Consultant Urologist

Job overview

This post is for a Consultant in Adult Urology.

This is a whole time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Applicants must hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent), be fully registered with the GMC, and be on or obtain their Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT or CESR within six months of the interview date.

Main duties of the job

• Take on going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
• Provide a consultation and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialities within the Trust and Primary Care.
• Participate in the development of the Urology service, treatment protocols and guidelines and the greater knowledge in the management of urological conditions.
• In time develop and implement daycase bladder outflow surgery pathways.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
• Participate in the urology on call rota with consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate emergency services are provided out of normal working hours.
• Make contribution to research and audit and in the development of trainee doctors within the speciality.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit - this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continuous safe clinical practice.

Person specification Values

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Applicants that are UK trained, must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non UK trained, will be required to provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT on successful application
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCS UROL. UK, or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice

Knowledge

• Evidence structured urology training in endourology and laparoscopy
• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Demonstrates the necessary range, depth, and breadth of competencies in endourology and core urology
• Sufficient general knowledge and expertise to deal with core urological emergencies
• Endourological skills - Including Stones/HoLEP
• Evidence of appropriate teaching experience

Skills

• Research skills, demonstrates ability to undertake audit
• Problem solving & decision making
• Managing others & team involvement
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Organisation & planning
• Vigilance & situational awareness
• Coping with pressure

Benefits

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.