Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Post Key Responsibilities

Patient Care:

·         Primary charge of all patients admitted to the service.

·         Day-to-day care of patients, including outpatient clinics and provide inpatient care of urology patients including assessment of acutely ill patients.

·         Supervise Core and Foundation trainees including guiding in writing admission notes, continuation notes, discharge summaries, and other associated letters as well as prescribe medications and diets for patients.

Clinical Activities:

·         Observe and assist in theatre as directed by the consultant.

·         Liaise closely with multi-disciplinary teams involved in patient care.

·         Attend and support weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings.

·         Participate in audit and research projects.

Teaching and Education:

·         Teach other staff, undergraduate, and postgraduate students.

·         Participate in the fortnightly registrar teaching programme aimed at management of common urological conditions as well as towards the final FRCS exams.

Work Week

The post-holder will be expected to take on duties and commitments at the level of a junior registrar. A typical work week would involve 2 clinics, 2 diagnostic sessions (flexible cystoscopy / prostate biopsy), 2 theatre sessions, 1 SPA, 1 Admin and 2 flexible sessions as per departmental requirements / individual needs

On call commitments:

There is an expectation that the successful applicant will partake in a 1:9 on-call cover at middle-grade level with prospective cover and leave cover. This is based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, but providing urology cover to other hospital sites. The middle grade rota is EWTD compliant and provides 24-hour cover. Currently this is 1 in 9 but may be subject to change depending on staffing levels.

Professional Performance

The appointee will have continuing responsibility for the proper function of the work. It is a requirement that if the employee has concerns about the professional performance of a member of the medical staff, they have a duty to speak to the person concerned. If the matter is potentially serious, or satisfaction is not obtained with the direct approach, such concerns should be discussed with the Clinical Director, if satisfaction is again not obtained, concerns should be discussed with the Associate Medical Director.

Infection Control

All medical and dental staff have a duty to practice safe medicine in relation to infection control and other issues. Appointees will therefore be expected to attend infection control learning opportunities once per year as a minimum, and to follow Trust Infection Control policies and guidelines.

Leave

Annual and study leave will be granted to the maximum extent allowable by the Medical & Dental Whitley Council regulations, but, in accordance with the Trust's leave policy.

Each Resident Doctor is expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the Consultants.

Emergency and On-Call responsibilities

The doctor accepts that he will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate consultant in consultation where practicable with his colleagues both senior and Residents. It has been agreed between the professions and the Department that while Residents accept that they will perform such duties, the Secretary of State stresses that additional commitments arising under the sub-section is exceptional and that Residents should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.

Main Conditions of Service

The appointment is subject to the Trust terms and Conditions of Service and those of the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) and the General Whitley Council conditions of Service as amended from time to time.

Research Governance

All research undertaken must comply with Trust policy on Research & Development. Trust policy and guidelines are available on the Trust’s Intranet site and specific compliance with the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care.

Access To Children and Vulnerable Adults

The person appointed to this post may have substantial access to children and to vulnerable adults. Applicants are, therefore, advised that if your appointment is recommended and in line with Trust policy, you will be asked to undertake a disclosure check and a POCA (Protection of Children) list check with the CRB prior to commencement of employment. Refusal to do so could prevent further consideration of the application. Attention is drawn to the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 as amended by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)(Amendment) Order 1986, which allow convictions that are spent to be disclosed for this purpose by the police and to be considered in deciding whether to engage an applicant.

Rehabilitation Of Offenders

This post is not protected by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974. You must disclose all information about all convictions (if any) in a Court of Law, no matter when they occurred. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Data Protection Act 1998

Candidates are informed that the information given by them in application for the post will be used only for the recruitment and selection process. For successful candidates this will then form part of their personal file, and for unsuccessful candidates the information will be destroyed. The information is stored both in hard copy form and minimally on a database. This information is held and administered in line with the Data Protection Act and the Trust’s confidentiality procedure.