Job summary
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to
recruit a Consultant in Urology. The Directorate provides
services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire. The
candidate will benefit from working within a friendly and experienced team.
As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the
training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in
Worcester which opened in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links
with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with
the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick.
As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: "How does Urology Department in a large DGH like
Worcestershire thrive in todays NHS?"
Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr Vincent Koo on v.koo@nhs.net to discuss
the opportunity.
AAC interview date - 06/05/2025
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will support
the delivery of our county-wide Urology service, based upon and established hub
and spoke model.
The Urology service has links with
neighbouring specialist cancer teams including University Hospitals Birmingham
and the Wye Valley NHS Trust as part of the Urology Area Network. The Worcestershire Urology Specialist MDT is
normally attended by 2-3 Oncologists, 2 Consultant Radiologists, a Pathologist,
and all of the key members of the Urology clinical team. Videoconferencing with sub-specialist MDTs
in adjacent Centre is also available.
Urology services in the West Midlands are currently undergoing a
comprehensive review with proposals around Clinical Alliances between providers
under consideration.
It is an exciting time to join the
Urology department within Worcestershire, as we progress through the Trusts
Clinical Services strategy. The trust
will soon be replacing existing theatre infrastructure with a new operating
department complex housing ultra-clean-laparoscopic-enabled and robotic suites.
Novel surgical techniques for treatment of BPH are to be implemented in
addition to enhanced community Urology services, delivered in collaboration
with our system partners.
The ongoing reconfiguration of
Surgical Services will deliver co-location of elective pelvis specialties at
the Alexandra Hospital: Urology, Urogynaecology, Colorectal Surgery and
Gynaecology.
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 Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on
behalf of the Chief Medical Officer,
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 the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
be expected to provide a 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 support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
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 and cross site
meetings.
The post-holder will
collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder
will, if relevant, 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed
annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on
behalf of the Chief Medical Officer,
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 the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
be expected to provide a 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 support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
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 and cross site
meetings.
The post-holder will
collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder
will, if relevant, 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.
Person Specification
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.
Desirable
- Sub Specialist training in Pelvic Oncology Robotic Surgery.
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.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.
- CESR or European Community Rights.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
Person Specification
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.
Desirable
- Sub Specialist training in Pelvic Oncology Robotic Surgery.
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.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.
- CESR or European Community Rights.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent.
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
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).
