Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and committed individual to join our well established and progressive Urology team at the Freeman Hospital. This post will support the delivery of high-quality Urology services, including outpatient clinics, diagnostics supporting our spoke services.
You must hold MBBS or an equivalent medical qualification and be fully registered with the GMC. A minimum of 24 months' experience in Urology or a closely related surgical specialty is essential. Previous experience in emergency urology, ward-based care, cystoscopy or theatre work would be advantageous.
In addition to the clinical responsibilities, we offer a strong commitment to education, training, research and continuous professional development.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
This role is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals committed to developing their expertise in Urology. The post holder will work closely with the Consultant Urology team, specialist nurses, and wider multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of high-quality care across elective and diagnostic Urology services.
The specialist role includes involvement in outpatient assessment, diagnostics (including flexible cystoscopy where appropriate). The post offers exposure to a broad range of Urological subspecialties including stone disease, endourology and functional urology. Opportunities exist to develop operative skills and to contribute to service development, audit, research, and quality improvement.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr David Rix on 0191 2137139, or via email at david.rix@nhs.net
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Under the supervision of the Consultant Urology team, the post holder will participate in:
Assessment, triage and management of routine, urgent and cancer referrals.
Diagnostic procedures such as flexible cystoscopy.
Outpatient clinics for general and subspecialty Urology.
Coordinating care of patients with complex Urological needs, including those requiring MDT input.
Administrative:
Ensure accurate, timely documentation in patient records, clinic and advice and guidance letters in accordance with Trust and Departmental standards.
Contribute to the organisation of outpatient clinics, MDT preparation and daytoday coordination of the Urology service.
Participate in departmental meetings, governance activities and reporting of quality and safety data.
Assist in maintaining and improving patient flow across outpatient, elective across Urology pathways.
Abide by Trust policies, clinical guidelines, and service improvement initiatives within the Urology Directorate.
Comply with Trust policies and clinical protocols while contributing to the delivery and advancement of service improvement initiatives within the Urology Directorate.
Research:
Engage in audit, and quality improvement projects to support the ongoing development of the Urology service.
Contribute to departmental research activity where appropriate, including data collection, literature review, and participation in clinical studies under consultant supervision.
Support the evaluation of new technologies, procedures in clinical pathways within Urology,
Teaching:
Provide training, supervision, and educational support to junior medical staff, including trainees and other colleagues involved in the delivery of urology services.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached JOb Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Under the supervision of the Consultant Urology team, the post holder will participate in:
Assessment, triage and management of routine, urgent and cancer referrals.
Diagnostic procedures such as flexible cystoscopy.
Outpatient clinics for general and subspecialty Urology.
Coordinating care of patients with complex Urological needs, including those requiring MDT input.
Administrative:
Ensure accurate, timely documentation in patient records, clinic and advice and guidance letters in accordance with Trust and Departmental standards.
Contribute to the organisation of outpatient clinics, MDT preparation and daytoday coordination of the Urology service.
Participate in departmental meetings, governance activities and reporting of quality and safety data.
Assist in maintaining and improving patient flow across outpatient, elective across Urology pathways.
Abide by Trust policies, clinical guidelines, and service improvement initiatives within the Urology Directorate.
Comply with Trust policies and clinical protocols while contributing to the delivery and advancement of service improvement initiatives within the Urology Directorate.
Research:
Engage in audit, and quality improvement projects to support the ongoing development of the Urology service.
Contribute to departmental research activity where appropriate, including data collection, literature review, and participation in clinical studies under consultant supervision.
Support the evaluation of new technologies, procedures in clinical pathways within Urology,
Teaching:
Provide training, supervision, and educational support to junior medical staff, including trainees and other colleagues involved in the delivery of urology services.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Please read attached JOb Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration
- Minimum of 12 years of experience since primary medical qualification with at least six years of experience in Urology
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC Registration
- Minimum of 12 years of experience since primary medical qualification with at least six years of experience in Urology
Desirable
- Higher Degree
- Special skills training in the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience in the specialty.
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality
- Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty
- Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines
- An understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals
- Evidence of leadership / project management
- Evidence of having implemented change
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills
Desirable
- Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education
Research
Essential
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings
- Research/critical review of literature
- Publications in the last five years
Desirable
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
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).
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