NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
The successful applicant will join an existing team of 15 Substantive Consultant Urologists in providing comprehensive urological care to the population of North Glasgow and Clyde, Argyll and the Islands. Following this round of recruitment, the weekend on-call commitment will be 1 in 13.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with an interest in stone disease to join an innovative urological team and become part of the Pan Glasgow Stone service. This consists of three WTE Consultants specialising in stone surgery supported by a dedicated Stone Nurse Specialist. At Glasgow Royal Infirmary, there is access to a lithotripter with plans to expand this service. There is a weekly Stone MDT to discuss complex stones. The successful applicant will have access to experienced interventional radiologists to facilitate PCNL. There are dedicated day case sites complemented with Holmium YAG lasers. Two inpatient sites have access to 150W cyber-Ho laser at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Thulium in the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
The North & Clyde Consultant team covers a range of specialist urology care including endourology, female and functional reconstructive surgery, regional penile cancer and andrology service, prostate diagnostics, benign prostate surgery including Rezum and HolEP, bladder cancer, as well as providing urological support for the regional sarcoma and complex pelvic surgery.
The combined North & Clyde Urology service has an infrastructure of inpatient theatres, designated Urology wards, a bespoke diagnostic area for the provision of TRUS and Cystoscopy, and access to Day surgery theatres and Clinics across both sectors.
For more information, please contact: Seamus Teahan, Consultant Urologist, 0141 2016317, seamus.teahan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
INTERVIEW DATE: 28/02/2025
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