Job Description

OpportunityWorking as part of a skilful multi-discipline team, Head Medical are seeking a Consultant in Urology to come to work for a leading private hospital on the outskirts of the city of Bristol.The surgeon will provide an onsite urology service to meet the needs of patients treated at both Hospitals in Emersons Green and Devizes Surgical Centre.Other duties that are expected but not limited to are as follows:

• Provide Consultant supervision to the day ward, outpatients and inpatient wards for Consultant colleagues during their absence
• Participate in the Centre's audit programme.
• Broad general experience of urology with a demonstrable expertise in endoscopic techniques
• Contribute to the development of Clinical Quality Standards.
• Undertake all necessary administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, including but not limited to clinical coding, discharge summaries, letters and reports.
• Be responsible to the Unit Medical Director for the effective and efficient use of the resources under his/her control and for the quality of care delivered.
• Contribute to the planning and development of urology services.
• Contribute to the Centre meetings and clinical governance programme.
• Contribute to the teaching of Centre staff.

As the post holder you will be responsible for liaising with senior colleagues in the neighbouring NHS Trust to effect the seamless transfer of acutely ill patients who require transfer across to the NHS.There is no on-call commitment but post holders must be prepared to assess patients urgently in person on the unit as requested by the RMO on duty during routine working hours.Working patterns will be flexible and may entail an ad-hoc mix of late evenings and weekend work to meet the requirements of the unitWhat's on offer?

• Salary: Competitive depending on experience on average xc2xa3140,000-xc2xa3150,000
• Extensive training courses accessible
• Access to private health Insurance
• 10-days study leave
• Great development and career progression opportunities.
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Flexibility to plan your working shifts
• The support you need to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Work within a relaxed, clean and modern hospital

The Hospital

• CQC rated good
• Medium-sized hospital, features three operating theatres, a day surgery theatre, and an endoscopy suite, along with diagnostic imaging and physiotherapy departments.
• Currently has 25 in-patient beds
• Outpatients department sees patients from all specialities available within the hospital such as ear, nose, and throat (ENT), general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology, ophthalmology, gynaecology, ear, nose and throat (ENT) and pain management.
• The physiotherapy service provides a service to both inpatients and outpatients

Requirements to Apply:

• Qualified urological surgeon on the Specialist Register of the GMC (FRCS or equivalent)
• UK Experience as a Consultant of a minimum 2 years
• Broad general experience in urology with demonstrable expertise in endoscopic techniques
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Able to conduct a clinical audit

Head Medical