Urology Robotic Fellow
Posted 4 days 5 hours ago by NHS
The closing date is 09 March 2026
The department of Urology at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are looking to appoint to our established robotic and surgical oncology fellowship programme, for our intake into the fellowship year 2026/2027, commencing May 2026 for 12 months. This is an excellent opportunity, in partnership with Intuitive, to receive comprehensive training in urological robotics. The post holder will work through a structured training syllabus, complete with online simulator, and dry lab training (where required). The hospital has five Intuitive robotic systems, as part of a multi-specialty robotic programme, including urology, upper GI, colorectal and gynaecology. The urology department has five robotic surgeons, providing a comprehensive robotic service covering radical prostatectomy, partial nephrectomy, nephro-ureterectomy, radical nephrectomy, cystectomy with intra corporeal reconstruction, and a benign reconstructive service. The fellowship programme can be tailored to meet the requirements of the successful applicant's experience and future sub specialty ambitions.
Main duties of the jobThe post includes a middle grade on call commitment, on a 1 in 9 basis onsite until 20.00, and then offsite overnight, closely supported by the consultant of the week. The successful candidate will work alongside consultants, nurses, ST, CT and FY colleagues, providing care for urology patients within the hospital, including emergencies and referrals from other specialties. This is a fixed term post for 12 months.
The successful candidate will spend an average of two full days per week in our robotic theatres, undertake two surgical oncology outpatient clinics, attend the weekly cancer MDT and have protected time for audit and research activities.
Key Responsibilities- Work with healthcare professional colleagues to provide care of Urological patients
- Liaise between nurses, Junior Doctors, patients, relatives and senior medical staff
- Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled
- Take part in rostered out of hours emergency work
- Attend educational and multidisciplinary sessions
- Undertake audit
- Teach medical students
- Co operate with members of the personnel department when monitoring hours of work and other personnel issues.
- Attend induction
- Comply with all local
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Person SpecificationExperience
- Evidence of experience of urological surgical oncology at a middle grade / registrar level
- Demonstrate evidence of
- expertise in urological surgery
- prioritise clinical need
- organise ward rounds
- ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- evidence of involvement in quality improvement projects, formal research project or other activity
- understanding of clinical risk management
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Qualifications that demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English language
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.