Clinical Fellow Urology

Job overview

This is a fixed-term contract for 6 months to provide maternity cover.

Work flexibly in a range of activities from care of urological in patients, attendance in regular consultant led operating lists, flexible cystoscopy lists/ haematuria clinic, outpatient clinics

Work at the level of a Registrar doctor and contribute to the day-to-day running of wards.

Partaking in the emergency on call rota.

Professional development through attendance at Integrated Surgical and local specialty teaching, core surgical training and grand rounds.

Undertaking audits and quality improvement projects.

Show interest in developing urological career and portfolio.

Work closely within the multidisciplinary teams to provide a high quality daily and urology service to patients in the local area and to support the Trust in achieving all national targets.

Main duties of the job

• Be 1 of 8 middle grades (2 KSS higher urology trainees, 6 clinical fellows) in the Urology team at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital.
• Be expected to participate in the middle grade 1:8 24 hour non-resident on-call. This may be subject to change to adapt to the needs of the service.
• Always be supported by a consultant on-call who will undertake daily ward rounds and support the junior team in managing inpatients.
• Be expected to work flexibly to support the service. This will include regular theatre sessions, diagnostics and clinics, and working as the ‘registrar of the week’ directly supporting the junior team and managing inpatients.
• Form part of the Uro-oncology MDT and will be expected to prepare and present cases at the weekly meeting which will be used as an educational and development opportunity.
• Be expected to work with other speciality teams across both Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals to provide an efficient and effective service for inpatients, day-case and outpatients care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.