Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant Urological Surgeon based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe. This is a newly created post to support expansion of the service.
The applicant must be a fully trained Urological Surgeon and will join a team of 5 Consultant Urologists providing emergency and elective urology services. The successful candidate will undertake regular theatre, outpatient and diagnostic clinics and participate in a 1:6 on-call rota.
On call duties will be to partake in the non-resident Consultant rota. The candidate will also participate in the "Consultant of the Week rota".
The self-contained dedicated Urology Outpatient Unit is based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe along with state-of-the-art theatres, a dedicated surgical admissions lounge and a refurbished treatment centre providing day-case facilities for flexible cystoscopies.
The proposed AAC date is 12th October 2023.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be based at Leighton Hospital, Crewe in the Urology Department at Leighton Hospital, division of Surgery and Cancer.
There may be some expectation to work clinics at Victoria Infirmary, our outpatient site in Northwich.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care (DCC):
9 Programmed Activities (PAs) on average per week. Each theatre session is remunerated at 1.25 PAs including pre- and post-operative care.
Direct Clinical Care will include outpatient activity, ward rounds, surgical activity, inpatient day case and cystoscopy, and administration.
The Consultants work to a standard clinic template, with 6 new and 4 follow up patients per general clinic and 10 patients per cystoscopy clinic.
The Trusts theatre utilisation target is 85% with an expected 3.8 average urology cases per session.
Supporting Professional Activity (SPA):
1 PA per week. The SPAs will consist of 1 core SPA which will be worked flexibly in the job plan. An additional SPA allocation would be available if evidence of SPA to support the service is provided at the job planning meeting.
Evidence of SPA work will be actively monitored.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Direct Clinical Care (DCC):
9 Programmed Activities (PAs) on average per week. Each theatre session is remunerated at 1.25 PAs including pre- and post-operative care.
Direct Clinical Care will include outpatient activity, ward rounds, surgical activity, inpatient day case and cystoscopy, and administration.
The Consultants work to a standard clinic template, with 6 new and 4 follow up patients per general clinic and 10 patients per cystoscopy clinic.
The Trusts theatre utilisation target is 85% with an expected 3.8 average urology cases per session.
Supporting Professional Activity (SPA):
1 PA per week. The SPAs will consist of 1 core SPA which will be worked flexibly in the job plan. An additional SPA allocation would be available if evidence of SPA to support the service is provided at the job planning meeting.
Evidence of SPA work will be actively monitored.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Currently working in Urology
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Currently working in Urology
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR or European Community Rights
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
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).
