NHS Lothian
Consultant Urologist Specialising in Genito-Urinary Pelvic Oncology with a focus in Prostate Cancer Surgery
NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training. Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital
This post is a permanent post for a consultant urologist who wishes to provide a high quality urology service. The post holder will be a key member of the team delivering the prostate cancer service and will be expected to deliver robotically assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) as well as contributing to general urology and diagnostic activity. The post holder is expected to perform RARP independently, although initial mentorship suitable for a year 1 consultant can be arranged.
The postholder will contribute to the Scotland-wide collection of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) from their practice. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to ongoing research projects in the department such as multi-centre RCTs.
The post holder will be encouraged to help with the development of the nascent focal therapy service (as part of a multicentre RCT currently) or support the minimally invasive (robotic) cystectomy service if he/she has an interest to develop in this way.
Urology services are provided by the Lothian and Borders network which provides general and specialist urological services for a population of 1.2 million across several sites led from the unit at the Western General Hospital. In addition to St John’s Hospital, Livingston the network includes the Borders General Hospital, Melrose and East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington.
It is anticipated that the successful applicant will be based at the Western General Hospital but will also work across one or two other network sites.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
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