Job Overview
We are looking to appoint a high-quality individual with a specialist interest in renal cancer and upper urinary tract surgery/ pathology to join an established team delivering a regional, high volume specialist service as part of the department of Urology based at Frimley Park Hospital, within Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Please refer to the attached job description for further information
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the attached job description. Please note that any provisional timetable will be flexible and the post holder will be expected to see new patients as well as operating on patients from the waiting list. Sessions will be a mixture of fixed and flexible and may require you to work on a Saturday.
The Trust has a locally agreed Job planning Document which is available on request; consultants are expected to have an annual job planning review.
The post holder will be expected to see new patients and follow up outpatients whilst maintaining expecting new to follow up ratios, they will be expected to operate on patients from their own and a pooled waiting list and may be required to work at any facility that the trust owns, leases or manages.
The appointee will have access to secretarial support and office facilities.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The appointment of this Consultant post would supplement the workload of existing Consultants delivering renal surgery through the Frimley Renal Cancer Centre (FRCC) and across the breadth of the subject including Core Urology as delivered through a high-volume District General Hospital, including a general Urology on call commitment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* FRCS or equivalent registration
* Full GMC registration
* Possession of CCST or within six months of receipt at the date of interview or equivalent
* Evidence of research activity or higher degree
Competencies for role
Essential criteria
* Able to evaluate own clinical practice
* Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Be able to work effectively in a team
* Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
* Ability to organise and develop service provision
Desirable criteria
* Computer literate- confident using MS Office, email and internet
* Pre-existing experience working with Epic
Professional/Specialist/Functional experience
Essential criteria
* A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency and elective surgery within the speciality of Urology
* Clinical skills to support cancer diagnostics
* Understand principles and participated in audit activity
* Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
* Ability to demonstrate team working
Desirable criteria
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates and operative skills to trainee specialists
* Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals
* Ability to demonstrate and participate in the management of change and service development.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
* Show a caring attitude to patients, staff and colleagues
* Commitment to working within Trust policies and procedures as guided by the Clinical Director
* Have a commitment to
* Have a commitment to Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Professional Development
Special requirements
Essential criteria
* Be fit to carry out duties of the post
* Live within ten miles or thirty minutes travelling time of FPH
* Be able to travel to meet the requirements of the post
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values –
Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future
, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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