Specialty Doctor in Urology

Job description

Job responsibilities

The specialty doctor will be required to see new and old patients in the outpatient clinics, perform unsupervised flexible cystoscopy lists, prostate biopsies, and be involved with the emergency on-call rota at a middle grade level. The weekly timetable will also include theatre lists under the supervision of a consultant urological surgeon. The post holder will be required to have a close relationship with the staff on the wards, including the intensive care unit, the theatre and nursing staff and other professional and technical staff. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate some flexibility to cover middle grade leave. The post is whole-time. Flexibility in the weekly work pattern is essential given the varying demands upon the service, and will be allocated given the successful candidates level of experience, to best address the needs of the department. The PAS consist of 8 working PAS, 1 SPA and 3 On Call PAS.

It is envisaged that a Registrar of the Week on call system of ward cover will be implemented in the near future. The post holder will be required to have a close relationship with the staff on the wards, including the intensive care unit, the theatre and nursing staff and other professional and technical staff. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate some flexibility to cover middle grade leave.

The post holder will be encouraged to participate in data collection and audit and past postholders have published at international meeting and scientific journals.

The post is whole-time (10 sessions per week). Flexibility in the weekly work pattern is essential given the varying demands upon the service, and will be allocated given the successful candidates level of experience, to best address the needs of the department.

The PAS consist of 8 working PAS, 1 SPA and 3 On Call PAS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Completed Foundation training , Core Surgical training or equivalent

Desirable

• MRCS 1 and 2 or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a large hospital setting

Desirable

• Understand principles of audit and can demonstrate participation in an audit programme.

Audit

Essential

• oUnderstand principles of audit and can demonstrate participation in an audit programme.

Desirable

• Published Audit

Personal

Essential

• Able to work within a team

Desirable

• Interest in teaching

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

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Maidstone Hospital

Maidstone

ME169QQ

Employer's website

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