Job requirements
Essential
17 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
5 years clinical experience in Urology at SPR or equivalent
- Experience
Experience demonstrating potential ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant
- Teaching and communication
Evidence of teaching experience and abilities appropriate to the post.
- Teaching and communication
Ability to present effectively to an audience
- Teaching and communication
Ability to communicate effectively
- Education, Qualifications & Training
Full GMC registration with a Licence to practice
- Education, Qualifications & Training
Awarded CCT or on Specialist register OR either of these anticipated within 6 months of interview. CESR (Portfolio) or European Community Rights
- Team Working and Service Development
Evidence of leadership and service development
- Team Working and Service Development
Ability to develop effective working relationships and team working
- Current Skills and Abilities including
Experience of the clinical skills required to fulfil the specialty and sub-specialty elements of the job as in the description and technical specifications
- Current Skills and Abilities including
Willingness and ability to fulfil the general service elements of the job description
- Understanding and Participation in Clinical Governance
Evidence of understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding and Participation in Clinical Governance
Knowledge of and direct involvement in audit.
- Understanding and Participation in Clinical Governance
Knowledge of principles of research and evidence of involvement in research.
- Management Training, Organisational Skills and Strategic Vision
Evidence of general management training and skills appropriate for the post.
- Management Training, Organisational Skills and Strategic Vision
Evidence of ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust
- Management Training, Organisational Skills and Strategic Vision
Knowledge of organisational aspects of the NHS
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the full time substantive Consultant Urologist at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new appointment to our current Urology base. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment , focusing on delivering high quality patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- To provide inpatient and outpatient services - To be part of a multidisciplinary team, this includes radiologists, oncologists, pathologists and clinical nurse specialists. - To contribute to the training and educational and clinical supervision of Higher and Basic Surgical trainees and other professional team members. - To provide appraisals and assessment of medical staff supporting the team. - To develop special interests to enhance what is currently undertaken in the department. - To fulfil continuing professional development in line with clinical governance. - To participate in audit and other areas of the Care Group responsibility. - To be involved in a 1:7 consultant of the week on call rota with prospective cover, covering Urology patients. - To support the development of the service
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Urology shares beds with the Surgical Department . There is a Short Stay Unit for patients staying 48 hours or less, Abbotsbury Ward and Lulworth Ward.
The Urology Service provides Outpatients in the Community Hospitals in the area, including Blandford, Weymouth, Lyme Regis and Bridport. The new appointee will undertake Outpatients in a community hospital.
The Dorset Renal Unit is based in Dorset County Hospital. This has meant an increased workload for the Urology Department who regularly undertake surgery on transplant and dialysis patients. On average the department does 40 - 50 nephrectomies from all over the region a year. In addition to this it also undertakes transplant nephrectomies as well as other routine surgery on dialysis and transplant patients.
The Urolithiasis workload of the department has increased dramatically over the last few years. The department currently undertakes PCNL, flexible and rigid ureterorenoscopies and holmium laser. Robotic prostatectomies for West Dorset patients are carried out by Mr Afzal at Royal Bournemouth hospital.
The new appointee is expected to provide independent core Urology procedures such as performing TURP, TURBT, DSU lists, Flexi and rigid URS laser.
Additional experience in advanced BPH surgery such as REZUM and HoLEP is highly desirable, as well as the ability to carry out Urodynamics studies.
The successful candidate will be provided with office accommodation and secretarial support.
The Trust has an agreed formulary for medical and surgical consumables and single use instruments; any appointee would be expected to comply and use the items on this formulary. Any additions or changes to the formulary can only be made through formal channels.
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 Urology Consultant with Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Dorchester, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Urology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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