Job Description:
Inpatient and Day surgery theatre sessions and outpatient clinics, care of inpatients, administrative work, teaching junior staff and medical students, urology middle grade on call.
Department Overview:
Urology services, emergency and elective, continue to evolve rapidly. Special interests of the department include urodynamics/uro-gynaecology, oncology, andrology, endo-urology, Robotic and standard laparoscopic Urology. A comprehensive range of endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment is available, along with 2 dedicated Holmium lasers. We have state of the art MRI-USS fusion workstations (Hitachi and Koelis) as well as LATP and regional saturation template biopsy service. We provide LATP training for the West Midlands. Da Vinci X and 2 Xi robots are shared across one of the most diverse Robotic Surgery Programmes in the UK.
Teaching Responsibilities:
The Urology department is actively involved in teaching, tutoring and examining for the Medical School. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to this. For those with a particular interest in education, we can arrange for specific postgraduate training.
Weekly Activities:
There is a weekly Urological Grand Round incorporating local research updates, journal review, case of the week and continuous audit.
Principal Relationships:
Ward nursing staff, theatre nursing staff, secretarial staff, radiological staff, radioisotope (medical physics) staff, photographic, general surgical, junior medical staff and postgraduate medical centre.
Duties of the Post:
Clinical basic 40 hours per week. Inpatient and Day surgery theatre sessions and outpatient clinics, care of inpatients, prompt review of inpatient referrals, administrative work, teaching junior staff and medical students.
Teaching:
The post holder will contribute to tutorials, lectures and teaching ward rounds for medical and nursing students. The robotic training programme follows the modular Proficiency based Progression model from the ORSI Academy. Mr Omer is accredited for PBP training by KU Leuven.
On-call Rota:
1:10 (Off site) on call with prospective cover.
Administrative Duties:
Attendance at Urology Grand Round, MDT as timetabled. Accurate record keeping. Maintenance of prospective PROMS databases.
Trust Overview:
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Facilities:
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation.
Other Duties:
Junior doctors will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, agreed where practicable, with colleagues. The post holder will take responsibility for improving and complying with infection control practices.
Study and Training:
This post is not recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons. The Clinical Sciences Building houses a Postgraduate Centre and library. UHCW hosts the West Midlands Surgical Training Centre.
Main Conditions of Service:
The post is covered by the terms and conditions of service of Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) as amended from time to time.
Salary:
The salary scale is that appropriate for the grade of the post as laid down by the terms and conditions of service.
Rehabilitation of Offenders:
All medical and dental posts within Coventry Health Authority are exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
Other Facilities:
Social club facilities. Coventry has many places of entertainment including theatres, cinemas, clubs.
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