Job summary
- Main area
- Urology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- 40 hours per week (Full Time, On call rota)
- Job ref
- 321-SUWON-MS-7771285-S6
- Employer
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Churchill Hospital
- Town
- Headington
- Salary
- £73,992 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Urology - Renal Clinical Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST6-8)
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values/default.aspx
Job overview
The department seeks to appoint a Senior Renal Cancer Fellow (CCT level) for a fixed term of 1 year to this fellowship. The Oxford renal cancer unit is one of the UK’s highest volume renal cancer centres and performs over 150 renal cancer surgeries every year. The department is able to offer open, laparoscopic and robotic renal cancer surgery. It is also the UK’s only centre for renal autotransplant and specialises in complex renal cancer surgery in patients with solitary kidneys. The hospital offers a thermal ablation service for appropriate renal tumours. Training is also available in retroperitoneal lymph node dissections and retroperitoneal sarcoma surgery, where Oxford provides a tertiary referral centre for these specialist surgeries.
Subspecialist fellowship training is available in all aspects of renal cancer surgery (open including IVC/lap/robotic). This post will also provide paid protected time to undertake formal research in renal cancer. Primarily this will involve use of AI in renal tumour imaging.
Several trials (WIRE and Partial) are presently open in Oxford and the successful candidate can get involved in recruitment for these
A senior renal cancer surgery fellowship as a one year fixed-term contract from October 2024.
The appointment is on a whole-time basis but applications are welcome from those who wish to job share.
Main duties of the job
Principle activities:
Clinical The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The duties of this post include:
a) Working with the members of the Oxford Renal Cancer Group as part of a team to deliver the renal cancer service.
b) Participate in the weekly renal cancer MDT meeting.
c) Working with the Oxford Renal Cancer Group to deliver clinical services if and when required.
d) Participate in a weekly specialized renal cancer clinic.
e) Participate in the 1:8 Urology emergency on call rota
f) Participate in General Urology Clinics
g) Participate in morning ward rounds.
h) Taking on a lead role in planning, projecting, conducting, and publishing of several research projects relevant to the service
i) Being responsible in updating and actioning of the BAUS renal cancer audits
j) Ensuring up-to-date and accurate administrative and medical records as required,
k) Supervision and teaching of junior doctors and nurses as required.
l) Acting as a tutor for medical students and deliver clinical teaching related to general surgical topics as required.
m) Maintain an accurate logbook of educational, research and clinical activities
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The duties of this post include:
a) Working with the members of the Oxford Renal Cancer Group as part of a team to deliver the renal cancer service.
b) Participate in the weekly renal cancer MDT meeting.
c) Working with the Oxford Renal Cancer Group to deliver clinical services if and when required.
d) Participate in a weekly specialized renal cancer clinic.
e) Participate in the 1:8 Urology emergency on call rota
f) Participate in General Urology Clinics
g) Participate in morning ward rounds.
h) Taking on a lead role in planning, projecting, conducting, and publishing of several research projects relevant to the service
i) Being responsible in updating and actioning of the BAUS renal cancer audits
j) Ensuring up-to-date and accurate administrative and medical records as required,
k) Supervision and teaching of junior doctors and nurses as required.
l) Acting as a tutor for medical students and deliver clinical teaching related to general surgical topics as required.
m) Maintain an accurate logbook of educational, research and clinical activities.
Provisional timetable
|
|
Mon |
Tues |
Wed |
Thurs |
Fri |
|
AM |
0800 Ward Round
Research/Service Provision
|
0800 Ward Round
Operating List – Prof Sullivan/ Mr Gietzmann/ Mr Gray Theatre 10
|
0800 Ward Round
Operating List – Prof Sullivan/ Mr Gietzmann Theatre 1
|
0800 – Ward Round
General Clinic (DC)
|
0800 Ward Round
1000 Urology Clinical Governance Meeting
1100 MDT
|
|
PM |
Research/Service Provision
|
Renal Operating List – Prof Sullivan/ Mr Gietzmann/ Mr Gray Theatre 10
|
Renal Operating List – Prof Sullivan/ Mr Gietzmann Theatre 1
|
Renal cancer clinic
|
Renal Operating list 2 in 4 weeks – Prof Sullivan/Mr Gray Theatre 1 |
This is indicative job plan the actual initial job plan worked will be negotiated with the clinical lead upon appointment.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- MB, BS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (UK) or equivalent
- GMC licence to practice
- Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
- UK driver’s license
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to provide complete details of employment history.
- Clinical skills are up to date and fit to practice safely
- Aware of training needs.
- Experience of renal surgery during training
- Able to insert urethral and suprapubic catheters, JJ stents independently
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Completion of CCT training in Urology (UK)
- Completion of CCT training in Urology (UK)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Effective administrative, time-management, and leadership skills.
- Evidence of interest in/experience of teaching/training.
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
- Evidence of contribution to successful teamwork
- Good spoken and written English.
- Hepatitis B immune
Desirable criteria
- Peer reviewed presentations or publications
- Involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity.
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
- Mark Sullivan
- Job title
- Consultant Urologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Richard Bryant
Consultant Urologist and Clinical Lead
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