Consultant Urologist

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main purpose is to support the Department and the Trust in maintaining a high quality service and to improve and maintain the RTT standards.

The Urology department is well established at George Eliot Hospital with 4 consultant surgeons providing high quality service and is supported by 2 senior specialists, 2 middle grade staff and CNS expertise. Currently our service covers all aspects of urology except radical pelvic surgery. We are in the process of creating a pan Warwickshire and Coventry urology network and there may be an opportunity for the appointee to undertake sessional work in an adjacent Trust.

George Eliot has a state of the art and widely regarded endoscopy unit.  We have state of the art laser equipment – a 120 W and also a 70 W laser.  The 120 W laser is used for elective work, whilst the 70 W laser is used for emergency stone surgery.  We have a visiting ESWL service.

This is great opportunity to play a part in expanding a department which is close knit and on a single site.  Special interests will be supported subject to agreement. Examples of those  available include:

1. Diagnostics and oncological surgery which includes renal laparoscopic surgery and MRI -TRUS fusion prostate biopsy service. 
2. Functional Urology including Video Urodynamics and Botox
3. Clinical Informatics / Digital Health
4. Day Case Holmium Laser / REZUM / UroLIFT service

This is by no means an exclusive list. The Trust is supportive of the development of sub speciality interests to support our local population’s needs.

The successful candidate will be expected to take a full share of the emergency call rota and be able to manage the core urology emergencies.

Newly appointed consultants will benefit from a mentorship programme to ensure there is full support on commencement in post.

The Trust has recently introduced a Consultant Foundation Programme led by internal and external mentors, with the following aims:

• Raise awareness of the new consultant’s role and the importance of their impact in interacting with, leading and influencing their team
• Explore how to deliver safe and effective care within a wider clinical and trust environment
• Understand how to work successfully within the NHS environment, balancing targets, finance and with other agencies.

The Trust has the requisite arrangements in place to ensure all doctors have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports doctors going through the revalidation process.

The SARD JV web-based electronic medical appraisal system is embedded across the Trust and includes the GMC and Royal College requisite components for revalidation.

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities as detailed in agreed Personal Development Plans (PDPS).

Principal duties of this post include:

• Take on-going responsibility for patients under his/her care.
• Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
• Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
• Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies. The on call rota is 1:4 weekdays and weekends covering urological emergencies. Currently, consultants are on call one week at a time. Plans are in discussion to provide dedicated time for the on call consultant to address emergencies. The on call rota has a registrar on call one day a week, SHO on full shift pattern and FY1 until 9pm from the general surgery on call team. Designated emergency theatre is available to operate emergencies.
• Participate and encourage two way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
• Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in contact with services provided by GEH.
• Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
• Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers
• Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit – this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice.
• Take responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors and other staff within the specialty. This will include the appraisal of doctors in training, and the Certificates of Satisfaction in respect of foundation year doctors.
• Ensure own practice is up-to-date which will include taking responsibility for own Continuous Professional Development and participating in the Trust’s Performance and Annual Review system.
• Participate in the continuing professional development scheme of an appropriate medical college and the Trust & University Joint Appraisal scheme. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
• Adhere to and “live” the eXCEL Trust values and behaviours.

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for more information please find that the full details can be found in the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.