Uro-Oncology Consultant

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Main duties and responsibilities:

The post holder will have a specialist interest and clinical expertise in the management of prostate cancer and experience in performing robotic prostatectomy.

To ensure that services are responsive to the needs of patients and other service users and their families.

Where appropriate, to facilitate working arrangements between the subspecialty teams within the service.

To meet regularly with key members of the multidisciplinary team and support effective multidisciplinary team working.

To work closely with the DCD and management team to respond to and meet external standards relevant to the Service.

To support the college tutor and educational supervisor in junior medical staff issues training and performance.

To support the DCD, implement and monitor compliance plans to ensure that all junior medical staff within the Service are compliant with legal requirements.

To attend meetings as appropriate with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team. In collaboration with the Clinical Lead and management team, to support the local implementation of the Trust objectives within the Division.

With the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, to support the service planning process for the Service and to ensure it meets its contractual and other performance requirements, e.g. waiting list targets, winter pressures and Cancer waiting times.

To be an active and supportive member within the Division, contributing to shared learning.

To work collaboratively with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, academic leaders and other colleagues across the Trust to ensure the Specialty delivers its research and development activity within the research governance framework and within the Trusts strategy for research and development.

To promote equality and diversity actively and encourage colleagues to do the same

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible for full UK GMC Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of interview.
• Clinical knowledge commensurate with post CCT/ fellowship training
• The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
• Use of databases and hospital systems (PAS/ EPR/ CDR/ PACS) to a competent level

Desirable

• Higher Academic degree

Experience

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives

Desirable

• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/ organisational context

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
• Demonstrable expertise in robotic prostatectomy surgery
• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff
• Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting.
• Ability to engage/ implement NHS strategy e.g. service redesign, achieve the 18 week target.

Values

Desirable

• Demonstrate an academic interest in novel therapies for prostate cancer.

Communication

Essential

• Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a multi-cultural community

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).