Main duties of the job
The Appointee will be expected to have a subspecialist training in pelvic/upper tract robotic surgery. Further support can be provided in order for the appointee to develop their subspecialist's skills. The appointee will also be expected, in conjunction with their colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Urology service at Lincoln County Hospital. The Appointee will have two outpatient clinics and an all-day operating robotic list once a week at Lincoln County Hospital, and a further core/endourology operating list once every 3 weeks at Grantham Hospital. The appointee will take part in the 1:10 Urology consultant on-call rota for emergency duties at Lincoln County Hospital and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. The appointee will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical audit programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected to attend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Departmental Team meetings. The appointee will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of medical students and core or specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback and communication with educational supervisors as appropriate. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.
About us
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is a large acute NHS Trust responsible for a comprehensive range of health services within Lincolnshire and also provides some services to neighbouring authorities. ULTH has 3 main inpatient sites at Boston, Grantham and Lincoln, with outpatients being undertaken at a further four Community hospitals within the county. The combined revenues of the Trust are in the region of £680 million with 8,400 highly trained staff and volunteers. ULTH is made up of 4 main hospital sites, Lincoln County Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital, Louth County Hospital and Grantham and District Hospital.
The Trust's management structure is based on 4 Divisions that span the Trust. The 4 Divisions are as follows: Medicine, Surgery, Clinical Support Services, and Women and Children's. Each Division is led by a Clinical Director. The Directorates are managed Trust Wide.
Job responsibilities
The Appointee will be expected to have a subspecialist training in pelvic/upper tract robotic surgery. Further support can be provided in order for the appointee to develop their subspecialist's skills. The appointee will also be expected, in conjunction with their colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Urology service at Lincoln County Hospital. The Appointee will have two outpatient clinics and an all-day operating robotic list once a week at Lincoln County Hospital, and a further core/endourology operating list once every 3 weeks at Grantham Hospital. The appointee will take part in the 1:10 Urology consultant on-call rota for emergency duties at Lincoln County Hospital and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. The appointee will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical audit programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected to attend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Departmental Team meetings. The appointee will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of medical students and core or specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback and communication with educational supervisors as appropriate. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.
Proposed Job plan for this post (subject to discussion with appointee)
Day
Time
Work
Categorisation
Monday
Core SPA
DCC
Tuesday
09:00 13:00
14:00 18:00
Outpatients Clinic alt weeks
Admin
DCC
Wednesday
09:00 13:00
13:30
17:00
Lincoln Outpatients Clinic All Day
DCC
Thursday
08:00 18:00
Grantham Theatre All Day- 1:3 rotation
Urology MDT 2:3
DCC
Friday
08:00 18:00
Lincoln Robotic theatre
DCC
At a variable time
Admin and SPA
SPA
Out of hours
On-Call
Variable frequency
DCC
TOTAL
10.57 PAs
Person Specification
Previous Experience
Essential
* Specialist interest in Robotic Surgery
* Experience of supervising trainee Doctors
Desirable
* Robotic fellowship experience
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS or equivalent
* FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
* Entry of Specialist Register (entry expected within six months, or be pursuing a future CESR application)
Desirable
* Specialist interest in pelvic/renal Oncology
* Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the speciality
Evidence and Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary team
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
* Experience of supervising trainee Doctors and ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
* Experience of supervising StRs
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
* Ability to supervise post graduate research
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