Job summary
Imperial College Hospitals NHS Trust (ICHT) is looking to appoint a Consultant in Urology with a subspecialist interest in urological cancer. The role of this new substantive consultant post is to provide subspecialist urological cancer outpatient, diagnostic and inpatient services for adult patients.
The post will require extensive skills in the surgical management of urological cancer including expertise in undertaking complex open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery for bladder and renal and cancer. The appointee will join the existing team to care for the patients from the local community as well as tertiary referrals for complex urological cancer procedures including nephrectomy, partial nephrectomy and inferior vena cava surgery. The post holder will be expected to play a key role in improving the urological cancer services efficiency with large scale pathway redesign.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will form part of the urology team focused on the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer using minimally invasive treatments. During their time in the urology department, the post holder can expect to improve their clinical and surgical skills in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The post holder will attend the specialist MDT for bladder cancer and will be part of the post-MDT outpatient clinic.
The post holder will be expected to take an active role in managing patient pathways, this will include undertaking regular clinics and diagnostic lists.
The post holder will have the opportunity to complete at least one research project and write a minimum of one peer reviewed publication. This would be supported through the Imperial Clinical Academic Urology programme with support from Professor Hashim Ahmed, Mr Mathias Winkler, core research staff in the trials units, and translational researchers in the west London region.
The post holder will help to train junior specialist trainees and to actively contribute to fortnightly departmental education meetings.
During a twelve-month period the appointee can expect to see all common urological oncology problems and pathologies, and in addition will see a variety of more unusual and general urology conditions.
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.
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 tous at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full JD is provided-
- To provide a rapid access clinic for patients referred with suspected urological cancer, this will include undertaking outpatient clinics at a neighbouring Trust in North West London as part of the Urological Cancer Centre hub and spoke model
- To provide outpatient consultations for patients with a confirmed urological cancer diagnosis
- To provide urological cancer operative surgery, this can include utilising operating lists when other consultants are on annual leave
- To take a lead on the Superficial Bladder Cancer Pathwa
- To provide operative support the co-dependant specialities of colorectal and gynaecology cancer part of the ICHT pelvic cancer hub
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Full JD is provided-
- To provide a rapid access clinic for patients referred with suspected urological cancer, this will include undertaking outpatient clinics at a neighbouring Trust in North West London as part of the Urological Cancer Centre hub and spoke model
- To provide outpatient consultations for patients with a confirmed urological cancer diagnosis
- To provide urological cancer operative surgery, this can include utilising operating lists when other consultants are on annual leave
- To take a lead on the Superficial Bladder Cancer Pathwa
- To provide operative support the co-dependant specialities of colorectal and gynaecology cancer part of the ICHT pelvic cancer hub
- 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.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- 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
- An appropriate higher Urology surgical qualification
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of training and expertise in general adult Urological surgery.
- Experience of complex open, laparoscopic and robot assisted pelvic surgery
- Ability to undertake Urology general on-call supporting the major trauma centre at SMH and providing intra-operative consults required by colorectal or gynaelogical cancer services.
- IT Skills and computer literacy
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
- Full GMC Registration
- 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
- An appropriate higher Urology surgical qualification
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of training and expertise in general adult Urological surgery.
- Experience of complex open, laparoscopic and robot assisted pelvic surgery
- Ability to undertake Urology general on-call supporting the major trauma centre at SMH and providing intra-operative consults required by colorectal or gynaelogical cancer services.
- IT Skills and computer literacy
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).
