Speciality Doctor in Urology

Job overview

This post will suit candidates planning to get some useful and registrar level experience. This will give them a chance to improve clinical and surgical skills in and out of hours, which would place them in a good position to apply for ST3 posts or FRCS exit examination, or should the candidate wish to pursue CESR. The department supports clinical research and has a good track record for international presentations and publications. There will be a requirement to participate in a middle grade on-call rota.

As a member of the Urology team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals, you will work as part of a team of consultants and junior doctors to provide elective and emergency Urology support to patients accessing the hospitals services across the three sites of Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI), Bassetlaw and Mexborough Montagu Hospitals.

You will balance independent urology working, based on experience and clinical competence, alongside clinical development under the supervision of the urology consultants.  You will have the opportunity to work in, and provide support during, outpatient clinics, day case operating theatres, main theatres and surgical wards along with doing on-call with urology consultants.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be required to work across Trust sites.  The duties will involve ward management of Urology patients, advice on in-patients under the care of other specialties and assessment of emergency admissions/ A&E patients and out of hours cover.

The post holder will provide:

• support during ward rounds and share responsibility of ward patients
• patient assessment
• discharge administration
• assessment of patients attending routine general urology clinics
• in-patient and day-case theatre lists
• perform flexible cystoscopies and other procedure such as TRUS procedures / template biopsies
• attend MDT meetings
• support clinicians in operation environments
• provide cover during periods of holiday, study or sick leave.
• liaising with patients and families to discuss patient’s progress, goals and achievable outcomes
• coordinating discharges with Multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.  Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.