We have an exciting opportunity available! A Junior Clinical Fellow in Urology with Research. This is a fixed term appointment for a period of 12 months. The post is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate on the Urology Rota. This is an excellent opportunity within the Urology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
The post will commence in August 2025.
The exiting post is ideal for post FY2 or posts CT2 (Ideally) trainees keen to perform clinical and basic science research in the Department. The department has an international reputation of excellence in Urology and currently has over 5 national, 2 international and numerous Audits running.
The post will include exposure to Robotic Surgical Assisting, Day case surgery, Flexible cystoscopy exposure, medical student teaching and supporting Foundation trainees on the ward. Our current fellow has published papers in high impact journals and has presented at national and international meetings. The Urology Research fellow is also expected to support the current Robotic Fellow to maintain the department's robotic database and contribute to national audits.
Main duties of the job
1. Urology Research
2. Robotic theatre
3. Medical Student education
4. Foundation Level Support
The clinical fellow will help the urology team in managing both elective and emergency patients. They will work alongside foundation doctors, specialty trainees and clinical fellows in managing patients from the time of their admission, throughout their treatment, to the time of their discharge. Patients will need to be seen on daily ward rounds.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above, you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about the main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
* Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
* APLS/ ALS/ ATLS certification or equivalent
Desirable
* MRCS
Previous Experience
Essential
* 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
Desirable
* NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of audit
Fitness to Practice
Essential
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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