Job summary
This post has been created to support and develop the Urology service at Homerton University Hospital in line with the needs of the department. This will be a 12-months contract. The opportunity to proceed to Substantive Consultant is available, with funding secured The successful candidate will be working as Locum Urology Consultant in general Urology (adults) at Homerton Hospital, in emergency and elective setting. The appointed candidate will have access to mentoring with the clinical lead and when required, arrangements can be made with other colleagues. There is an outpatient and surgical service at Homerton Hospital. The successful candidates will undertake 2WW urology diagnostics, elective theatre lists and clinics, including face-to-face/remote Clinics and regular scheduled MDT meetings. Operating sessions will be arranged both locally at Homerton and in the NEL Urology Hub that Homerton Urologists may support as required. The Urology department currently offers an electronic 'Advice and Guidance' service to local GPs and the successful candidate will have an allocated weekday to support this service.
Main duties of the job
The department is committed to the continued improvement of the service and the new Consultants will therefore be fully involved in service planning and development issues and will be expected to take an active role in the management of the service.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the city and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.
The Trust have earned a reputation for the quality of training offered and are recognised as one of the top recruiters to high quality research studies in the UK with particular interest in neonatal, sexual health and respiratory medicine. We are also recognised as innovators in embracing methods and systems that promise better and safer patient care.
The number of staff directly employed by the Trust in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) was at over 3,800 FTE in 2020/21. Excluded from these figures are pre- and postgraduate health care practitioners who were placed for training, bank and agency employees, staff holding honorary contracts and contracted auxiliary services personnel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultant will be responsible for the diagnosis and management of patients seen in the Urology Department, a special interest in stone surgery and some experience in reconstructive urology would be advantageous.
- Consultant would be encouraged to develop the service.
- Consultant will be expected to run their own clinics, including specialist clinics and operating theatre sessions within the boundaries of accepted professional standards.
- Consultant will also be responsible for in-patient and emergency work as required.
- Consultant will be expected to develop day and in-patient elective surgical procedures, manage outpatient clinics, and take an active interest in the management of the specialty.
- Consultant will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their clinics.
- Consultant will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department. The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the medical audit arrangements.
- Consultant is also be expected to concern themselves with the professional development of their trainees and allied health professional colleagues.
- All Consultants have a responsibility to contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduates and of junior doctors.
- Consultants are expected to continue with all aspects of professional development to allow successful appraisal and revalidation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Consultant will be responsible for the diagnosis and management of patients seen in the Urology Department, a special interest in stone surgery and some experience in reconstructive urology would be advantageous.
- Consultant would be encouraged to develop the service.
- Consultant will be expected to run their own clinics, including specialist clinics and operating theatre sessions within the boundaries of accepted professional standards.
- Consultant will also be responsible for in-patient and emergency work as required.
- Consultant will be expected to develop day and in-patient elective surgical procedures, manage outpatient clinics, and take an active interest in the management of the specialty.
- Consultant will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their clinics.
- Consultant will undertake administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinics or department. The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the medical audit arrangements.
- Consultant is also be expected to concern themselves with the professional development of their trainees and allied health professional colleagues.
- All Consultants have a responsibility to contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduates and of junior doctors.
- Consultants are expected to continue with all aspects of professional development to allow successful appraisal and revalidation.
Person Specification
TRAINING AND TEACHING
Essential
- EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES, AND JUNIOR MEDICAL STAFF.
Desirable
- TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE OR EQUIVALENT. TEACHING.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- FRCS UROL OR FEBU EQUIVALENT.
Desirable
- HIGHER DEGREE -MS MD PHD OR EQUIVALENT.
REGISTRATION
Essential
- REGISTERED ON GMC SPECIALIST REGISTER OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW.
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
Essential
- I.T. skills and computer literacy.
Desirable
- NHS EXPERIENCE IN LAST 1-3 YEARS.
