Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) - Urology

Wales Medicines Strategy Group; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 42,000

Job description

Main area: Urology

Grade: Senior Clinical Fellow ST3-ST8 MN37

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Banding may be applicable once added to the Clinical Fellow Rota)

Job ref: 390-KBC-SUR-1000

Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: MSE

Town: Southend

Salary: £41,750 Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: Today at 23:59

Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+) - Urology

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

Here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust we have vacancies for additional Clinical Fellows (ST3+ Level) in our Urology departments at our Southend and Broomfield sites. Please express your preference in your application.

Southend University Hospital successfully bid for the Urology Specialist Cancer Centre in 2016, meaning that our Trust provides specialised surgery for patients across Essex with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer.

Centralising this specialist urological cancer surgery brings together clinical experts to share experience and further develop the service for the benefit of our patients.

Main duties of the job

In your role you will assist the Consultant Surgeons in the provision of Urological Services including:

Clinics
You will support new and follow-up urology clinics. This includes diagnostic and surveillance outpatient flexible cystoscopy clinics.

Theatres
Opportunities to participate and be trained in a wide range of major urological procedures appropriate to their level of training, including transperineal prostate biopsy, endoscopic lower tract procedures for bladder cancer, Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate, ureteroscopic stone surgery and procedures for female incontinence as well as specialised and non-specialised urological cancer work including radical cystectomy surgery, RALP (Da Vinci robot) and partial nephrectomies.

Operative exposure also includes multispecialty procedures for pelvic exenteration involving colorectal, urology, gynaecology and plastic surgery.

Ward duties
You will undertake daily ward rounds supporting the existing team of junior doctors and consultants.

Academic/Research
The incumbent is expected to play a contributory role in current departmental research, audit, quality improvement projects and teaching as well as lead research projects under the supervision of the Consultants.

On-Call
This post will participate in a urology middle grade on-call rota.

Other
Attendance at multi-disciplinary meetings.

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to your application.

Please refer to attached Job Descriptions for both the Southend and Broomfield Vacancies for the full list of responsibilities. Please express your preference in your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• Full Registration and a license to practice with the General Medical Council.
• MRCS or Equivalent
• FRCS or equivalent

Knowledge

• Previous experience at SpR (i.e., ST3-ST8) or equivalent level in Urology
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with appropriate interpersonal skills for effective team working
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, patients and relatives.
• Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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: Megan Edwards

Job title: General Manager MSE

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 07789365619

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Telephone number: 07587161351