Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Multi-discipline team within Urology as a Locum Consultant with a Specialist Interest in PCNL for 18 months. You will be a highly valued member of our team bringing your expertise and skills.
This post is based at Luton and Dunstable Hospital
This an an exciting opportunity that is open for an 18 Month Locum Consultant Urologist Posting with a specialist interest in PCNL.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will be expected to provide elective services such as outpatient clinics and elective inpatient and day-case operations. The successful candidate will also participate in a 1:7 on call rota.
The successful applicant will join a team of 7 WTE consultant urological surgeons. The team are further supported by 7 Clinical Fellow/Registrar level doctors.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.
Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Medical Degree
Desirable criteria
2. •MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
3. •FRCS (Urology) or equivalent
Registration
Essential criteria
4. •Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
5. •Excellent all round experience of DGH work
6. •Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Urology
7. •Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision.
8. •Knowledge and Experience in one or more of the following subspecialties: omanagement of medical and surgical kidney stones, oFunctional female urology
Desirable criteria
9. •Evidence of subspecialty training or fellowship
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
10. •Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD
11. •Experience of guideline appraisal
12. •Participation in relevant local audits
13. •Ability to interpret and apply clinical research
Desirable criteria
14. •Participation in relevant national audits
15. •Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
16. •Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Teaching
Essential criteria
17. •Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students
Desirable criteria
18. •Has attended Teaching the Teachers or similar course
19. •Interest in teaching medical, nursing and other groups of staff
Personal skills
Essential criteria
20. •Ability to co-operate in a democratic team environment
21. •Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills
22. •Leadership Skills
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
23. •Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance.
Personal circumstance
Essential criteria
24. •Residence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.
25. •Fit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
26. •Satisfactory DBS clearance
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS FT
Medical Workforce Department
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
Telephone 01582 718222