Job summary
Applicants are invited to apply for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Urology for a Fixed Term post for 12 months.
Full Time 40 hours
The Senior Clinical Fellow will undertake elective and non-elective work in Urology. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity in elective, non-elective, and diagnostic activity. The clinical Fellow will work with more than one consultant.
Applicants must be eligible for full Registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
Main duties of the job
The Urology Directorate has a Clinical Director and a Directorate Manager. Along with other surgical specialties, the Urology directorate forms part of the Surgical Care Group.
Whiston Hospital is the base for the Urology Directorate. Non-elective and inpatient elective activity is concentrated at Whiston Hospital. Day case treatment and diagnostic urological activity is concentrated at St. Helens hospital. Some urological clinics take place at nearby Newton Community Hospital.
This Urology department is in collaboration with its counterpart at the Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust. The 2 departments have a joint out of hours urology on call arrangement. Two of the current consultant urological surgeons are joint appointment between the 2 Trusts. All of the consultants Urological Surgeons have complimentary honorary contracts with the 2 Trusts.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Fellow in Urology will be expected to:
Contribute to the care of both out-patients and in-patients.
Participate in the urology middle grade on call rota.
Help to supervise the work of the FY2 and FY1.
Help with emergency work.
Assist in the compilation and organization audit sessions at Whiston Hospital
Deputize during the day time for absent colleagues.
Assist with duties outside those normally roistered but which are judged to be essential for patient care, under exceptional circumstances.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 5th June 2025
Closing Date: 12th June 2025
Shortlisting Date: 13th June 2025
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Clinical Fellow in Urology will be expected to:
Contribute to the care of both out-patients and in-patients.
Participate in the urology middle grade on call rota.
Help to supervise the work of the FY2 and FY1.
Help with emergency work.
Assist in the compilation and organization audit sessions at Whiston Hospital
Deputize during the day time for absent colleagues.
Assist with duties outside those normally roistered but which are judged to be essential for patient care, under exceptional circumstances.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 5th June 2025
Closing Date: 12th June 2025
Shortlisting Date: 13th June 2025
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCS or Equivalent
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills, CCrisP, MRCS or equivalent
- GMC Full Registration and hold current licence to practise
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 4 year's experience in general Urology
- Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
Desirable
- Experience in audit management
- Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates
Other
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Publications in referred journals
Skills
Essential
- Experience in manging basic elective and non-elective general urology
- Ability to organise and manage clinical priorities
- Ability and willingness to participate in research and audit, evidence of research experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCS or Equivalent
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills, CCrisP, MRCS or equivalent
- GMC Full Registration and hold current licence to practise
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- 4 year's experience in general Urology
- Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
Desirable
- Experience in audit management
- Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates
Other
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills and caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
Desirable
- Publications in referred journals
Skills
Essential
- Experience in manging basic elective and non-elective general urology
- Ability to organise and manage clinical priorities
- Ability and willingness to participate in research and audit, evidence of research experience
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).
