Locum Urology ConsultantNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UHB Trust as a Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon preferably with special interest in functional and reconstructive urology on the QE site.

The Urology department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital includes 13 consultants, 1 clinical scientist and a Cancer and Benign Nursing Team with middle grade and junior doctor support.

The successful applicant will join a team of 2 consultant colleagues providing predominantly subspecialist services in male and female incontinence, complex bladder dysfunction and urinary tract reconstruction.

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population.

Our sites at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic allow people to be treated as close to home as possible.

The Terms and Conditions of service are offered on a 10 Programmed Activity basis. The post includes participation in a 1 in 12 oncall rota supported by an oncall registrar.

The ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is vital. It is also anticipated that the successful candidate would contribute to increasing the national profile of the department.

A strong commitment from the appointee to the Department and involvement with governance and audit is expected.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Functional Urology service at UHB (Based at the QE however with an operating list at Solihull), and work as part of a larger Urology Team that includes both Cancer and Benign Subspecialities.

The successful applicant should ideally have post CCT level experience in functional and reconstructive urology.

The post holder will be supported by a dedicated team of specialist trainees and SAS doctors and will have regular outpatient and diagnostic clinics.

The post holder will be expected to also partake in the on-call Rota based at the QE site.

The post holder must be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise and is advised to maintain up to date membership of a recognised medical defence organisation. The successful candidate is expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trusts.

Job description

Consultant appointments are made to the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust as a whole; as services are developed and changed, the base of posts may alter and any employee of the Trust will be expected, within an agreed clinical strategy, to move his/her sessions as the service requires. In particular, , your attention is drawn to the fact that the post advertised may include routine evening and week-end working as part of the working arrangements and any applicant automatically agrees to undertake such work; the specific scheduling of such activities would be subject to further discussion and may be agreed at a later date in the future. This includes a move to 7 day/24 hour working in accordance with Trust governance and commissioning requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a forward thinking and progressive department. If your ambitions and values reflect those of the Trust and its high working standards, and you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.

For informal discussion and to arrange to visit, please contact:

Mr Rupesh Bhatt - Consultant Urologist and Clinical Service Lead for Urology at the QE

Mr Thomas King - Consultant Urologist Specialising in Functional Urology at the QE

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.