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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
Middle Grade
Contract
12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
389-25-7205664
Employer
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bradford Teaching Hospitals
Town
Bradford
Salary
£61,825 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/06/2025 23:59

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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Fellow in Urology

Middle Grade

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join a dynamic and cohesive team. We are a high volume Robotic pelvic and upper tract cancer centre, with 250 procedures performed in 2018. We also have a high volume of upper tract benign work (endourology), including ultra-mini PCNL, a dedicated stone MDT, metabolic clinics and on-site ESWL. Working mainly at Bradford Royal Infirmary, there will be opportunity for a tailored job plan to take advantage of training opportunities in either robotic uro-oncology, upper tract/endo-urology, functional urology and general urology.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the post are:

  • Theatre sessions, outpatient clinics, diagnostic sessions and on call cover.
  • The successful candidate would be expected to contribute to the urology teaching programme.
  • Active involvement with clinical governance.
  • On call non-resident 24 hour midweek with post-take half day (1:6) and non-resident 48-hour weekend with post-take day off (1:6) (further zero days to be added to ensure EWTD and New contract terms and conditions compliant).
  • Audit, research and publication will be actively encouraged.

Working for our organisation

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas, and has 2 large hospitals, Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital. All main specialties are represented in Bradford and the Foundation Trust has a bed base of 1061 beds.

 

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is undergoing an ambitious programme of service modernisation and reconfiguration and has a reputation for providing high quality care.  The City of Bradford has excellent road, rail and air links and boasts a wide variety of art and culture, as well as sports facilities and a vibrant social scene. It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland.

 

The Trust offers excellent library facilities; there are academic links with both Leeds and Bradford Universities. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience relevant to the specialty – Urology
  • Applicant knowledge is up to date and is fit to practise safely
  • Commitment for managing professional development
  • Clinical governance / audit experience
  • Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
  • Out of hours experience relevant to job.
  • Experience in the specialty at CT2 or equivalent
  • Previous NHS experience – 6 month

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Practical skills in relation to the speciality
  • Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
  • Clear communication skills
  • Organisation and planning
  • Empathy and sensitivity
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: - that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or - have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence
  • Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
Desirable criteria
  • Interest in teaching and management
  • Multilingual

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Acute care safe – up to date ALS
  • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist Knowledge Exam
  • ALS Instructors Certificate

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
  • MRCS
  • Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
  • Evidence of achievement of ST1 / CT1 competencies in the specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2 / CT2 competences in specialty by the start date of the post [In some specialties this level of specialty or core training may not provide the right skills to perform effectively in a specialty doctor post].
Desirable criteria
  • FRCS (Urol) or equivalent
  • Specialty specific requirements eg MRCP, FRCS, etc where appropriate

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chidi Molokwu
Job title
Consultant Uro-Oncologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01274364340
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