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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
ST3-ST8
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (August 2025 for 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (plus on call)
Job ref
317-TD-25-170
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Urology Specialty - FH
Town
Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary
£65,048 - £73,992 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Trust Fellow in Botox Urology (ST3+ equivalent)

ST3-ST8

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trust Fellow (ST3+) in the Department of Urology based at the Freeman Hospital.  This post is available from August 2025 until July 2026.

The post holder will undertake clinical duties within the Department of Urology. In particular, the post-holder will support provision of local anaesthetic flexible cystoscopy and botox, delivering 3 sessions of this service per week. Other key duties will focus of supporting audit and research within the department. There will be ample opportunity for theatre sessions.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical care and be trained within the Department of Urology.  In addition, the post holder will be expected to undertake clinical research with the aim of presenting and publishing their work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr David Rix, Clinical Director on 0191 21 37139, or via email at [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be an active member of the Urology team.
The post is both New Deal and EWTD compliant. 

The individual will work closely with consultant trainers and take part in the emergency on-call rota.  In addition, they will be expected to undertake clinical research with the aim of presenting and publishing their work.  There is ample opportunity to do teaching and audits and develop portfolio for Higher Urological Training.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Primary Medical Qualification
  • Full MRCS
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
  • Previous paid NHS experience
Desirable criteria
  • Intercalated BSc or equivalent
  • Keen to develop research skills

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Satisfactory completion of training to a minimum of ST3 standard or equivalent (Urology national curriculum)
  • Extensive experience in local anaesthetic cystoscopy and botox treatment
  • Must have previous experience in urology from prior training rotations
  • Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
  • Evidence of self-reflective practice
  • Good history & examination skills
  • Able to formulate a working diagnosis
  • Able to order appropriate investigations
  • Image interpretation relevant to practice
  • Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Desirable criteria
  • Broad range of experience in urology and surgery in general

Maintaining Clinical Competence

Essential criteria
  • Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Able to contribute to teaching and learning of others in the clinical setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in teaching undergraduate medical students & junior doctors/nurses
  • Contribution to Departmental training sessions

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and research
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of active participation in audit projects
  • Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change
  • Research experience

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
  • Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Alignment with the Trust’s Values
  • Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
  • A commitment to personal / unit CPD
  • Time management skills
  • Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of leadership skills
  • IT literate

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Graham
Job title
HR Advisor
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Regent Point
NE3 3HD
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