Job summary
- Main area
- urology
- Grade
- Specialty Registrar
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-UroFel
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £61,825 - £70,425 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Urology
Specialty Registrar
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Are you aiming towards a career in Urology & want to boost your portfolio ready for specialty training posts in 2025? If so, then this could be what you are looking for.
Applications are invited for two Clinical Fellow positions in Urology based at Cheltenham General Hospital with the availability of day case surgery at Stroud General Hospital and elective paediatric urology at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
These posts commence on Wednesday 6th August 2025 for a period of 12 months until Tuesday 4th August 2026. The post will involve predominately clinical activities including outpatient clinics and diagnostics, ward work and adult and paediatric urology theatre sessions, along with participation in national trials plus supervised on-calls at middle grade
level.
Please note this advert may close early if we have sufficient applications
Main duties of the job
This post is aimed at candidates completing core training, who have passed MRCS part 2 and are looking to gain greater exposure to Urology prior to applying for specialist training in Urology. We are looking for enthusiastic trainees to join a team which has an excellent reputation for training, those who are keen to learn and participate in quality improvement.
We aim to ensure you are trained to be able to cover urological emergencies at middle grade level and aim for competence in emergency procedures prior to completion of the post, for example, suprapubic catheter insertion, stent insertion, bladder washouts on the ward and in theatre, testicular exploration to exclude torsion and rigid cystoscopic
procedures. You will be fully supervised until considered competent.
PLEASE NOTE THIS POST MAY CLOSE EARLY IF WE HAVE SUFFICIENT APPLICANTS
Working for our organisation
The Urology Service is predominantly based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). Outpatient and day case surgery are
offered at Cheltenham General Hospital and Stroud General Hospital. Outpatient services are also provided at
Cirencester. Paediatric Urology is provided at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
Urological in-patient and specialist day care are provided on dedicated wards at CGH (Tivoli and Chedworth wards).
A Specialist Multidisciplinary Assessment and Diagnostic clinic (MAD) runs twice a week at CGH. This is a one-stop clinic which provides patients with initial assessment, diagnostic tests and follow-up appointment in one 4-hour slot.
In addition to General Urological services, the Consultant team offer:
Uro-oncology Surgery including robotic prostatic, bladder and renal surgery (including partial nephrectomy and pyeloplasty)
Laparoscopic Surgery
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post covers ward duties in the form of a daily ward round in conjunction with registrar and CT colleagues, and
supported by the on-call consultant. The post will have elective duties in outpatients and theatre consistent with
the interests of the department providing a broad training in general and specialist urology. The appointees will also be involved in the recruitment and follow up all subjects for the departmental research trials.
The appointee will be expected to be resident on call in the hospital from 8am to 8pm and non-resident from 8pm to 8am on a 6-person middle grade on call rota covering Urology only. Prospective cover for colleagues is expected
but all junior staff are specifically asked to not take leave which includes a weekend on call.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications Essential / Desirable Experience Essential / Desirable Knowledge / Skills Essential / Desirable MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation
- Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in surgery at time of application & CT/S
- At least 24 months experience in surgery (not including Foundation modules), of which at
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period
- Ability to provide a complete employment history
Desirable criteria
- MRCS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills or equivalent, CCrISP
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
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
- Sarah White
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966243072
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