Specialty Doctor in Urology

The East Kent Urology Department provides emergency and elective Urological in-patient services, day case surgery, investigative procedures and outpatient Consultations. There is a full range of elective and emergency Services for malignant and benign Urological disease.

The configuration of Urology services in East Kent is based on the delivery of Urology outpatient diagnostic services by the team of SAS doctors and Clinical Nurse Specialists.

The K&C site has the centre for Kent renal services, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, Oncology, anaesthetics/ITU/HDU, a full 24-hour medical take, an emergency Care Centre and 24-hour operating theatre availability as is appropriate for a urological cancer centre that performs. We offer 27-33 days’ annual leave (dependant on experience at the grade) and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey

This post will comprise a mixture of training and service delivery made up of ward rounds, clinics and theatre sessions as well as providing middle grade level on-call on a non-resident EWTD compliant 1 in 11 Rota.

During on call you will be expected to attend another site on occasion.

Clinical sessions take place at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, William Harvey Hospital, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Buckland Hospital and The Royal Victoria Hospital. Therefore, you need to drive and have access to a car. Fuel expenses are remunerated.

There will be outpatient sessions in general and specialised urology outpatient clinics where there will be both direct and indirect consultant supervision and training depending on the experience of the post holder. The range of clinics includes general urology, rapid access cancer clinics, hematuria clinics, PSA clinics, TP biopsy clinics, flexible cystoscopy surveillance clinics, ultrasound, urodynamics and andrology.

The post-holder will attend 2 theatre sessions per week, with direct consultant supervision and training. Daily ward rounds are timetabled when you are on site.

There will be time allocated weekly for Administration and SPA.

Specialty Doctors are expected to participate in annual appraisal and undergo annual job plan review

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Williams Job title: Deputy Operations Manager Email address: sharon.williams1@nhs.net