Consultant Urological Surgeon (with Special Interests)

Consultant Urological Surgeon (with Special Interests)

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

The Urology department is delighted to offer an appointment for a urological surgeon with a subspecialist interest in renal and upper tract robotic surgery. We have developed a regional centre of cancer care, serving a large population. Our robotic service is well established since 2011 and provides pelvic and upper tract cancer and benign complex surgery using the Da Vinci platform. Currently we provide a high volume robotic partial nephrectomy service and therefore wish to expand the department. We are extremely fortunate to have both vascular and renal dialysis units on-site at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, where the Da Vinci X robot is based.

Main duties of the job

The prospective candidate will provide additional kidney cancer and upper tract surgical support in the robotic theatre and outpatient diagnostics. It is essential that cancer surgeons are core members of the cancer MDT. Although we are happy to support flexible working - cancer surgery outcomes are dependent on flexibility in availability to manage major cancer treatments.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

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We also offer removal expenses (substantive positions), up to 32 days' annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our 'We care' improvement journey, and medical education and research.

Job responsibilities

Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

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*Please note that the set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Specialist register Certification and within 6 months of CCT
• Experience of Cancer MDM participation
• Independent practice in nephrectomy - laparoscopic and/or robotic
• Fellowship training or further experience in robotic surgery or complex cancer surgery

Skills and experience

• Ability to deliver general adult urology emergency on-call service
• Proven track record in training and education
• Experience in business planning and service improvement

Clinical governance

• Understanding of clinical governance
• Record of audits performed
• Interest in leading audits, governance and appraisals

Personal/professional attributes

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to manage complex clinical scenarios
• Team working and team building
• Leadership skills or courses
• Teaching skills
• Shows desire to innovate

Other requirements

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Research experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearPer Annum (pro rata where applicable)