Job summary
The Department of Urology at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is one of three DGH urology units in North Wales coming under the overall umbrella of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Wrexham Unit consists of four Consultant Urologists with individual subspeciality interests: Prof. Iqbal Shergill , Mr Christian Seipp , Mr Basharat Jameel , Mr Mohamed Yehia and Mr Chirag Patel. Inpatient urology cases are based on a 16-bed ward directly adjacent to the Surgical Assessment Unit. Outpatient facilities are in a modern department providing rooms for consultation, prostatic biopsies, flexible cystoscopy, intravesical Botox therapy and ultrasound imaging. All surgery is undertaken in a designated urological theatre equipped for almost all types of modern urology, including Holmium laser surgery, flexible ureterorenoscopy, PCNL and mini-PCNL, transurethral resection in saline, penile and artificial urinary sphincter implants, all treatments for female urinary incontinence, as well as open radical nephrectomy. Day cases are treated in the day case unit within the Maelor hospital. There are full interventional radiology facilities with isotope imaging, CT, MRI and PET scan on site. Apart from CMG and ambulatory urodynamics there are consultant-led videourodynamic sessions with additional capacity for cavernosograms, urethrograms and cystograms.
Main duties of the job
- The potential schedule below is for illustrative purposes only. A definitive job plan will be agreed with the Management team following the reorganisation of the department. The post will be for 10 sessions.
AM
LUNCH
PM
Monday
Theatre
1 PA
Theatre 1 PA
1PA
Tuesday
Admin
1PA
Stone MDT
0.25PA
Wednesday
Cancer MDT
0.25PA
SPA
1PA
Thursday
OPD Clinic
1PA
OPD
1PA
Friday
CPD
1PA
Flexi Clinic
1PA
- On Call and Weekend on-call 1 in 6 (1.0 PA DCC)
About us
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.
The Wrexham Maelor Hospital is a district general hospital with 779 beds providing most medical and surgical specialities and accident and emergency facilities. There is a consultant body of 149. All major specialities and sub-specialities are represented with the exception of cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and transplantation. Visiting consultants provide plastic surgery, neurology, neurosurgery and super specialist paediatrics. Visiting consultants from the North Wales Cancer Centre based at Glan Clwyd Hospital near Rhyl provide oncological services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find the full Job Description and Person Specification in the supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find the full Job Description and Person Specification in the supporting documents.
Person Specification
1
Essential
- Full GMC registration MRCS or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills Good team worker Flexible attitude
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a Urology or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Urology; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Recent ALS,ATLS or APLS certification.
- Interest and experience in urological endoscopy, ultrasound (including prostate biopsies) and competence in common urological emergency management.
- Experience of teaching medical students/nursing staff
1
Essential
- Regular attendance at departmental audit meetings
- Interest or experience in research Urology Basic IT skills Experience of MS Windows and MS Office
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit with presentations at departments/hospital audit meetings
- Research publications in Urology
Person Specification
1
Essential
- Full GMC registration MRCS or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills Good team worker Flexible attitude
- Shall have completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a Urology or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Urology; or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- Recent ALS,ATLS or APLS certification.
- Interest and experience in urological endoscopy, ultrasound (including prostate biopsies) and competence in common urological emergency management.
- Experience of teaching medical students/nursing staff
1
Essential
- Regular attendance at departmental audit meetings
- Interest or experience in research Urology Basic IT skills Experience of MS Windows and MS Office
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit with presentations at departments/hospital audit meetings
- Research publications in Urology
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).
