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Job overview
We are looking for a Consultant Urologist to join our Urology Team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across all our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital, Andover.
This is a full-time 10 PA Consultant Urologist post.
Job Plans:
10 PA’s (plus on call remuneration), initially incorporating 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA.
Illustrative job plan (proposed):
* 2 PA clinic per week
* 2.5 PA operating list per week
* 1 PA MDT meetings
* 3 PA subspecialist activity per week
* 1.5 SPA (SPA allocations can be reviewed annually subject to approval from the Medical Director)
Main duties of the job
Role-specific duties:
* Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring urological service to a level expected by a Consultant.
* Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Urology and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.
* Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement and evidence-based research.
* Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.
* Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
* Be familiar with the ISCP and HORUS systems for resident doctor training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery.
Emergency urology is delivered at this site under a consultant of the week model. Elective and diagnostic urology take place in outpatients, theatres and endoscopy. There are 8 theatres and a critical care unit. In addition, there are two gynaecology theatres.
The consultant of the week is supported by a resident doctor equivalent to a registrar and a number of foundation year trainees. The department responds to 100% of advice and guidance requests from GP colleagues within 48 hrs and this duty lies with the consultant of the week.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
* FRCS and CCT in Urology (or CESR)
* Full registration with the GMC
* On GMC Specialist register or within six months of CCT at time of interview
* MBBS or equivalent
* Membership of relevant specialist Societies
* MD or equivalent
Clinical Skills, Experience & Ability
* Experience of general urology to the level expected of a UK consultant urologist
* Understands the concepts and principles of clinical governance
* Aware of the issues affecting current & future NHS practice
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
* Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally
* Evidence of organisational ability
* Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
* Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
* Ability to organise and manage outpatients priorities
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Conceptual and analytical skills
* Evidence of implementing evidence based guidelines
* Participation in local and national audit
* Attended an NHS management course appropriate to consultant duties
* Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
Research & Teaching
* Evidence of participation in research
* Continuing to commit to medical education
* Experience of Teaching (Medical students, peers, MDT)
* Publication in peer reviewed journals
* Has attended teaching the teacher or similar course
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
* HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
* All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
* In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
* This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Contact Information:
Name: Joanna Lutkin
Job title: Operational Service Manager, Surgery & Urology
Email address: Joanna.Lutkin@hhft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07748930015
Additional information: Tim Nedas CD for Urology tim.nedas@hhft.nhs.uk
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