Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 275-0624UROCON
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Consultant Urological Surgeon
Job overview
Job Title: Consultant Urology Surgeon
Division: Surgery & Anaesthetics
Care Group: Planned Care
Band: Consultant
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a Consultant Urology Surgeon who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
It is envisaged that the new Consultant Urological Surgeon will undertake the management of general urology and rapid access pathway patients particularly prostate cancer, Local Anaesthetic Template Biopsy and where required to develop a subspecialty interest to complement the current expertise within the department. This post is based at Medway Maritime Hospital.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the Department
· Play a major role in meeting the 28 day, 31 day and 62 day cancer targets as well as the 18 week target pathway
· Help to further develop and enhance urology services.
· Share in the provision and leadership of a high quality urological services.
· Provide teaching and training for trainees within the unit and non-medical personnel, and participate in General Practitioner training.
· It is envisaged that the new appointee will have an interest in teaching and that he/she will develop teaching for all grades of personnel in the Department, but especially will participate in Medical Student teaching, subject to timetabling.
· Active involvement in research
· Participation in relevant audit and quality assurance processes
· Abiding by the clinical and corporation governance policies of the Trust
The appointee is required to participate in a broad range of the clinical activities of the Department, including provision of comprehensive urology emergency service on 1:6 weekly rota with scheduled morning ward rounds on Saturday and Sunday. During on-calls, the appointee will be expected to provide support and to the middle grade and other Specialists and supervise/undertake required emergency surgery. Appointee is expected to participate in internal consultant cross-cover to support annual and study-leave.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT or The Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR). Proposed CCT/CESR date must be within 6 months of interview if it has not already been awarded. via European Community Rights
- FRCS (Urol)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide General Urological experience
Research Experience
Essential criteria
- Some background of research methodology
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Clinical Governance principles
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
- DR Ghumman
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
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