Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

Job summary

The general urological duties include in-patient work at Stepping Hill and out-patient responsibilities between Stepping Hill, Tameside and Macclesfield .

The post holder will cover a 12 month fixed term locum. This will include performing core urological procedures including TURBT, Bipolar TURP, prostate biopsy and Ureteroscopy.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to uphold the standards required for urology cancer accreditation, the cancer standards including inter - Trust transfers and 18 week targets.

Stockport urology covers a large geographical area and covers other hospitals for benign and cancer surgery. Since 2015 we have been using the da vinci robotic system which is currently the X version. We are the largest urology robotic centre in greater Manchester and do approximately 380 robotic urology cases per year.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinician to join Stockport NHS FT as a Locum Consultant Urologist for 12 months.

Stepping Hill Urology, as part of the Division of Surgery, provides a comprehensive urology service for patients in Stockport, Macclesfield, Tameside & Glossop, and High Peak. Outpatient activity is streamlined through purpose-built urology facilities at Stepping Hill and Tameside, which house all clinics, specialist sessions.. Out-patient and day case activity takes place at Macclesfield with satellite clinics at Knutsford and Congleton.

All in-patient activity takes place in the central hub at Stepping Hill Hospital. The unit provides major cancer surgery for Crewe patients as well as the above areas and hosts the specialist multi-disciplinary team meetings for the above patients who number 1.1 million. The benign services are supported by regional pelvic floor MDT (East Cheshire, Tameside and Stockport)

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• o NHS pension scheme membership
• o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• o NHS Staff discounts
• o Cycle to work scheme
• oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

The general urological duties would be shared with the present Consultants who cover in-patient work at Stepping Hill Hospital and out-patient responsibilities between Stepping Hill Hospital, Tameside, Macclesfield and Mid Cheshire.

In addition, the post-holder will be expected to uphold the standards required for urology cancer accreditation, the cancer standards including Inter-Trust transfers and 18 week targets.

The contract will be offered at 10 PA and the rostered sessions may vary from week to week. 1.5 SPA will be allocated.

All Consultants may be requested to work flexibly in undertaking their duties. This may require working during the evenings and weekends to ensure effective delivery of service and its sustainability. The need for any alterations will be highlighted by the Clinical Director and discussed with all relevant Consultants.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Training

Essential

• Sp. Registrar year 5/6 in Urology

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCS or Equivalent
• Full registration with the General Medical Council FRCS (Urol) or its equivalent
• Entry onto the General Medical Councils Specialist Register or in receipt of CCST within 6 months of interview

Experience

Essential

• Urology experience and MRCS or equivalent experience
• Wide experience in Urology surgery
• Ability to manage elective and emergency urology conditions
• Comprehensive patient management
• Ability to train / supervise junior medical staff and medical students

Previous work experience

Essential

• Trained at Specialist Registrar or Equivalent Level
• Wide experience in urology and able to deal with both emergency and elective urological conditions
• Ability to train / supervise junior medical staff and medical students