Consultant Urological Surgeon - Stone

Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant Urological Surgeon(Stone)(10 PAs)Whipps Cross Hospital

Applicants are invited to apply for a Consultant Urological Surgeon post based on the Whipps Cross Site of Barts Health.

We are looking for a full-time (10PA) Consultant Urological Surgeon with an interest in stones, to help with the overall workload of the Urology Department and to support the Stone Service as well as core Urology work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, specialist Stone Clinics and Core / General clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a full-time (10PA) Consultant Urological Surgeon with an interest in stones, to help with the overall workload of the Urology Department and to support the Stone Service as well as core Urology work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, specialist Stone Clinics and Core / General clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audits and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a full-time (10PA) Consultant Urological Surgeon with an interest in stones, to help with the overall workload of the Urology Department and to support the Stone Service as well as core Urology work in the department.Key duties will be running and supervising operating lists, specialist Stone Clinics and Core / General clinics, on call cover and ward rounds.You will also be caring for patients on wards in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, including junior doctors, ward nurses and specialist nursing teams.The unit is very active in research, quality improvements and audits and the post holder will be expected to fully participate in this activity.You must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of obtaining CCST.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB BS, or equivalent
• FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
• CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview)

Knowledge

• Widespread broad based knowledge of all aspects of Urological surgery

Training Expected

• Higher Specialist Training in Urological surgery.
• Experience in training undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience in Emergency Urology
• Experience in General Urology & Specialist Stone Surgery
• Post - CCT Fellowship training in Stone Surgery / Endourology (able to provide access for PCNLs)

Management/Audit Experience

• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of current and future NHS challenges and strategy.
• Ability to support team members in business planning via collaboration and discussion.
• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Experience of audit management
• Evidence of service development / Quality Improvement.
• Experience in Surgical / Clinical Leadership

Academic Achievements / Research

• Ability to demonstrate personal experience of clinical research and describe and discuss findings and impact.
• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies on topics related to surgery
• Ability to supervise post graduate research

Publications

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical/surgical problems
• Demonstrate number of first name publications in indexed journals, over a variety of subjects relevant to this post.

Teaching

• Commitment to medical education

Personal Skills

• Excellent presentational and verbal skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
• Ability to manage time well to deliver objectives of the CAG
• Awareness of best practice through evidence based medicine, and personal drive to enact the change with the team
• IT skills and computer literacy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.