Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Consultant in Urology
10 PA Post
The Royal London Hospital
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.
As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.
As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Consultant Urological Surgeon to join our urology team, predominantly based at the Royal London Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a surgeon who is passionate about urology and interested in developing a subspecialty in robotic reconstruction and functional urology.
As part of Barts Health, you will have the chance to shape the delivery of services across our hospital sites, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care. You will be expected to deliver both elective and non-elective surgical services and contribute to research, teaching, and clinical governance activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad-based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Competent in all core urology procedures
- Subspecialty experience in functional and female urology
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching and training of under- and post-graduate medical staff
- Experience of research
Desirable
- Training in open and robotic reconstructive urology
Management / Audit Experience
Essential
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
- Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Clinical guideline development
- Management course
Academic Achievements / Research / Publications
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact
- Experience of research, presentation to learned societies on topics related to surgery
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
- Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
Desirable
- Ability to supervise post-graduate research
Teaching / Training
Essential
- Experience teaching and training undergraduates, resident doctors and allied professionals
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentation and verbal skills
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CSG
- Awareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients
- Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner
- Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad-based knowledge of all aspects of urological surgery
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Competent in all core urology procedures
- Subspecialty experience in functional and female urology
- Evidence of working effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching and training of under- and post-graduate medical staff
- Experience of research
Desirable
- Training in open and robotic reconstructive urology
Management / Audit Experience
Essential
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy
- Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Clinical guideline development
- Management course
Academic Achievements / Research / Publications
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of academic research and describe and discuss findings and impact
- Experience of research, presentation to learned societies on topics related to surgery
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
- Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post
Desirable
- Ability to supervise post-graduate research
Teaching / Training
Essential
- Experience teaching and training undergraduates, resident doctors and allied professionals
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentation and verbal skills
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CSG
- Awareness of best practice through evidence-based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure Caring attitude to patients
- Willingness to challenge the norm in a positive manner while building a team ethos, to deliver consistently high levels of care for patients in a productive and cost-effective manner
- Ability to drive change through collaboration and consultation with key stakeholders
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level
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).
