Job summary
The department of Urology is a tertiary referral centre, covering an extended population of 1.3million people and a local population of approximately 650,000.
The urology department is located at Castle Hill Hospital within a well-resourced, dedicated unit. Ward 15 has 34 beds, and a urology day services facility is located next door. Flexible cystoscopy and urodymamics are performed here, along with specialist nursing clinics. In addition, there is an on-site fixed lithotripter which is housed within this unit. Ward 12 next door (urology ambulatory) provides a dedicated facility for the assessment of emergencies and post-operative assessment as well as a TWOC clinic.
The department has a dedicated inpatient urology theatre and robotic surgery is performed within a purpose-built robotic facility at Castle Hill which houses two Da Vinci Xi platforms. This facility is shared with other specialities. Currently there are 14 inpatient urology lists and 10 robotic lists within the working week. There is a newly built day surgery centre on site at Castle Hill, where the urology services perform 8 lists per week.
In addition, the department is staffed by 6 middle grades (specialty registrars and clinical fellows), along with 9 specialist nurses, 1 advanced practitioner and 2 surgical care practitioners. There are also 6 ST1/2, F1/F2 doctors
Main duties of the job
A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities (PAs) comprising 8 PAs for direct clinical care (DCC) and 2 for supporting activities (SPAs). 1.5 SPAs are classed as 'core' and cover time for training, teaching, CPD, audit, appraisal, clinical governance and attendance at service meetings.
There are opportunities to participate in undergraduate teaching within the HYMS medical school curriculum. Additional SPA time can be allocated for research, clinical management and educational supervisor (ES) activity. It is envisaged that this post would include the educational supervision of at least one trainee per year who could be from any level of training from FY1 to speciality registrar.
It is expected that the appointee will have completed ES training or complete this within a short time of taking up the post. All new appointees will be encouraged to develop their management skills by taking on a management role which could include assisting more senior colleagues with the organisation of educational activities, audit, junior doctor management, recruitment etc. Personal preferences can be taken into account and training will be given for the chosen role. Additional PA time is negotiable for more senior management, research or educational roles within the department
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
- oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
- oThe candidate must be on the GMC Specialist Register, if on a CESR route or portfolio pathway, or within 6 months of obtaining this if on a CCT pathway.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- oExperience in upper tract laparoscopy and robotics
Desirable
- Evidence of Fellowship Training
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- oFull Registration with the GMC
- oGMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
- oThe candidate must be on the GMC Specialist Register, if on a CESR route or portfolio pathway, or within 6 months of obtaining this if on a CCT pathway.
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- oMBBS or equivalent qualification
- oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
- oPostgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
- oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
- oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- oExperience in upper tract laparoscopy and robotics
Desirable
- Evidence of Fellowship Training
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- oAbility to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
- oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
- oCommiment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- oEvidence of participation in audit
- oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
- oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
- oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
- oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
