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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (Discussion on recruitment as part of job plan)
Job ref
050-SPDUROL-0424
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ysbyty Gwynedd
Town
Bangor
Salary
£52,542 - £82,418 gross per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59
Interview date
22/05/2024

Employer heading

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Urology Specialty Doctor

Specialty Doctor

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

 

Job overview

BCUHB is recruiting a Urology Specialty Doctors to be based in Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, North Wales. 

The post holder will join a multidisciplinary team that provides most of the urological services for the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey (outpatient and inpatient care).

You will be actively involved in the provision of urological services to reflect changing patterns of delivery in line with national guidelines.

Main duties of the job

Provision with colleagues of a service in the specialty to the BCUHB with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department.

Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical activity, locally and nationally

Participation in clinical audit

One day a week will be free of clinical duties. During that time the post holder can pursue own research interests or write up previous work.

The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Director (Surgery). Day to day responsibility will be to the Consultant to whom the Specialty Doctor is attached at the particular time.

 

Opportunities available (depending on experience):

Participate in general urology outpatient clinics

Manage one stop ambulatory services mainly the Haematuria, PSA clinics and LUTS clinics

Have independent Diagnostic cystoscopy list

Participate in diagnostic Urodynamics depending on experience

Participate in the erectile dysfunction clinic

Provide day to day clinical supervision to junior medical and nursing staff

Be involved in multi-disciplinary team & other clinical meetings

Audit of clinical activities, evidence based medicine and maintenance of clinical governance will be expected

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Supporting Documents section for further details on the Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to provide a complete employment history
  • 36 months in surgery not including foundation modules of which 2 years has been in urology
Desirable criteria
  • • Previous specialty doctor grade urological experience

Knowledge/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • • Full GMC registration
  • • FRCS (Urol) or qualification of an equivalent level (i.e. an appropriate higher Urology surgical qualification)
  • • Satisfy UK/EEA Immigration regulations or eligible for work permit
Desirable criteria
  • • Satisfactory completion of a recognised Urology training programme
  • • Postgraduate urological qualification
  • • Experience in managing routine elective and acute Urological problems including some exposure to paediatric emergencies
  • • Current knowledge of Urological treatments and interventions
  • • Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team

Basic Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • General medical procedures and skills appropriate to the grade
  • • Supervision and teaching of junior doctors and nursing staff
  • • Ability to write clear concise notes/histories

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • • Good interpersonal skills
  • • Communicate well with all staff
  • • Good team worker
  • • Competent in Cystoscopy
  • • Competent in Minor scrotal and penile surgery
  • • Competent at basic endoscopic urological surgery
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of standard endourological operations
  • • Experience in Laparoscopic Urology
  • • Competency in Urodynamics
  • • Competent in Transrectal Ultrasound and prostate biopsy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Kyriacos Alexandrou
Job title
Consultant Urologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01248 384752
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