit / surgery Experience in Paediatric Surgery Experience in emergency urology
Management/Audit Experience Essential
Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy. Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
Desirable
Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare Experience of audit management Evidence of service development / Quality Improvement Experience in Surgical / Clinical Leadership
Academic Achievements Essential
Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
Research / Publications Essential
Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
Desirable
Ability to supervise post graduate research
Teaching Essential
Commitment to medical education
Desirable
Good understanding of the training curriculum of specialty registrars / core surgical training Experience in running teaching programme in surgical trainees
Personal Skills Essential
Excellent presentational and verbal skills. Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees. Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG Awareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable
IT skills and computer literacy Experience in leadership roles in a multidisciplinary environment
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 Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Whipps Cross Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E11 1NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)