Job summary
Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant Urological Surgeon(10PAs)Whipps Cross Hospital
Applicants are invited to apply for a Consultant Urological Surgeon post based on the Whipps Cross Site of Barts Health.
We are looking for a full-time (10PA) Consultant Urological Surgeon who is an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our Urology Department. This is a pivotal role designed to enhance and expand our specialist services in benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) and urological cancer diagnosis and management.We are particularly keen to appoint a surgeon with expertise in innovative / noval BPE management i.e. HoLEP and cancer diagnostics.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in delivering and developing high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with LUTS/BPE and those on the 2WW suspected cancer pathway.This role is central to the Trust's aim of enhancing its high-volume day-case surgery and minimally invasive urology service, contributing to elective and emergency patient pathways, outpatient LUTS clinics and the full range of surgical options for benign prostatic disease, while also playing a key role in shaping future service models and clinical governance in Cancer Diagnostic work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, General Urology and developing specialist LUTS clinics, cancer diagnostics / specialist prostate biopsy clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audits and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
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
The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in delivering and developing high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with LUTS/BPE and those on the 2WW suspected cancer pathway.This role is central to the Trusts aim of enhancing its high-volume day-case surgery and minimally invasive urology service, contributing to elective and emergency patient pathways, outpatient LUTS clinics and the full range of surgical options for benign prostatic disease, while also playing a key role in shaping future service models and clinical governance in Cancer Diagnostic work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, General Urology and developing specialist LUTS clinics, cancer diagnostics / specialist prostate biopsy clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audits and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in delivering and developing high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with LUTS/BPE and those on the 2WW suspected cancer pathway.This role is central to the Trusts aim of enhancing its high-volume day-case surgery and minimally invasive urology service, contributing to elective and emergency patient pathways, outpatient LUTS clinics and the full range of surgical options for benign prostatic disease, while also playing a key role in shaping future service models and clinical governance in Cancer Diagnostic work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, General Urology and developing specialist LUTS clinics, cancer diagnostics / specialist prostate biopsy clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audits and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS, or equivalent
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)
Desirable
- Additional qualification / Higher degree, e.g. BSc / MD / PhD
Knowledge
Essential
- Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgery
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Urological surgery.
- Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience in general urology
- Experience in urological cancer diagnostics
- Experience in Emergency Urology
Desirable
- Expertise in novel techniques in managing benign prostatic enlargement including holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) / Rezum / Urolift
- Expertise in prostate cancer diagnostics / TP biopsies and running a multidisciplinary team meeting
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
- Experience of audit management
- Evidence of service development / Quality Improvement.
- Experience in Surgical / Clinical Leadership
Academic Achievements / Research
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
Desirable
- Ability to supervise post graduate research
Publications
Essential
- 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.
teaching
Essential
- Commitment to medical education
Desirable
- Good understanding of the training curriculum of specialty registrars / core surgical training
- Experience in running teaching programme in surgical trainees
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
- Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG
- Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Experience in leadership roles in a multidisciplinary environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS, or equivalent
- FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)
Desirable
- Additional qualification / Higher degree, e.g. BSc / MD / PhD
Knowledge
Essential
- Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgery
Training Expected
Essential
- Higher Specialist Training in Urological surgery.
- Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
- Experience in general urology
- Experience in urological cancer diagnostics
- Experience in Emergency Urology
Desirable
- Expertise in novel techniques in managing benign prostatic enlargement including holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) / Rezum / Urolift
- Expertise in prostate cancer diagnostics / TP biopsies and running a multidisciplinary team meeting
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
- Experience of audit management
- Evidence of service development / Quality Improvement.
- Experience in Surgical / Clinical Leadership
Academic Achievements / Research
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
Desirable
- Ability to supervise post graduate research
Publications
Essential
- 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.
teaching
Essential
- Commitment to medical education
Desirable
- Good understanding of the training curriculum of specialty registrars / core surgical training
- Experience in running teaching programme in surgical trainees
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
- Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
- Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG
- Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
Desirable
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Experience in leadership roles in a multidisciplinary environment
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).
