Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6490
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum + London weighting (on-call Cat B 2%)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Uro-Oncology Consultant
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
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Job overview
The Department of Urology at University College Hospital is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated full time permanent Urology Consultant specializing in robotic prostatectomy and robotic cystectomy. The post holder will be part of the uro-oncology team focused on, but not limited to, performing robotic prostatectomies and robotic cystectomies. The successful candidate will be joining the largest and most prestigious Urological Department in the UK. We are a highly specialist department seeing referrals from across the UK and abroad as well as being a centre for excellence and research. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in providing pioneering new treatments and play a key role in ensuring excellent care for patients under the care of the department. The post holder will provide a safe and effective service for prostate and bladder cancer patients. They will undertake theatre lists, clinics and other clinical activities. The post holder will lead on the management of inpatients and undertake on-call for the department as required. If you have any questions please contact Prof Greg Shaw, Associate Clinical Lead at [email protected] or in his absence Mr Ashwin Sridhar, consultant urologist [email protected]
CV required for application
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a safe and effective service for prostate cancer patients. They will undertake theatre lists, clinics and other clinical activities. The post holder will lead on the management of inpatients and undertake on-call for the department as required.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Main duties and responsibilities:
The post holder will have a specialist interest and clinical expertise in the management of prostate cancer and experience in performing robotic prostatectomy.
• To ensure that services are responsive to the needs of patients and other service users and their families.
• Where appropriate, to facilitate working arrangements between the subspecialty teams within the service.
• To meet regularly with key members of the multidisciplinary team and support effective multidisciplinary team working.
• To work closely with the DCD and management team to respond to and meet external standards relevant to the Service.
• To support the college tutor and educational supervisor in junior medical staff issues training and performance.
• To support the DCD, implement and monitor compliance plans to ensure that all junior medical staff within the Service are compliant with legal requirements.
• To attend meetings as appropriate with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team.
• In collaboration with the Clinical Lead and management team, to support the local implementation of the Trust objectives within the Division.
• With the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, to support the service planning process for the Service and to ensure it meets its contractual and other performance requirements, e.g. waiting list targets, winter pressures and Cancer waiting times.
• To be an active and supportive member within the Division, contributing to shared learning.
• To work collaboratively with the Divisional Clinical Director and management team, academic leaders and other colleagues across the Trust to ensure the Specialty delivers its research and development activity within the research governance framework and within the Trust’s strategy for research and development.
• To promote equality and diversity actively and encourage colleagues to do the same
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full UK GMC Registration and possess FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
- On GMC Specialist Register in relevant specialty, or at the time of interview within 6 months of expected date of CCT NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in relevant specialty by date of interview.
- Clinical knowledge commensurate with post CCT/ fellowship training
- The ability to undertake and manage clinical audits including supervision of junior staff.
- Use of databases and hospital systems (PAS/ EPR/ CDR/ PACS) to a competent level
Desirable criteria
- Higher Academic degree
Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills
- Capacity to use and develop a wide range of theoretical approaches
- Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research leading to publication.
- Involvement in the clinical audit process and an understanding of its aims and objectives
Desirable criteria
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/ organisational context
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive training in Urological surgery
- Demonstrable expertise in robotic prostatectomy surgery
- Proven ability to teach in clinical settings
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and post graduate levels
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibilities as appropriate and supervise staff
- Ability, enthusiasm and commitment to teach in a clinical setting.
- Ability to engage/ implement NHS strategy e.g. service redesign, achieve the 18 week target.
Values
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate flexibility to support the activities of the Robotic Urology team.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Communication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Interpersonal Skills; ability to see patients as people, ability to empathise and work co-operatively with others.
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Ability to motivate, inspire and support multi-professional team and be able to work effectively and sensitively within such teams.
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a multi-cultural community
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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
- Prof Greg Shaw
- Job title
- Associate Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
If you have any questions please contact Prof Greg Shaw, Associate Clinical Lead at [email protected]
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