SPECIALTY AND SUB-SPECIALTY
Essential
- BROAD BASED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ADULT UROLOGY - EMERGENCY AND ELECTIVE SETTING
Desirable
- SUBSPECIALTY INTERESALTY INTEREST
- FELLOWSHIP TRAINING POSTS
- EVIDENCE OF UROLOGY LOGBOOK, INCLUDING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
Essential
- UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
- ABILITY TO WORK AS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
- UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE OF AUDIT.
Desirable
- EVIDENCE OF SERVICE AUDIT, DESIGN OR CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
- EVIDENCE OF 2WW PATHWAY UNDERSTANDING/WORK.
- PUBLICATION OF AUDITS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK.
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- EVIDENCE OF ONGOING INTEREST AND ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH.
Desirable
- TRAINING IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS.
- PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Essential
- ABILITY TO LIAISE WELL WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: ABILITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, LEAD, MAKE DECISIONS AND EXERT APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.
- COMMUNICATION: ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLARITY AND INTELLIGENTLY IN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH;
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, LISTENING SKILLS, PATIENCE, AND ABILITY TO WORK CO-OPERATIVELY WITH OTHERS.
- ABLE TO CHANGE AND ADAPT, RESPOND TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO COPE WITH SETBACKS OR PRESSURE
- STAFF MANAGEMENT: EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPING AND MOTIVATING STAFF
- FINANCE; KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE AND BUDGETS
- PATIENT CARE: COMMITMENT TO DELIVER A HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE WITH PATIENT WELFARE AT FOREFRONT OF PRACTICE
Person Specification
TRAINING AND TEACHING
Essential
- EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND TRAINING UNDERGRADUATES, POSTGRADUATES, AND JUNIOR MEDICAL STAFF.
Desirable
- TRAINING THE TRAINERS COURSE OR EQUIVALENT. TEACHING.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- FRCS UROL OR FEBU EQUIVALENT.
Desirable
- HIGHER DEGREE -MS MD PHD OR EQUIVALENT.
REGISTRATION
Essential
- REGISTERED ON GMC SPECIALIST REGISTER OR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OBTAINING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW.
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
Essential
- I.T. skills and computer literacy.
Desirable
- NHS EXPERIENCE IN LAST 1-3 YEARS.
SPECIALTY AND SUB-SPECIALTY
Essential
- BROAD BASED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN ADULT UROLOGY - EMERGENCY AND ELECTIVE SETTING
Desirable
- SUBSPECIALTY INTERESALTY INTEREST
- FELLOWSHIP TRAINING POSTS
- EVIDENCE OF UROLOGY LOGBOOK, INCLUDING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT
Essential
- UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS.
- ABILITY TO WORK AS AN EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
- UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE OF AUDIT.
Desirable
- EVIDENCE OF SERVICE AUDIT, DESIGN OR CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
- EVIDENCE OF 2WW PATHWAY UNDERSTANDING/WORK.
- PUBLICATION OF AUDITS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORK.
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- EVIDENCE OF ONGOING INTEREST AND ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH.
Desirable
- TRAINING IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.
- PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS.
- PRESENTATIONS TO LEARNED SOCIETIES.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Essential
- ABILITY TO LIAISE WELL WITH EXTERNAL AGENCIES.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: ABILITY TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, LEAD, MAKE DECISIONS AND EXERT APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.
- COMMUNICATION: ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLARITY AND INTELLIGENTLY IN WRITTEN AND SPOKEN ENGLISH;
- INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: EMPATHY, UNDERSTANDING, LISTENING SKILLS, PATIENCE, AND ABILITY TO WORK CO-OPERATIVELY WITH OTHERS.
- ABLE TO CHANGE AND ADAPT, RESPOND TO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO COPE WITH SETBACKS OR PRESSURE
- STAFF MANAGEMENT: EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPING AND MOTIVATING STAFF
- FINANCE; KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE AND BUDGETS
- PATIENT CARE: COMMITMENT TO DELIVER A HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE WITH PATIENT WELFARE AT FOREFRONT OF PRACTICE
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
