Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
- Contract
- 12 months (12 Months fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Will include on calls)
- Job ref
- 418-M-GS-260-A
- Employer
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
- Town
- Luton
- Salary
- £52,013 - £64,288 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Fellowship Doctor in Urology (HOLEP Fellow)
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Job overview
The post holder will provide senior middle grade support for Urology with an interest in developing skills in HOLEP surgery within the elective theatre. The postholder will work with the existing Specialist Registrars and Junior Urology staff, that will participate on the Urology on-call 24 Hour rota together with the Urology consultant and allocated a full day of on-call duties.
Main duties of the job
As part of this role, you will undertake varied clinical activity within our busy urology department including clinics, procedures and elective theatres developing skills in HOLEP Surgery . In addition, successful appointees will take part in the General Urology on-call rota, support in MDTs and participate in dedicated teaching sessions.
See attached job description for a further breakdown.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be employed as a whole time Urology HOLEP Fellow with the following commitments:
- Core and specialist urological surgical procedures performed on the applicants own operating lists for patients under the care of Consultant Urological Surgeons
- Outpatient clinics held on a weekly basis
- Day case surgery
- Diagnostic day case procedures including flexible cystoscopy
- Responsibility for carrying out and contributing to clinical audit activity and local governance initiatives.
- Contributing to the weekly MDT meetings
- Managerial responsibilities where appropriate
- Forming of a 1 in 7 on-call rota with prospective cover
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- • FRCS or equivalent MRCS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- • FRCS (Urol)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment. Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC
- • Good clinical care
- • Maintaining good medical practice
- • Good relationships and communication with patients
- • Good working relationships with colleagues
- • Good teaching and training
- • Professional behavior and probity
- • Delivery of good acute clinical care
- • Evidence of completion of Core Training (CT1/ST1) competencies or equivalent relevant to General Surgery, and projected completion of CT2/ST2 competencies or equivalent relevant to general surgery by time of appointment.
- • Eligibility to work in the UK
- • Applicant’s knowledge is up to date and fit to practice safely
Desirable criteria
- • ALS instructors certificate
- • Experience of Laparoscopic surgery
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Acute care safe: up-to-date ALS. Hospital at night team working / experience. Out of hours experience relevant to the job.
- • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge Clinical judgement:
- • Clinical training and experience in urology, including four years full-time postgraduate training and at least two of which should be in a specialty training programme
- • Ability to lead a team of junior doctors
- • Commitment to clinical governance improving quality of patient care
Desirable criteria
- Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research, evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
- • Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching where required in the job.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- • Effective communication skills
- • Empathy and sensitivity
- • Works in partnership with patients
- • Team working
- • Managing others and team involvement:
- • Coping with pressure
- • Problem solving & decision making
- • Organisation and planning
- • Flexible approach to work
- • Equality and diversity
- • Professional integrity and respect for others
Desirable criteria
- • Leadership skills: experience in leadership
- Demonstrates skills needed for effective delegation within the team: 360 feedback
Other
Essential criteria
- • Resident within 10 miles or 30 minutes of hospital when on-call
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English • Applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC specialty training programmes. If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Asad Saleemi
- Job title
- Clinical Director Urology
- Telephone number
- 01582 718787
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS FT
Medical Workforce Department
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU4 0DZ
- Telephone
- 01582 718222
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