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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 11 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (On-call commitment for providing an out-of-hours emergency service)
Job ref
320-MDQ-6157013-DP
Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Burton Hospital/Royal Derby Hospital
Town
Burton-on-Trent/Derby
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/05/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant in Urology

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services.  The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds.  All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for; 

Job overview

The Urology service at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton has an exciting opportunity to appoint a motivated Locum Urology Consultant Surgeon. The successful candidate will join a forward thinking and progressive team of 14 Urology professionals across both sites, supported by high quality colleagues in the wider MDT team, to provide an excellent service within our Urology Department based at Queens Hospital Burton.

Applicants are invited to apply for the appointment of a full time, 11 month fixed term Urology Locum Consultant Surgeon based at Queens Hospital Burton.

The Urology service at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton serves the population of Staffordshire, Burton Town, the city of Derby and surrounding areas, this represents a population of well over 1 million people.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for delivering a full range of outpatient and inpatient services at base sites and outreach clinics. The successful candidates will also provide emergency urology surgery as part of the relevant base site Consultant on-call rota.

The UHDB Urology Service across Royal Derby Hospitals and Queens Hospital Burton has dedicated urology outpatient facilities. A brand-new day unit for diagnostic working including prostate biopsies and urodynamic studies at QHB and a nine-theatre suite, with dedicated urology theatres equipped with HD Audio-visual facilities (STORZ OR1) at RDH.

We expect flexibility to be able to work across all sites of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust should the need arise.

 

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The final job plan will be agreed between the Locum Consultant and the Assistant Clinical Director but will include dedicated outpatient clinics for benign and cancer patients at base site and outreach sites, inpatient theatre sessions and day case sessions.

In addition, the job plan will include dedicated time for administration, supporting professional activities, ward rounds and for emergency work.  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Possession of FRCS Postgraduate Qualification
  • GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application
Desirable criteria
  • Additional higher medical / scientific degree relevant to the specialty
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Full higher surgical training in UK or equivalent elsewhere or have worked at Locum consultant level in Urology.

Management & Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & the requirements of clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
  • Attended a management course for consultants

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & postgraduates
  • Experience of supervising F1, F2, trainees.
Desirable criteria
  • Specific teaching qualification
  • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
  • Attended a recognised teaching training course

Audit/Research Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of & commitment to clinical audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Shashank Kulkarni
Job title
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01283511511
Additional information

Queens Burton Hospital

Mr S Kulkarni

Consultant Urological Surgeon

(Assistant Clinical Director)

01283 511511 Ext 4603

[email protected]

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