Job summary
The successful candidate will offer high quality day to day care of patients and deliver a first class clinical service to include; outpatient/diagnostic clinics, day case theatre procedures, elective theatre activity, in patient care as required and support for on call work with acute urological admissions.
Main duties of the job
The role will predominately include ward cover across the Department. There will also be potential for involvement with in-patient and day case operating sessions with general surgery and Urology at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. The successful candidate will also have exposure to outpatient clinics and outpatient diagnostic testing.
Our Department is recognised as holding Specialist MDT status for the management of patients with complex Urological cancer. We regularly receivecirca2500 two week-wait referrals to the Urology service with a conversion rate of 21%. Each year the Urology MDT reviews over 2700 case episodes.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed
annually and agreed with the Chief Executive, Chief Medical Officer and
Clinical Director to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work,
clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced
post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in Urology to
patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General
Practitioners.
- The post-holder will be expected
to provide a clinical service
to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected
to work within multi-disciplinary
teams in providing high quality clinical care.
It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to
the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP
surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
- The
post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical
colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
- The post-holder will attend cross county & cross site meetings.
- To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality,
timely service and to work towards meeting
the Trusts and departmental
objectives.
- The
post-holder will develop close collaborative links with Clinicians working in
his/her area of specialist expertise and work to develop services to patients
in these areas to the highest standard, according to departmental protocols and
Trust guidance. To include
development of diagnostic and where appropriate therapeutic protocols and
guidelines, where appropriate this will involve active participation with
Primary Care colleagues.
- The post-holder will participate in the Trusts
annual appraisal as described by DOH and leading to revalidation
and job planning process.
- The
post-holder will seek approval for any absence from the Trust such as annual
leave, professional leave, study leave & other leave and make available
this record at your job plan review.
- The
post-holder will participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency
and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with
Consultant colleagues in post.
- The
Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the
hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to
attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and
nursing team.
- The
post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the
hospital to undertake patient reviews.
- Consultants will provide cross cover for periods of annual and study leave.
- To
facilitate effective quality
assurance and audit and to ensure that services comply with
national standards and guidance.
- The
post-holder will take part in departmental and multi-disciplinary audit
programmes in addition to undertaking individual audit. Participation is required in the Departmental Clinical
Governance Programme.
- The
post-holder will participate in regular clinical meetings, post-graduate
activities and maintain continuing medical education in accordance with the
requirements of the relevant Royal College and General Medical Council. The Post-holder will ensure their own
practice is up to date and they support the principles of revalidation by the
GMC.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Comply with all relevant
Trust policies and procedures.
- Adhere to the pledges
as laid out in the NHS Constitution.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed
annually and agreed with the Chief Executive, Chief Medical Officer and
Clinical Director to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work,
clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced
post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in Urology to
patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General
Practitioners.
- The post-holder will be expected
to provide a clinical service
to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected
to work within multi-disciplinary
teams in providing high quality clinical care.
It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to
the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP
surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
- The
post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical
colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
- The post-holder will attend cross county & cross site meetings.
- To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality,
timely service and to work towards meeting
the Trusts and departmental
objectives.
- The
post-holder will develop close collaborative links with Clinicians working in
his/her area of specialist expertise and work to develop services to patients
in these areas to the highest standard, according to departmental protocols and
Trust guidance. To include
development of diagnostic and where appropriate therapeutic protocols and
guidelines, where appropriate this will involve active participation with
Primary Care colleagues.
- The post-holder will participate in the Trusts
annual appraisal as described by DOH and leading to revalidation
and job planning process.
- The
post-holder will seek approval for any absence from the Trust such as annual
leave, professional leave, study leave & other leave and make available
this record at your job plan review.
- The
post-holder will participate in the on call rota to ensure that both emergency
and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with
Consultant colleagues in post.
- The
Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the
hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to
attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and
nursing team.
- The
post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the
hospital to undertake patient reviews.
- Consultants will provide cross cover for periods of annual and study leave.
- To
facilitate effective quality
assurance and audit and to ensure that services comply with
national standards and guidance.
- The
post-holder will take part in departmental and multi-disciplinary audit
programmes in addition to undertaking individual audit. Participation is required in the Departmental Clinical
Governance Programme.
- The
post-holder will participate in regular clinical meetings, post-graduate
activities and maintain continuing medical education in accordance with the
requirements of the relevant Royal College and General Medical Council. The Post-holder will ensure their own
practice is up to date and they support the principles of revalidation by the
GMC.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
- Comply with all relevant
Trust policies and procedures.
- Adhere to the pledges
as laid out in the NHS Constitution.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Urology (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date).
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Personal Attributes
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.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.
Other requirements
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.
Experience
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 sub-specialty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Urology (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date).
Teaching & Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities.
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Personal Attributes
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.
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.
Other requirements
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.
Experience
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 sub-specialty.
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).
