Job summary
Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a 10 session Urology Consultant with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education/training.
The post-holder will take part in elective in-patient and day-case surgery, outpatient clinics, and educational and administrative activities including weekly MDT team meetings and regular governance and Audit meetings.
Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of interview or be within 6 months of the expected date of CCT.
Interview date: 16 January 2025.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work commitments:
- In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and regularly attend the Trust Committees supporting the clinical governance structure.
- To take on appropriate management responsibilities, and lead in developments appropriate to interests and experience of the new appointee.
- To take an active part in teaching and training.
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.
- To contribute to the research and development of the department.
- To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
- Lead the Paediatric Urology services at the Whittington along with Core Urology services (2 general clinics and 1 Paediatric clinic)
- One in- patient operating list a week
- On call weekday commitments 1 in 7
- Take on the role of audit and Governance Lead
- The Trust Commits to the appointee having equitable working conditions to their colleagues.
- In case the appointee attends the on call out of working hours through the night. The elective activity is cancelled the next day
Please see the attached job description for full details and timetable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work commitments:
- In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met and regularly attend the Trust Committees supporting the clinical governance structure.
- To take on appropriate management responsibilities, and lead in developments appropriate to interests and experience of the new appointee.
- To take an active part in teaching and training.
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.
- To contribute to the research and development of the department.
- To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
- Lead the Paediatric Urology services at the Whittington along with Core Urology services (2 general clinics and 1 Paediatric clinic)
- One in- patient operating list a week
- On call weekday commitments 1 in 7
- Take on the role of audit and Governance Lead
- The Trust Commits to the appointee having equitable working conditions to their colleagues.
- In case the appointee attends the on call out of working hours through the night. The elective activity is cancelled the next day
Please see the attached job description for full details and timetable.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- On GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
- Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
Clinical Governance Management & IT
Essential
- The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
- Governance framework of NHS
- Knowledge and understanding of principles of resource and budgetary management.
Teaching skills & experience and Research
Essential
- Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
- Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- On GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT
Desirable
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
- Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
Clinical Governance Management & IT
Essential
- The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
- Governance framework of NHS
- Knowledge and understanding of principles of resource and budgetary management.
Teaching skills & experience and Research
Essential
- Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
- Ability to act as a consistent reference point in a team and to take a leadership role where needed
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff
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).
