Locum Consultant in Urology

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Locum Consultant in Urology Start Date: ASAP Contract Type: Fixed term Duration: 12 months (to end in October 2027) Purpose for Fixed Term: Covering Maternity Leave

Further details about the role can be found in the job description below.

Main duties of the job

As part of our team, you will work collaboratively with colleagues, helping to deliver excellent services and ensuring the highest standards of patient care. University Hospitals Southampton (UHS) has an exciting opportunity to join our Urology team as a locum consultant covering maternity leave. The successful candidate will join our team of consultants, middle grades, ACP, CNS and doctors in training to provide Urology services across the breadth of cancer and benign urology in a tertiary centre.

The role will suit a urologist with excellent skills in core urology and a subspecialist interest in endoluminal endourology and BPH surgery would be desirable. Contribution to the diagnostic pathway for this patient cohort will be expected.

Key to delivery of this role will be collaborative working with a wide range of healthcare professionals. As a tertiary teaching hospital there is an expectation to train specialty doctors, fellows and doctors in training as well as support colleagues and the department’s forward vision.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHS is a large teaching hospital and major trauma centre with a wide tertiary catchment across the south coast. We provide tertiary cancer services for prostate, kidney, adrenal, bladder, penis and testis with open, laparoscopic and robotic surgery (Da Vinci X and Xi). We have a breadth of benign service ranging from andrology, stones, BPH and general urology and we network with Salisbury for female, neuro and video-urodynamic expertise.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centred care while working collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation. Provide high-quality urology care by assessing, diagnosing, and managing patients with a range of elective and emergency urological conditions across outpatient, inpatient, and theatre settings.

Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to support service delivery, maintain accurate clinical documentation, and contribute to the effective management of patient pathways and waiting lists.

Undertake urology clinics, ward rounds, operating sessions, and on-call commitments as required, ensuring safe, effective, and patient-centred care throughout the period of maternity leave cover.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, including responsibilities, requirements, and essential criteria.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003. Proposed interview date: 5th October 2026 This vacancy closes on or before 23rd September 2026

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.