Uro-Oncology Consultant with specialist interest in focal therapy

UCLH is seeking a Uro-Oncology Consultant with specialist interest in focal therapy. This post will include care for Uro-Oncology patients, focused on patients with prostate cancer. Cross-site working across NCEL sites will be required to support delivery of services across the network, which may involve clinics and/or theatre lists at other NCEL sites, such as the Whittington, Barking, Havering & Redbridge NHS Trust or Barts Health NHS Trust. The post holder will have a specialist interest and clinical expertise in the management of prostate cancer and experience in performing focal therapy.

Closing date: 12 November 2025

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that services are responsive to the needs of patients and other service users and their families.
• Where appropriate, to facilitate working arrangements between subspecialty teams within the service.
• To meet regularly with key members of the multidisciplinary team and support effective multidisciplinary team working.
• To work closely with the DCD and management team to respond to and meet external standards relevant to the Service.
• To support the college tutor and educational supervisor in junior medical staff issues training and performance.
• To support the DCD, implement and monitor compliance plans to ensure that all junior medical staff within the Service are compliant with legal requirements.
• To attend meetings as appropriate with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team.
• In collaboration with the Clinical Lead and management team, to support the local implementation of the Trust objectives within the Division.
• With the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, to support the service planning process for the Service and to ensure it meets its contractual and other performance requirements, e.g. waiting list targets, winter pressures and Cancer waiting times.
• To be an active and supportive member within the Division, contributing to shared learning.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing); National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals; University College Hospital Grafton Way Building; Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine; University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre; The Hospital for Tropical Diseases; University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

• To work collaboratively with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, academic leaders and other colleagues across the Trust to ensure the Specialty delivers its research and development activity within the research governance framework and within the Trust's strategy for research and development.
• To promote equality and diversity actively and encourage colleagues to do the same.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register in the relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT. NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in the relevant specialty by date of appointment.
• Clinical knowledge commensurate with post CCT/fellowship training
• The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
• Use of databases and hospital systems (PAS/EPR/CDR/PACS) to a competent level
• Higher Academic degree

Experience

• Excellent clinical skills
• Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication
• Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
• Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
• Expert knowledge in the diagnosis of prostate cancer
• Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
• Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff
• Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
• Ability to engage/implement NHS strategy e.g. service redesign, achieve cancer access standards
• Demonstrable expertise in all focal prostate surgery modalities (HIFU, Nano knife & Cryotherapy)

Values

• Demonstrate flexibility to support the activities of the Uro-Oncology team

Communication

• Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/negotiate.
• Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.

Personal and People Development

• Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a multi-cultural community

Infection prevention and control

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal. Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum + London weighting (on-call Cat B 1%)