Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
The Urology department offers comprehensive care for the whole spectrum of Urology services and is split into sub specialty groups Bladder & Renal, Prostate, Female Urology & Reconstruction, Stone, & Andrology.
This post would suit trainees wishing to pursue a career in Surgery and in the process of applying for a national surgical training number. The post will incorporate on call commitments, surgical training, OPD and audit.
You will be working with Consultant-led teams and will be responsible for the management of acute urology admissions whilst on call supported by a Urology Specialist Registrar (who will be non-resident on-call) and a Medical Specialist Registrar.
Main duties of the job
Junior Clinical Fellow in Urology
Nodal Point 3
Full Time
Fixed Term - 1 year
Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of around 13,650, a turnover of over £1.2 billion and 2 million patient contacts a year.
The Trust comprises two of London's oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.
As an organization we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Working for our organisation
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
The Appointee/s would be expected to undertake a research project during their time in post in order to further their academic portfolio.
The post will be comparable to current ST1 posts with respect to responsibilities, audit and opportunities for training. The Urology Department at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust provides a broad range of specialist urological training in areas such as specialist Oncological, Endourological, Laparoscopic, Robotic Surgery and Lithotripsy services. This post would suit juniors who are interested in pursuing a career in Urology who have completed at least two years' basic surgical training and wish for further their experience before applying for National Training Number (Specialist Registrar) posts.
This post has been designed to assist the department in the general provision of Urological services. This position will form part of a team of 12 Trust Senior House Officers (FY2/FY3/CT1/CT2/Clinical Fellow) and four Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and offers excellent surgical training and key development opportunities through the King's Healthcare Partnership in research, teaching, leadership and management. Registration with the General Medical Council is essential for the Trust Doctor posts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
You will be responsible for being part of a general outpatient's team and assisting in theatre.
The successful applicant/s will attend outpatient clinics, day surgery, main theatres and cover emergency services based at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. There is a 12 week rolling rota to cover the wards over short and long days, night on call (covering urology and dealing with medical issues for elective orthopaedic patients) and urological walk in emergency service in the Outpatient Clinic. The remaining weeks when not assigned to ward cover or night on call, doctors are assigned to specific teams to experience both core and specialist urological knowledge and skills.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
* Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
Desirable criteria
* Other relevant postgraduate qualifications or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
* Comprehensive clinical experience in relevant placements
* Exposure to acute conditions
Desirable criteria
* Experience at Trust appointed ST1/2/FY3 level doctor in one or more related specialty
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical patients and their carers/relatives.
* An understanding of the audit process
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of previous quality improvement projects
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* Job Description JCF (PDF, 280.4KB)
* FRF (PDF, 589.2KB)
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