Job summary
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is proud to offer exciting opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful parts of the country in a rapidly expanding department. We currently employ 7 consultants, with advanced plans to expand to 9 consultants. The advertised job is a replacement post with a primary interest in robotic assisted pelvic oncology surgery. The urology department are allocated 2.5 robotic sessions per week, it is anticipated the applicant would average between 1-2 sessions per week on average and triple session theatre lists are being considered
Planned AAC Interview date is TBC - However we hope it will be adate in mid- August 2024.
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Main duties of the job
The Urology unit at Buckinghamshire provides general and specialist urology care for over half a million population and the area is one of the most rapidly expanding due to an active housebuilding programme in the Aylesbury area. The post generates general urology with a subspecialist interest in Pelvic Oncology as experience allows. There are opportunities to develop links with the neighbouring Oxford University Hospitals who are keen to set up an adolescent urology service and to setup a regional functional robotic surgical service. Experience in DGH level paediatric urology would be very welcome, depending on the candidate's experience.
The Trust is a provider of surgical treatments for BPH, including bipolar TURP, Urolift, HoLEP, PAE and green light laser prostatectomy. We have a Da Vinci Xi surgical robot and offer a robotic cancer service with upper tract surgery and prostatectomy, specialist stone surgery including supine mini-PCNL. We transitioned to a local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy service a few years ago and these are performed by both doctors and advanced nurse practitioners.
The National Spinal Injuries Centre, a world-famous centre for the management of patient with spinal injury is based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where all colleagues support the spinal and urology surgeons provide the urological care for these patients.
About us
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are:-
- Outpatient clinics at Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe General or Amersham Hospital
- Operating
- Teaching
- To be part of the on-call rota
- Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
- Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
- Participation in Clinical Governance
The department is a team of 7 consultants and 7 middle grade doctors with approval to expand this to 9 consultants in the coming 12-18 months. We currently run a 1:7 consultant-of-the-week model, and elective activity is suspended during the week on call to allow triage of emergency referrals, advice and guidance and consultant input for our emergency service and operating.
The consultant will be supported by a team of experienced urology clinical nurse specialists, who carry out many of the flexible cystoscopies in the unit and help run the prostate biopsy service with the support of middle tier. The Consultant is also responsible for overseeing their share of a LUTS assessment clinic, the MDT results clinic for their patients, and bladder instillations. We run our service through our elective surgical hub at Wycombe where our Da Vinci Xi and Holmium laser are housed.
We receive excellent support from a team of five uro-radiologists, providing a dedicated prostate MRI service, percutaneous renal procedures and urovascular interventional procedures.
Person Specification
Education /Qualifications and training
Essential
- MB, BS or equivalent qualifications
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Urology via CCT/ CESR/ European community rights
- General training in Urological Surgery, FRCS(Urol) or equivalent eg FEBU; CCST in Urological Surgery
- OR within six months of achieving CCST at the time of interview.
Experience
Essential
- General training in Urological Surgery specialist level or equivalent.
- Ability to make good decisions at consultant level.
- Extensive experience in Urology
- Experience in reconstructive urological surgery, including any fellowship training
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant
- Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in Urology to undertake a consultant role.
- Good personal and interpersonal skills.
- Good spoken and written English
- Communication skills should be highly developed.
- Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and Undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit.
- Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS.
- Management training and experience.
- Computer skills.
- Communication skills training.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Ability to travel to and between sites
Trust 'CARE' Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Wycombe Hospital
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2TT