Locum Consultant Urologist

Job responsibilities

The main purpose is to support the Department and the Trust in maintaining a high quality service and to improve and maintain the RTT standards.

The Urology department is well established at George Eliot Hospital with 4 consultant surgeons providing high quality service. Our ambition is to expand our team to 5.5 consultants, supported by middle grade staff and CNS expertise.

Currently our service covers all aspects of urology except radical pelvic surgery. We are in the process of creating a pan Warwickshire and Coventry urology network and there may be an opportunity for the appointee to undertake sessional work in an adjacent Trust.

George Eliot has a state of the art and widely regarded endoscopy unit. We have state of the art laser equipment a 120 W and also a 70 W laser. The 120 W laser is used for elective work, whilst the 70 W laser is used for emergency stone surgery. We have a visiting ESWL service.

This is great opportunity to play a part in expanding a department which is close knit and on a single site. Special interests will be supported subject to agreement. Examples of those available include:

1. Diagnostics and oncological surgery which includes renal laparoscopic surgery and MRI -TRUS fusion prostate biopsy service.
2. Functional Urology including Video Urodynamics and Botox
3. Clinical Informatics / Digital Health
4. Day Case Holmium Laser / REZUM / UroLIFT service

This is by no means an exclusive list. The Trust is supportive of the development of sub speciality interests to support our local populations needs.

The successful candidate will be expected to take a full share of the emergency call rota and be able to manage the core urology emergencies.

We have an active training programme to help candidates who are looking to achieve CESR and all help / support will be provided to ensure progress is made. Newly appointed consultants will benefit from a mentorship programme to ensure there is full support on commencement in post.

The Trust has recently introduced a Consultant Foundation Programme led by internal and external mentors, with the following aims:

• Raise awareness of the new consultants role and the importance of their impact in interacting with, leading and influencing their team
• Explore how to deliver safe and effective care within a wider clinical and trust environment
• Understand how to work successfully within the NHS environment, balancing targets, finance and with other agencies.

The Trust has the requisite arrangements in place to ensure all doctors have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports doctors going through the revalidation process.

The SARD JV web-based electronic medical appraisal system is embedded across the

Trust and includes the GMC and Royal College requisite components for revalidation.

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities as detailed in agreed

Personal Development Plans (PDPS).

Principal duties of this post include:

• Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
• Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies. The on call rota is 1:4 weekdays and weekends covering urological emergencies. Currently, consultants are on call one week at a time. Plans are in discussion to provide dedicated time for the on call consultant to address emergencies. The on call rota has a registrar on call one day a week, SHO on full shift pattern and FY1 until 9pm from the general surgery on call team. Designated emergency theatre is available to operate emergencies.
• Participate and encourage two way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
• Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in contact with services provided by GEH.
• Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
• Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
• Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors and other staff within the specialty. This will include the appraisal of doctors in training, and the Certificates of Satisfaction in respect of foundation year doctors.
• Ensure own practice is up-to-date which will include taking responsibility for own Continuous Professional Development and participating in the Trusts Performance and Annual Review system.
• Participate in the continuing professional development scheme of an appropriate medical college and the Trust & University Joint Appraisal scheme. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
• Adhere to and live the eXCEL Trust values and behaviours.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please find that the full details can be found in the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice and eligible for Entry on the Specialist Register in Urology. Proposed CCT / Portfolio Pathway date must be within 6 months of interview

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Urology.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in cross sectional imaging where specified
• Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
• Understanding of the Clinical Governance process

Desirable

• Experience of service development
• Knowledge of sub-specialty interests in Urology
• Knowledge of Digital Health / Clinical Informatics

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
• Ability to manage and lead clinical team
• Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
• Understanding of the concepts of management
• Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy

Desirable

• Competent in basic information technology

Teaching and Education

Essential

• Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
• Appraisal and assessment training skills

Audit / Research and Publications

Essential

• Undertaken complete audit cycle
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues
• Interest and awareness of research methodology

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
• Participated in completed clinical research projects
• Published research in peer-reviewed journals

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English
• Caring attitude to patients
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Excellent inter-personal qualities
• Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Executive Team
• Ability to achieve objectives
• Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to motivate and support staff of all disciplines
• Excellent personal time and management skills

Other

Essential

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

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

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).