Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology.
We are seeking to recruitaSenior Clinical Fellow in Urology in the Chelsea site of Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust.
The successful candidates will be supported to develop their CPD and will be encouraged to link in with the Trust's many audit and research opportunities.
Enthusiastic, reliable, and highly motivated clinicians are invited to submit an application for the post of Specialist Registrar in Urology services. The successful candidate will become part of a team comprising ofconsultants andmiddle grades.
To start in April 2026.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post will be to assist in clinics and elective theatres, as well as the on-call rota. It is intended to offer appointees, where possible, equivalent opportunities for personal development as a SpR, i.e. a study leave entitlement and allocated study leave budget.
The timetable is arranged on a weekly basis by the current Senior SpR. You will be allocated to a number of Theatre and Outpatient sessions that will vary each week. Careful attention is made that all middle grades have equal opportunities in these areas.
Academic afternoons are held every Friday. Sessions include audit, mortality and morbidity, clinic pathological conferences, and junior staff teaching, guest lectures, interdepartmental meetings etc. Clinical activities are kept to a minimum to include emergency cover only, so that all members of each team can attend.
In addition, each Consultant firm holds a weekly multidisciplinary team meeting to discuss cases with appropriate fellow professionals. All doctors are expected to keep up-to-date with their clinic letter dictation.
About us
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have the following duties:
- Outpatient clinics
- Diagnostic procedures eg. Flexible cystoscopy
- Inpatient and day case operating lists
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Participation in audit and governance activities of the department
- Ensure compliance to commissioning standards for patients presenting on a 2WW or 62 day cancer pathway through prompt diagnosis and treatment.
- To work with the existing consultants and colleagues in management to meet current NHS targets for patient waiting times
- To support the subspecialisation in the department by appropriate cross referral to colleagues.
- To promote early and safe discharge of patients
- Strong commitment to the organisation and delivery of training.
- Deliver outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will have the following duties:
- Outpatient clinics
- Diagnostic procedures eg. Flexible cystoscopy
- Inpatient and day case operating lists
- Attendance at MDT meetings
- Participation in audit and governance activities of the department
- Ensure compliance to commissioning standards for patients presenting on a 2WW or 62 day cancer pathway through prompt diagnosis and treatment.
- To work with the existing consultants and colleagues in management to meet current NHS targets for patient waiting times
- To support the subspecialisation in the department by appropriate cross referral to colleagues.
- To promote early and safe discharge of patients
- Strong commitment to the organisation and delivery of training.
- Deliver outpatient clinics, diagnostic procedures and theatre lists to support the service
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training:
Essential
- MRCS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Should have substantial full-time hospital service in the SHO or a higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration
- General Surgery, especially emergency surgery experience.
- Experience of audit and research
- Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- Evidence of training in management skills
Desirable
- Additional experience in breast, colorectal and vascular surgery
- Understanding of the NHS organisation
Personal qualities:
Essential
- Ability to change, adapt and respond to changing circumstances
- Commitment to work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Willingness to share non- clinical tasks
- Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets, e.g. waiting times
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training:
Essential
- MRCS or equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC registration
Knowledge & experience
Essential
- Should have substantial full-time hospital service in the SHO or a higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration
- General Surgery, especially emergency surgery experience.
- Experience of audit and research
- Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge
- Evidence of training in management skills
Desirable
- Additional experience in breast, colorectal and vascular surgery
- Understanding of the NHS organisation
Personal qualities:
Essential
- Ability to change, adapt and respond to changing circumstances
- Commitment to work with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Willingness to share non- clinical tasks
- Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets, e.g. waiting times
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).