Job summary
Working Full time: 40 hours per week - Fixed term 12 months
Planned Care Division : Trust Doctor (ST1-2 level) UROLOGY
Opportunity to gain core surgical experience in a range of aspects of the care of patients from the community or from the within the hospital, who present with a range of surgical problems. The posts will offer candidates a unique opportunity to consolidate their experience in a busy and supportive NHS Foundation Hospital and provide a stepping-stone to the next level of clinical experience. They will have educational teaching, learning and assessment equivalent to those on national specialty programmes. The post holder will also have a tailored training plan created when they start which will be continually updated and evaluated throughout the contract period. We are looking for applicants that are keen to get a place on core training in the UK, the post holder will be supported in terms of teaching and training in order to reach this goal.
This posts are in Urology however it may be possible for the successful applicants to participate in the on-call rota, which is a full shift working pattern and include General Surgery. Applicants should preferably have completed their foundation/intern training and have at least 1 years surgical experience.
Main duties of the job
This post will be based at the Countess of Chester Hospital where all operative work will be undertaken. The appointee will be under the instruction of all Consultants in this Consultant-led Unit. The post-holder will be required to assist in in-patient, day case and out-patient along with Urological surgical procedures and attend weekly out-patient clinics. Occasionally, the post-holder will be required to attend out-patient clinics held in peripheral clinics.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Evidence of career progression towards a higher degree.
Experience
Essential
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
- Either evidence of current employment in a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
Desirable
- Has had exposure to Plastic Surgery
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with GMC
- MB BS (or equivalent)
- Evidence of career progression towards a higher degree.
Experience
Essential
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
- Either evidence of current employment in a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
Desirable
- Has had exposure to Plastic Surgery
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.
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
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.
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).
