East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Urology with Special Interest in Renal Stones

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at ESNEFT, across both Colchester and Ipswich Hospital for a full time, consultant with a special interest in renal stones.

This is a busy and expanding Urology Department providing a comprehensive range of elective and emergency urological services across both Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals, which together form part of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

We deliver the full spectrum of general and specialist urology, including stone disease, andrology, female and functional urology, prostate cancer diagnostics and treatment, bladder cancer, and upper tract oncology. Sub-specialisation is actively encouraged within the department.

Main duties of the job

All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective service to meet the needs of local people within the resources available.

The postholder will:

  • Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care
  • Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
  • Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
  • Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care
  • Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MR2750

Job locations

Colchester & Ipswich Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester / Ipswich

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

  • General responsibilities including participation in the consultant on-call rota
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Operating as per specialty
  • Teaching
  • Other care of inpatients or outpatients
  • Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
  • Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
  • Participation in clinical governance

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

  • General responsibilities including participation in the consultant on-call rota
  • Outpatient clinics
  • Operating as per specialty
  • Teaching
  • Other care of inpatients or outpatients
  • Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
  • Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
  • Participation in clinical governance

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Entry on specialist register (or entry expected within six months)
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Urology
  • Broad-based training in general urology, including emergency urology and core sub-specialty areas (e.g., stone disease, oncology, andrology, female and functional urology)
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Educational/ clinical supervisor (the necessary training will be provided for applicants that have not undertaken these roles previously)

Desirable

  • Additional higher degree (MD/PhD)
  • Recognised fellowship training in a urological sub-specialty
  • Evidence of experience in robotic or minimally invasive urology
  • Management training and experience
  • Residence within a reasonable commuting distance of Ipswich or Colchester Hospitals
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Entry on specialist register (or entry expected within six months)
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Urology
  • Broad-based training in general urology, including emergency urology and core sub-specialty areas (e.g., stone disease, oncology, andrology, female and functional urology)
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Educational/ clinical supervisor (the necessary training will be provided for applicants that have not undertaken these roles previously)

Desirable

  • Additional higher degree (MD/PhD)
  • Recognised fellowship training in a urological sub-specialty
  • Evidence of experience in robotic or minimally invasive urology
  • Management training and experience
  • Residence within a reasonable commuting distance of Ipswich or Colchester Hospitals

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester & Ipswich Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester / Ipswich

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester & Ipswich Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester / Ipswich

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Mr Aniket Deshpande

Aniket.Deshpande@esneft.nhs.uk

01206747474

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MR2750

Job locations

Colchester & Ipswich Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester / Ipswich

CO4 5JL


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