Job overview

We’re delighted to be expanding our Registrar team to 8 WTE positions, and are advertising:

We have a very strong track record of progressing our registrars in their career, including many successful applications to National Training Numbers.  We’re also happy to help our colleagues apply for the CESR training.

Minimal Urology experience required - 6 months at CT2 level in Urology sufficient. The successful applicant will be on-call for Urology at registrar level covering St Richards and Worthing hospital. 

The Urology department at University Hospitals Sussex. The trust provides Urological Services for a population of 450,000 in West Sussex. The department has in-patients at Worthing and St Richard’s with access to theatre and clinic facilities at St. Richard’s, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals.

At Worthing Hospital, outpatients are mainly held in a new purpose-built outpatient department, and endoscopy in a dedicated unit. There are theatre facilities for both short stay and major surgical procedures for Urology patients. Nephrectomy and adrenalectomy, PCNL along with TURiS , HOLEP and TURBT and all stone surgery is carried out with dedicated theatre teams.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be part of a busy, cohesive DGH department. Depending on their previous experience they will be able to participate in or run outpatient clinics which could include prostate biopsies, flexible cystoscopies, intravesical Botox injections as well as specialist and general urology clinics. The successful candidate would also have dedicated access to theatre sessions (these could include endourology, functional, paediatric or general urology). The successful candidate would participate in daily ward rounds and help juniors with ward work, they would be encouraged to teach juniors also. As part of a busy team they could attend MDTs. The successful candidate would have good communication, leadership and managerial skills, also be keen to learn from available opportunities.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. 

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.