Job overview

Locum Consultant Urologist - to cover Maternity Leave - ABUHB is looking for an enthusiastic colleague to join their team of 10 Urology consultants, 4 Specialist Registrars, 2-3 senior clinical fellows, 12 Urology nurse practitioners/ANPs, and 1 surgical care practitioner. The Urology Directorate provides services for the population of Gwent from the department at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. They also provide an on-call service to the Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran, where the emergency department and critical services are based. The total population covered is of the order of 649,000. 

The Urology Department at the Royal Gwent Hospital is based in a special dedicated Diagnostic and Treatment Unit comprising facilities for diagnostic and treatments, office space for clinical staff, adjacent to an elective admission ward, Urology Assessment Unit and emergency admission ward. The main radiology department is in close proximity as is the urology day case unit, urology theatres, offering inpatient and day case facilities.  From June 2024 we were proud to commence robotic surgery, which is situated in the main theatre suite, Royal Gwent Hospital.

Main duties of the job

  To provide a urology service with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment urological disease.

The post holder’s timetable will include attending 2/3 outpatient clinics a week and undertaking 2/3 treatment or diagnostic sessions a week. There will be administration duties and the provision of care for inpatients and emergency admissions.

  Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge in liaison with consultant colleagues.

  Supervision of junior members of medical staff

  Interface with nurse specialists, wider team, patients and families

  To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s agreed objectives.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.