Peri-CCT Fellow in Female & Reconstructive/Functional Urology (ST6-8)

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team; an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Royal College of Surgeons of England approved Peri-CCT Fellowship in Reconstructive, Functional and Robotic Urology, the only one of its kind in the UK. This post is based at the Freeman Hospital.

This post is available from October 2027 for 12 months.

The post holder will undertake clinical duties within the Department of Urology. The individual will take part in the middle grade emergency on-call shift rota. The post holder will be expected to undertake clinical research with the aim of presenting and publishing their work. Opportunity to take part in teaching and audits and develop a full portfolio in preparation for Consultant job application.

The fellowship is Royal College of Surgeons of England accredited, with further details also available on the RCS website: Urology Fellowships — Royal College of Surgeons.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical care and be trained in advanced Female and Functional urology, including robotic surgery within the Department of Urology. In addition, the post holder will be expected to undertake clinical research with the aim of presenting and publishing their work.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact:

Mr David Rix, Clinical Director on 0191 2336161 or via e-mail at David.Rix@nhs.net or Mr Chris Harding, Consultant Urological Surgeon (Fellowship Lead) C.Harding@nhs.net or Mr Arjun Nambiar, Consultant Urological Surgeon via email arjun.nambiar@nhs.net

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

The post holder will be an active member of the Urology team and will work as a senior specialist registrar on the Reconstructive and Functional Urology team. They will also take part in the middle grade on call rota. There will also be opportunity for cross-speciality working with Urogynaecology.

The post is both New Deal and EWTD compliant.

Flexibility:

In line with the Trust’s core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

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.