Barts Health NHS Trust

Consultant Urological Surgeon10 PAs Based at The Royal London and Mile End Hospital.

Barts Health NHS Trust is inviting applications for a substantive Consultant Urological Surgeon to join one of the largest and most dynamic NHS Trusts in England. This role will be central to the expansion of our Urology services across multiple sites, including Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross, and Newham University Hospitals, as well as the newly developed Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at Mile End Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering elective diagnostic services at the CDC, alongside providing non-elective (emergency) care at The Royal London Hospital and operative surgery across RLH and Whipps Cross Hospital. Additionally, the postholder will contribute to the stone and ESWL service at RLH, with the opportunity to develop a subspecialist interest in upper urinary tract robotic surgery and renal cancer diagnostics. The CDC Service runs 8am - 8pm across 7 days, therefore your schedule will be based on these hours and days to support the effect running of the service. The successful candidate will also be put on the on-call rota for The Royal London Hospital.

This is a full-time (10 PA) post, but flexible working arrangements will be considered. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving their CCT/CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering elective diagnostic services at the CDC, alongside providing non-elective (emergency) care at The Royal London Hospital and operative surgery across RLH and Whipps Cross Hospital. Additionally, the postholder will contribute to the stone and ESWL service at RLH, with the opportunity to develop a subspecialist interest in upper urinary tract robotic surgery and renal cancer diagnostics. The CDC Service runs 8am 8pm across 7 days, therefore your schedule will be based on these hours and days to support the effect running of the service. The successful candidate will also be put on the on-call rota for The Royal London Hospital.

This is a full-time (10 PA) post, but flexible working arrangements will be considered. Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of receiving their CCT/CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

EssentialMB BS, or equivalentFRCS (Urol) or equivalentCCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)DesirableHigher degree, e.g. MD/PhDKnowledge

EssentialWidespread broad-based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgeryTraining Expected

EssentialHigher Specialist Training in Urological surgeryExperience in training undergraduates and postgraduatesExperience in general urologyExperience in Emergency UrologyExperience in General Urology and Stone Surgery (flexible URS)Experience of ESWL service developmentDesirableExperience of robotic Surgery of Renal Upper TractManagement/ Audit Experience

EssentialAble to provide evidence of clinical audit and quality improvement and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this bringsAbility to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.Ability to lead and support team members via collaboration and discussionDesirableExperience of audit management and QIAcademic Achievements

EssentialAbility to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.DesirablePhD/ MD ThesisResearch

EssentialExperience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgeryAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problemsDesirableAbility to supervise post graduate researchPublications

EssentialDemonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this postPersonal Skills

EssentialExcellent presentational and verbal skillsAbility to motivate and develop medical traineesAbility to manage time well to deliver objectives of the DivisionAwareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the teamDesirableIT skills and computer literacy259-MED7419919RLH

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