Locum Consultant Urological Surgeon

A new and exciting opportunity is advertised for a robotically trained Urology NHS Locum Consultant to join our Urology team.

The successful applicant will join a team of 7 full time consultant urological surgeons, replacing a substantive sixth post, based at Northampton General Hospital delivering high quality elective and emergency urological services to the catchment area.

The Trust has just purchased a da Vinci Xi robot system from Intuitive. Urology will be the lead specialty and will perform \>100 prostatectomies a year for Northamptonshire. The successful candidate should be proficient in robot\-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and should have an interest and surgical skills to complement a varied and busy urology department. Upper tract laparoscopic and open upper tract surgery experience is desirable to support a growing demand and need for continued development. The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues to continue the development and expansion of these services. There will be training opportunities, as well as mentoring, according to the successful candidate’s needs for ongoing professional development.

DUTIES \& RESPONSIBILITIES

To fully participate of elective and emergency urological service (this includes management of common paediatric inguino\-scrotal conditions)

To provide highest possible levels of patient care

To work as an active member of the Urology team

To actively remain clinically competent

To work closely with Multidisciplinary teams

To activate particulate and undertake audit

To teach staff/Medical Students

To work to all Trust Policies and procedures

To work flexible

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over\-reliance on AI\-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details about job descriptions and main responsibilities.

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