Job summary
Imperial College Hospitals NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon with a subspecialist interest in prostate cancer. The post holder will provide sub-specialist outpatient, diagnostic and inpatient services for adult patients. The post will require knowledge and skills in the surgical management of prostate cancer, including robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and/or focal therapy. The appointee will join the existing team to care for patients from the local community as well as tertiary referrals for complex urological conditions.
The Imperial Prostate service runs the RAPID pathway for the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer, which was pioneered by Professor Hashim Ahmed. The RAPID pathway incorporates the latest advances in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in to a single pathway. This includes the use of multi-parametric MRI, image fusion devices to fuse the mp-MRI information on to the ultrasound image to improve the accuracy of biopsy and the use of the transperineal approach for prostate biopsy. The Imperial Prostate service offers a range of treatment options for those patients diagnosed with prostate cancer including Focal Therapy (HIFU and Cryotherapy) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Main duties of the job
This is a 10 PA Post. The post holder is expected:
To provide outpatient consultations for patients with referred with suspected and diagnosed prostate cancer
To provide outpatient consultations for patients with referred with benign prostate disease
To provide prostate cancer operative surgery (robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and focal therapy) as well as benign prostate disease operative surgery. This will include utilising operating lists when substantive Consultants are on annual leave.
To input to the specialist MDT for prostate cancer as well as actively managing patient pathways
To take part in the on the Consultant Urology on call rota. The department operates a Consultant of the Week model. During the on call week the post holder will be free of their usual elective clinical duties.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key areas of responsibility include:
Provide high quality care to patients in General Urology, Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostate Disease
Research, teaching and training
Performance management
Medical staff management
Governance
Strategy and business planning
Leadership and team working
Please see the attached recruitment information pack for a breakdown of what these areas entail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key areas of responsibility include:
Provide high quality care to patients in General Urology, Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostate Disease
Research, teaching and training
Performance management
Medical staff management
Governance
Strategy and business planning
Leadership and team working
Please see the attached recruitment information pack for a breakdown of what these areas entail.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- Appropriate Royal College Membership
Desirable
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of training and expertise in general adult and paediatric Urological surgery.
- Significant experience in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment (including operative experience in robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and focal therapy
- Ability to undertake General Urology on-call, including supporting the major trauma centre at SMH.
- Clinical judgment. Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
- Evidence of accuracy, care and timely recording of all necessary clinical data, both written and electronic
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of a prostate MDT
- Post CCT Fellowship in robotic surgery or focal therapy for prostate cancer
Leadership/ Management skills
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
- Knowledge of finance/budgets
- Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- Appropriate Royal College Membership
Desirable
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of training and expertise in general adult and paediatric Urological surgery.
- Significant experience in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment (including operative experience in robotic assisted radical prostatectomy and focal therapy
- Ability to undertake General Urology on-call, including supporting the major trauma centre at SMH.
- Clinical judgment. Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
- Evidence of accuracy, care and timely recording of all necessary clinical data, both written and electronic
Desirable
- Experience of working as part of a prostate MDT
- Post CCT Fellowship in robotic surgery or focal therapy for prostate cancer
Leadership/ Management skills
Essential
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
- Knowledge of finance/budgets
- Management of staff
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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).
