University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Urologist in Robotic Prostate/Bladder Surgery

The closing date is 23 April 2026

Job summary

Applications are sought for the appointment of a Consultant Urologist Specialising in Robotic Prostate/Bladder Surgery. Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust as a whole. The candidate will join a large and enthusiastic Heartlands Urology team.

Currently the UHB urology department operates as two interlinked teams--one based at Heartlands and Solihull Hospitals and the other at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The Directorate operates across all four sites offering inpatient and outpatient services.

The directorate provides Urology inpatients service on 3 sites; Queen Elizabeth hospital and Heartlands hospital, with Solihull Hospital being an elective only site. The directorate currently performs approximately 250 renal cancer surgeries, 450 radical prostatectomies, 70-80 radical cystectomies, 15-20 RPLNDs, and 60 penile cancer surgeries every year, making it one of the highest volume cancer centres in the UK and Europe. Whilst Urology currently has an established robotic programme for Prostate and Kidney cancer the robotic cystectomy service is expected to commence this year.

Contact Christopher Dowson Consultant Urological surgeon and Clinical service lead for informal enquiries on 0121 4249932 or email Christopher.dowson@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The appointee will deliver services primarily on the Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital sites. The job plan of 10PAs has appropriate sessions to deliver the caseload with weekly all day operating lists. Frequency of on call (1 in 12) and the final job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Service Lead.

The service is committed to improving efficiency and progressive ways of working with job plans configured to minimise loss of activity and poor utilisation of resources. It is expected that the post holder will work flexibly with colleagues to deliver a high quality and efficient service.

We actively support continuing professional development with dedicated time for study leave, appraisal and revalidation in all consultant job plans. We have active teaching and research programmes which the appointee will be encouraged to contribute to.

The team are committed to improving quality of care through a varied audit programme, regular Governance meetings. It is expected that the appointees will be actively involved in these programmes.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KDA-9015796

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise

and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The

successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the

standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.

The successful candidate will have the required skills to have;

* Ability to work well with colleagues and within a multi professional team

* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.

* Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal

objectives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise

and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The

successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the

standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.

The successful candidate will have the required skills to have;

* Ability to work well with colleagues and within a multi professional team

* Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively

* Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.

* Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal

objectives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

FRCS Urol or equivalent
CCT in urology
GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months
Subspecialist skills in Robotic pelvic oncology (RARP)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

FRCS Urol or equivalent
CCT in urology
GMC registration specialist register or eligible within 6 months
Subspecialist skills in Robotic pelvic oncology (RARP)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)