Specialty Doctor in Urology
Fixed Term 12 Months
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual to work as Urology Speciality doctor at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospital Trust. The Trust provides healthcare to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby and West Lancashire.
The post would be ideal for those who wish to expand their clinical experience in Urological Surgery. The successful candidate will participate in the 1:5 non-residential middle grade on-call rota. The post holder should be proficient in flexible cystoscopy and minor surgery. The successful candidates will be expected to take a role in education for all the Urology junior staff and medical students. This is a full time post.
Applicants must be appropriately registered and licensed with the General Medical Council.
The Urology department has 3 established Urology Consultants, 2 Associate Specialists, 2 SAS doctors, 1 Specialist Registrar, 1 FY2 and 1 FY1 trainees. The Consultant Surgeons special interests cover the fields of: Oncology, Stones, Andrology, Female, Functional and Neuro-urology. Major pelvic oncological surgery is performed at the regional cancer centre and renal surgery at St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals. the Trust operates across 2 sites and therefore the ability to travel across site is essential.
The post holder will be expected to support and collaborate with other practitioners as agreed to be appropriate with the Clinical director.
The post holder will be expected to carry out Ward rounds, out-patient clinics and will also undertake diagnostics and theatre sessions.
The job plan will be flexible. The post holder may be expected to change clinical sessions as service demand requires.
There will be an opportunity to attend more theatre sessions to cover for leave.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• RatedOutstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
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Please see job description and person specification for further details
Advertising date: 9th October 2024
Closing Date: 23rd October 2024
Shortlisting Date: 24th October 2024
Proposed Interview Date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Oct 2024
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