Junior Clinical Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointee, together with his or her colleagues will have a commitment to the provision of urological services including general urology clinics, diagnostic clinics and ward cover. Other duties will include administration, attendance at multi- disciplinary team meetings and continuing medical education.

The post involves both the assessment and treatment of acute urological admissions. It is expected that the appointee will participate in a 1:12 middle grade on-call rota. This involves weekdays daytime cover Monday to Friday 8am 5pm, individual nights overnight cover Monday to Friday 5pm 8am and weekend cover Saturday or Sunday 8am 8am.

Within the department there are ample opportunities to develop further interests or advanced skills as well as opportunities for audit and clinical research.

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Draft Timetable of Fixed Sessions (This is a representative example; timetable will be confirmed on commencement)

TYPE OF WORK

MONDAY

AM

Flexible Cystoscopy

PM

Admin/CPD/Audit

TUESDAY

AM

General Urology Clinic

PM

14 Day Rule Clinic

WEDNESDAY

AM

Ward Referrals Review

PM

Admin/CPD/Audit

THURSDAY

AM

Day case / Inpatient Theatre

PM

Day case / Inpatient Theatre

FRIDAY

AM

General Urology Clinic

PM

Flexible Cystoscopy

Audit/Clinical Governance

There are monthly audit meetings, including monthly audit of morbidity and mortality within the Directorate. The new Appointee will be expected to attend audit meetings and undertake an audit during tenure of the post.

Accountability

The appointed individual will be professionally and managerially accountable to the Aintree Urology Lead Consultant.

Teaching and Training

The successful candidate will have full mentoring during the tenure of this post. The Appointee will share the responsibility for carrying out undergraduate teaching of medical students will be attached to the Unit.

The Team

The current establishment of urological staff is:

Mr A Baird, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a specialist in interest in reconstructive and adolescent Urology

Mr J Bashir, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has an interest in core Urology and stone disease

Mr R Calvert, Clinical Director and Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in stone disease

Associate Professor P Cornford, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in the surgical management of pelvic malignancy and laparoscopic nephrectomy & robotic cancer surgery

Mr M Elfar, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a specialist interest in renal cancer

Ms R Hamm, Consultant Urologist,

has a special interest in diagnostic services

Mr V Hanchanale, Consultant Urological Surgeon

has a special interest in pelvic malignancy

Miss B Hickerton, Consultant Urological Surgeon

has a special interest in bladder cancer

Mr F Housami, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a specialist interest in stone disease

Mr H Lazarowicz, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in superficial bladder cancer

Mr M Lucky, Consultant Urological Surgeon (Aintree Site DMD for Surgery),

has a specialist interest in andrology

Mr C Lynch, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in stone surgery

Mr B Starmer, Consultant Urological Surgeon

has a special interest in pelvic malignancy

Mr S Venugopal, Consultant Urological Surgeon

has a special interest in kidney cancer

Mr S Viswanath, Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in diagnostic services

Mr R Weston, Cancer Lead for Urology and Consultant Urological Surgeon,

has a special interest in robotic cancer surgery

Miss Jennifer Cumiskey, Head of Operations

Mr P OKeefe, Matron

There are eight Specialist Registrars and a post CCT fellow who currently works in three firms. In addition there are three Clinical Fellows, a research fellow and SAS doctor, two CSTs and five FY1s.

The middle grade rota EWTD compliant and provides 24 hour cover.

More specifically, we aim to:

• Provide excellent care to our patients
• Maintain academic excellence in clinical research
• Provide appropriate training to medical students, Urology trainees and fellows
• Work with our partners in the community to foster greater understanding of urological conditions
• Work within the greater national and international urological community to improve the quality of life for urology patients

Our Consultant team has national and international profiles and contributes significantly to many major Urological meetings (BAUS, American Urology Association (AUA) and the European Association of Urology (EAU).

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• MRCS or equivalent

Desirable

• Further higher degree MD or PhD

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Core surgical training or equivalent
• Competent in basic IT skills

Desirable

• Ability to manage common urological emergencies
• Expertise in the diagnosis and of common urological disorders

Management and Administrative

Essential

• Ability to communicate liaise and negotiate with others
• Willingness to support the efficient and smooth running of the specialist service

Desirable

• Formal management qualification and/or relevant experience

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent
• Ability to organise and participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students

Desirable

• Formal qualification in medical training

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

• Ability to undertake complete audit cycle

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in clinical research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
• Knowledge of clinical governance issues
• Interest and awareness of research methodology
• Relevant publications in peer reviewed journals

Communication Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstration of Trust's values and behaviours - Patient centred - Professional - Open and engaged - Collaborative - Creative
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary team

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

LUFT - Aintree Site and The Royal Site

mount vernon street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)