A new and exciting opportunity is advertised for a Urology Consultant to join our Urology team. This is a permanent post for a 7th urology consultant. This is a new post and applicants with skills that complement the department would be welcome. The department is open to candidates developing their own subspecialty interests. An interest in core urology and competence in bladder outflow surgery/functional urology would be desirable.
The successful applicant will be a 7th new consultant post, joining 6 substantive consultants, based at Northampton General Hospital delivering high quality elective and emergency urological services to the catchment area.
Interview date - TBC
Main duties of the job
* To fully participate in elective and emergency urological service (this includes management of common paediatric inguino-scrotal conditions)
* To provide highest possible levels of patient care
* To work as an active member of the Urology team
* To actively remain clinically competent
* To work closely with multidisciplinary teams
* To activate participate and undertake audit
* To work to all Trust Policies and procedures
* To work flexibly
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible to: Chief Executive / Medical Director of Northampton General Hospital Trust and at local level to the Clinical Director for Surgery.
The agreed job plan comprises a total of 10 programmed activities (PAs) per week. This consists of 8.5 direct clinical care PAs and a minimum of 1.5 supporting professional activity PAs. The job plan will be reviewed at 6 months to ensure the candidate’s PAs are adequately provided.
The consultants have recently moved to a consultant of the week (COW) on-call model and are freed from elective activities to review emergency admissions and attend a Friday prostate MRI review meeting. Triage of one-stop referrals will be a part of the COW morning duties. The current frequency of consultant on calls is 1 in 7.
The job plan will be subject to agreement between Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and the appointee. There is a strong commitment to ensure equitable working conditions for all consultants. Additional duties such as educational supervision will be reflected within the job plan by agreement. Job planning will be completed within 6 months of the start date. An outline job plan can be found on the attached job description.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
* NHS experience
* Relevant speciality degree
* Experience and competence in Core Urology
* MD, PhD or other higher degree
* Entry on the GMC Specialist register via: • CCT or CESR (CP) – date must be within 6 months of interview • CESR or • European Community Rights
TEACHING / AUDIT / QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
* Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
* Experience Of Audit in (speciality)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESEARCH
* Publications in recognised (speciality) journals
* A specialist interest in a specialist area to complement the other consultants in the department
* Research projects relating to speciality
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
* High level Organisational Skills
* Leadership Skills
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
* Full registration with General Medical Council
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
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