Consultant Urologist - Special Interest in Functional and Neuro-Urology
Consultant
Main area: Urology
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: Substantive
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 213-MED-DH-6729521
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital (Denmark Hill)
Town: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum excluding London Zone Allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/11/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
Job overview
This is a replacement position with a specialist interest in Functional and Neuro-Urological disorders. The post holder will be working within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients with urinary symptoms, especially incontinence, and working across PRUH and southern sites and Denmark Hill. The individual will also play an active role in the general workload of the Renal and Urology Care Group at KCH while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The post will be primarily based at Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough site, with some clinical activities at Beckenham Beacon and at Denmark Hill. The proposed Job Plan (10 PAs) is attached and is subject to review within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.
The On-Call commitment is classed as 1 in 6, category A (5%). There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs. The on-call rota is currently under review and provision is likely to change.
- The provision of a first-class clinical service
- Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
- Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP
- Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
- Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans
- Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Together with the other consultant urologists, to provide a high-quality care service to patients.
- Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 day cover for the unit on a rota basis.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team.
- Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
- Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained.
- Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice.
- King’s is committed to providing consultant-led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other consultant colleagues.
Person specification
Qualifications
- FRCS or equivalent
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Registration
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
- On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register
Training and Experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of urology culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
- Specialist training (fellowship level) in Functional Urology
Administration
- Experience in day to day organisation of urology services in busy teaching hospital
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
Management and Leadership
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
Audit & quality improvement
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
Research
- Experience of clinical research
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of urology.
Teaching
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
IMPORTANT
- Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you.
- If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications.
- To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.
- Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.
- Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
- All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications
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.
Name: Dr Martin Ford
Job title: Clinical Director
Email address: martinford2@nhs.net
Additional information: Rahul Lunawat- Clinical lead- r.lunawat@nhs.net
Phone: 01689864509
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