Urology Stone Surgery Fellow

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

The department of Urology at Portsmouth University Hospitals is looking to appoint to its endourology and stone surgery fellowship program, based at the Queen Alexandra Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to provide comprehensive training in advanced endourology and stone surgery techniques, including establishing PCNL access, in a high volume centre.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work through a structured training syllabus to master complex flexible ureteroscopy, ECIRS, standard and mini PCNL, including access, as well as having the opportunity to be trained to perform HoLEP procedures. The hospital performs approximately 100 PCNL procedures a year as well as over 300 flexible ureteroscopy procedures. The department has one of the highest daycase rates in the country and routinely offers both flexible ureteroscopy and mini PCNL on a daycase basis. The department also has an onsite lithotripter and offers experience in ESWL. The fellowship program can be tailored to meet the requirements of the successful applicant's experience and future sub-specialty ambitions.

Job responsibilities

• Work with healthcare professional colleagues to provide care of Urological patients
• Liaise between nurses, Junior Doctors, patients, relatives, and senior medical staff
• Attend and participate in ward rounds as timetabled
• Take part in rostered out of normal hours emergency work
• Attend educational and multidisciplinary sessions
• Undertake audit and research project
• Teach medical students
• Co-operate with members of the personnel department when monitoring hours of work and other personnel issues.
• Attend induction
• Comply with all local policies including dress code, annual and study leave

Person Specification Experience

• Evidence of experience of endourological surgery at a middle grade / registrar level

Clinical Skills

• Demonstrate evidence of being able to:
• Expertise in urological surgery
• Prioritise clinical need
• Organise ward rounds
• Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
• Evidence of involvement in quality improvement projects, formal research project or other activity
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Other

• Evidence of completed audit
• Evidence of teaching experience
• Leadership skills ability to take responsibility, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Effective, confident presentation ability

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge required for the post
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
• Experience in and outside speciality

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Qualifications that demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English language

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.