# Urology Consultant - Stone Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-consultant-stone-specialist/1c938755-90c3-4a8e-a40b-54d5ce6ee1d4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-consultant-stone-specialist/1c938755-90c3-4a8e-a40b-54d5ce6ee1d4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Liverpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Urology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum (plus 3% on-call supplement) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week (3% on call supplement required) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T09:33:36.455Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Urologist/Consultant_Urologist-v8123912 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8123912?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) wishes to appoint new Consultant Urologists. This is a new post with the opportunity for practice in Core and Endourology. The appointee would join an enthusiastic team which includes 20 consultants, 8 Specialty Trainees, a robotic fellow and a number of clinical and research fellows, Speciality Doctors, 3 CSTs, 7 FY1s, specialist nurses and other nursing, administrative and operational staff and allied healthcare professionals. The merged Urology Department covers Urological services across the City of Liverpool in a hub and spoke model. The main hub is based at the New Royal Liverpool Hospital in the city centre which houses all elective and emergency urology in-patients in a 42-bed all single room unit across 1.5 wards.  The department has 40 elective operating sessions mostly on the New Royal site. The Royal Liverpool Hospital site is a designated Urological Cancer Centre with specialist MDTs for prostate, bladder, kidney and testis cancer. The pelvic cancer team has a joint clinic and specialist MDT with oncologists from the regional Radiotherapy Centre at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. There are 3 Da Vinci Xi robots (Royal) and one SP robot (Aintree). ### Main duties of the job Over the last 2 years the Urology services based at the Royal Liverpool, Broadgreen and Aintree Hospital sites have gradually integrated. All inpatient urology services are now provided at the New Royal Liverpool Hospital and there is single cross city, low frequency (currently 1:17) on call service at Consultant level with full middle-grade support. The Urology Service at the Royal Liverpool Hospital is one of two designated Urology Cancer Centres in the Mersey region and has prostate, bladder, kidney and testis cancer specialist MDT’s delivering all aspects of pelvic and abdominal surgery, including reconstructive surgery. The service also has the only permanent lithotripter in the region and delivers all aspects of endoscopic and percutaneous stone management. Excellent support is provided by the interventional radiology department and there is CT and MR availability on both the Royal and Aintree sites. Nuclear medicine facilities are also available on the Royal site. The department already provides tertiary service for Robotic nephron-sparing surgery, robotic and laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, RFA and cryoablation, nephrectomy with caval involvement and RPLND. The main Urology ward at the Royal Liverpool Hospital (5B) is a state of the art all single room 28 bedded ward. Urology also support patient pathways through Emergency Surgical Assessment Unit based on 6B alongside 14 surgical beds. There is also a 4 bedded enhanced recovery unit based on Ward 5B. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job plan will be agreed with the successful candidates. Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT, CESR or European Community Rights. Proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview. The post holder should also hold FRCS (Urol) or equivalent. Audit, Education & Training The Trust has an excellent Education Centre, which provides modern facilities including a professionally staffed library with reading room and fully equipped IT room. There are well-established audit and research programmes in collaboration with members of a wide range of clinical departments. Opportunities to participate in collaborative audit and/or research are available, subject to discussion with the Clinical Director. Funding is available for research projects from regional and local monies, by application in the usual way.  The appointee will be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching for any medical and dental students attached to the Unit. In addition the appointee will be expected to play an active role in postgraduate teaching.     A monthly audit meeting is held on a programme determined by the Trust, at which attendance and active participation is expected.  The Trust also holds a weekly Grand Round and the appointee will be asked to present on an annual basis Continuing Professional Development The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. On appointment, the successful applicant will also be allocated a mentor for support. Revalidation The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. Equity The Trust recognises that surgical working requires good team working and the role of each Consultant is intended to be as an equal senior to other Consultants in the Department and in the Trust.  The Trust will ensure that the postholder will have has his/her needs for support met, and that the job plan created will be sustainable in the long term. Management The Directorate holds monthly meetings to discuss all aspects of management and clinical governance. The post holder is encouraged to attend these meetings. The service also undergoes a regular performance review as part of the governance arrangements and is monitored against local and national standards. ## Person Specification ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Commitment to continuing medical education - Experience of supervising foundation year trainees or equivalent - Ability to organise and participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students - Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures and techniques to other healthcare professionals **Desirable** - Formal qualification in medical training ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to manage a full range of urological emergencies - Ability to take full independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of Urological disorders - Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice - Understanding of the clinical governance process - Competent in basic IT skills - Clinical and sub-speciality education and training - Awareness of health service reforms and issues across the healthcare economy **Desirable** - Current experience as an established Consultant Urological Surgeon ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC registration - FRCS(Urol) or equivalent - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:- - CCT or CESR (CP). Proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview - CESR **Desirable** - Further higher degree MD or PhD ### Management and Administration **Essential** - Ability to lead, communicate liaise and negotiate with others - Willingness to support the efficient and smooth running of the specialist service - Ability to motivate, innovate and support stall of all disciplines - Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainees and other doctors - Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists **Desirable** - Formal management qualification and/or relevant experience ### Research, Audit and Clinical Governance **Essential** - Ability to undertake complete audit cycle - Ability to undertake multidisciplinary audit - Demonstrable experience in clinical research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems - Knowledge of clinical governance issues - Interest and awareness of research methodology **Desirable** - Relevant publications in peer reviewed journals ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420451) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [consultant urologist jd (endo) (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420450) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.