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We have a talented team of dedicated consultants working in a friendly, flexible and cohesive group. We are enthusiastic, welcoming and proactive in supporting special interests. The Urology Consultant team at Ashford & St Peter’s is currently made up of eight whole time equivalent (WTE) Consultants and this post will be for the eighth WTE post.

The role will provide Prostate diagnostic capacity, will be involved in developing stone treatment pathways and services and also support two other Urology Consultants in providing an emergency ureteric and bladder reconstruction service – thus being part of a dedicated
three person Urological team to provide Urological planning and support to our Centre for
Endometriosis and Minimally Invasive Gynaecology (CEMIG) team and Colorectal team.
The department covers:
 Urological Oncology and intravesical chemotherapy.
 Prostate cancer diagnostics and oncological management.
 Non muscle invasive bladder cancer management.
 Priority Access Clinics, Haematuria clinics, Rapid Access Prostate clinics and Erectile
Dysfunction clinics.
 Urodynamics and Urogynaecology.
 Laparoscopic renal surgery incl. radical nephrectomy and pyeloplasty.
 Modern treatment of urinary tract calculi incl. lithotripsy/percutaneous renal surgery/
ureteroscopy / Extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL).
 Flexible cystoscopy and Catheter clinic with facility for outpatient urethral dilations

Mr Mike Mikhail- Clinical Lead for Urology

Main duties of the job

Deliver Clinical, Educational, Managerial Services of the highest professional standard at
Consultant Level to the Department
 Work with existing consultants and the multi-disciplinary team to provide a high quality
well-led service for patients of Ashford & St Peter’s, including the diagnosis,
investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies
and practices.
 Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the Department assisting
clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload.
 The Consultant team will provide comprehensive senior clinical cover to the Department.
 To provide clinical care for patients undergoing Urology outpatient appointments,
diagnostics, surgery and other related activities to ensure a high standard of service
and education.
 To contribute to the development, compliance and professional requirements and the
Trust priorities and policies.
 To actively participate in the supervision and training of a multidisciplinary work force in
the Surgery/Urology Department.
 Assessment of patients.
 Provide consultant cover in ward rounds, multi-disciplinary team meetings, clinics,
theatre time.
on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties.
 Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of
department objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience;
ensure the highest quality clinical care.

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org