Consultant Urological Surgeon - Robotic, Open Pelvic & Core Oncology

Job summary

Applications are invited for a new Consultant Urological Surgeon post at University Hospital of Wales with sub-specialist interest in Robotic / Open Pelvic Surgery & Core Oncology.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team providing tertiary robotic and open pelvic surgery for the population of Cardiff and the wider South Wales area.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

Robotic surgery is performed in a designated theatre using the Da Vinci Dual Console Xi platform, providing excellent capabilities for mentoring and training.

There is a commitment to the 1 in 10 on-call rota.

Specialist cancer surgery carried out within the department includes:

Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, nephrectomy & cystectomy

Open & laparoscopic nephrectomy / nephron-ureterectomy

Open cystectomy & orthotopic bladder reconstruction

Open nephrectomy for renal tumours involving the inferior vena cava using cardiopulmonary bypass

Retroperitoneal surgery for advanced testicular cancer

Pelvic exenterative surgery jointly with Gynae-oncology, Colorectal and Plastic Surgery

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University's School of Medicine will be expected.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.