Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2466
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £55,329 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Urology
Clinical Fellow
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
The Colchester Urology Fellowship Programme is designed to provide mid-grade training posts at Specialist Registrar and post SPR level. The programme has seven fellows in rotation with one Specialty Trainee on the East of England Rotation.
A number of previous post holders have gone on to specialised further fellowships or Consultant Urologist posts via CESR (Article 14).
The Urology unit currently has eight consultants with individual sub-speciality interests that allow them to provide SPR level mentoring. Three consultants specialising in oncology perform laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy as well as laparoscopic and robotic nephrectomy. One consultant specialises in robotic and laparoscopic nephrectomy and pyeloplasty.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be employed as a whole time Urology Specialist on the basis of 10 sessions. The post involves:
- Core and specialist urological surgical procedures performed on the applicants own operating lists for patients under the care of Consultant Urological Surgeons
- Outpatient clinics held on a weekly basis either at Colchester Hospital or additionally at a peripheral site served by the trust.
- Day case surgery
- Diagnostic day case procedures including flexible cystoscopy (haematuria clinics)
- Educational supervision to junior medical staff
- Responsibility for carrying out and contributing to clinical audit activity and local governance initiatives.
- Contributing to the writing of basic science and clinical papers
- Contributing to the weekly MDT meetings
- Managerial responsibilities where appropriate
- Forming of a 1 in 8 on-call rota with prospective cover
Working for our organisation
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients’ own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites – totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There’s a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children’s Unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide one-on-one training in theatre and outpatients tailored to each individual fellow’s level. In addition to this each fellow participates in a 1 in 8 prospective on-call EWTD compliant rota. The post holder will be employed as a whole time Urology Fellow 40 hours per week.
The department encourages academic activity and previous post holders have contributed to publications in various journals. There is also an opportunity to join the 2 year part time MSc programme in Urology run by Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge that includes a one week teaching module at ARU and a second clinical week at Addenbrooke’s hospital , Cambridge.
The initial contract is for a year but a number of previous post holders have by mutual agreement extended this for a length of time that suited them.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- MRCS or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years surgical training
- Urological clinical experience including flexible cystoscopy and day surgery experience.
- Ability to run a surgical firm as a registrar or equivalent.
- Flexible approach
Desirable criteria
- Research experience
- Diploma in Urology
- FRCS Urology
- Ability to perform and learn a range of minimally invasive urological procedures.
- A broad range of ability in core urological surgical procedures.
- Must be able to travel to meet requirements of post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Walker
- Job title
- Service Manager for Urology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
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