Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- General
Eligibility to work in the UK
- General
Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- General
For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- General
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
- Qualifications
FRCS or equivalent
- Qualifications
All applicants must have Specialist registration for Surgery (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
- Qualifications
Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise
- Audit and Research
Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
- Teaching and Training
Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Experience and Achievements
Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Urology services
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Desirable
18 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Relevant higher degree (MD/PhD)
- Audit and Research
Critical Appraisal Skills
- Audit and Research
Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
- Teaching and Training
Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Teaching and Training
Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Teaching and Training
Attendance at a teaching course
- Teaching and Training
Formal qualification in teaching/education
- Experience and Achievements
Experience in business planning and contract negotiation
- Experience and Achievements
Experience and understanding of coordination of waiting lists and patient flow during the COVID pandemic (especially for patients who are out of area OOA)
- Experience and Achievements
A developed or developing sub-specialty interest, with experience of introducing new pathways
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within urology and the future direction of the specialty
- Experience and Achievements
Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
- Experience and Achievements
Attendance at a recognised management course
- Experience and Achievements
Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of continual learning and development
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Evidence of innovation
- Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
Job overview
The Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia is investing in a consultant post within our urology services on a flexible 10 PA job plan.
Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants, with a specialist interest in upper tract laparoscopy, Stone management and Robotic Surgery to join our existing surgery team who will be supported through our highly regarded development programs. The post holder is also encouraged to develop his/her own further subspecialty interest.
Main duties of the job
The posts will cover an acute and elective inpatient service at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and a day case and outpatient service across both Huddersfield and Halifax. This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.
Currently there is an establishment of 7 Consultants in Urology and 6 Speciality doctors along with a deanery registrar.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description
The post holder(s) will work closely with their Urology colleagues in the same hospital but also with their colleagues on the other site. They will liaise with colleagues in Urology as clinical need demands. Cover of daytime duties when on leave will be covered by Urology colleagues which may necessitate working across the
All Consultant in Urology are part of the Urology MDT. Membership includes Medical and Clinical Oncologists, CNS’s, Therapists, Histopathologists, Radiologists and research nurses. There is an MDT Coordinator and the database is maintained. The team meets weekly to review all new and suspected cancers and is well established linking into the MDT with Bradford teaching hosptials.
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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This advert is for Consultant in Urology with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in Halifax, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Urology role. The advertised salary is £109,725 - £145,478 per annum (dependent on experience). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Oct 2026.
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