Job Description

The closing date is 22nd Aug 2025

Job summary

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This is an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Urologist to join Somerset NHS Foundation Trust in a key leadership role focused on cancer improvement and pathway development. Based in Yeovil District Hospital, the successful applicant will take a leading role in redesigning and optimising cancer care pathways, particularly for bladder and prostate cancers. The role combines clinical expertise with strategic influence and is well-suited to a dynamic, forward-thinking clinician with a strong interest in service improvement, quality governance, and patient-centred innovation.


The Consultant Urologist will act as the Trust's clinical lead for urological cancer pathway transformation, contributing to the delivery of national priorities such as the Faster Diagnosis Standard and the 62-day cancer target. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams across surgery, diagnostics, and cancer services, with a strong emphasis on improving patient flow, reducing variation, and embedding evidence-based, risk-stratified care. The postholder will lead quality improvement initiatives across the prostate and bladder cancer pathways, support the redesign of the MDT process to enhance efficiency, and provide expert clinical input into Trust-wide and system-level cancer performance programmes. There is a strong emphasis on collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and shaping the future of cancer services through innovative and sustainable models of care.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

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The main duties of this role focus on leading and supporting improvements across the Trust's urological cancer pathways, with particular emphasis on bladder and prostate cancer. The postholder will provide visible, proactive clinical leadership to the redesign of the bladder cancer diagnostic and treatment pathway, ensuring alignment with national best practice and GIRFT recommendations. This includes optimising scheduling for transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) and contributing to weekly multidisciplinary meetings to prioritise theatre capacity and reduce cancer target breaches.


In the prostate pathway, the successful candidate will lead innovation projects focused on managing PIRADS 3 lesions, working with radiology and primary care to explore alternatives to biopsy and co-design risk-stratified referral and follow-up pathways. They will also support the training of staff involved in the prostate pathway and help embed new protocols and tools.


The role also includes responsibility for streamlining the urology cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) function. The postholder will lead improvements to reduce time from referral to decision-making, review MDT structure and processes, and support the use of digital tools and audits to improve efficiency and compliance with national standards.

About us

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At

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

Flexible working options

to help you balance work and life

NHS pension scheme

for long-term financial security

Generous annual leave allowance

to recharge and relax A strong focus on

career development

to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our

Blue Light Card

, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.


We are proud to foster a

diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce

, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset?

Somerset offers the perfect blend of

idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty

, and

breathtaking coastlines

, with vibrant cities like

Bristol

,

Bath

, and

Exeter

just a short drive away - and only two hours to

London

.


The region is home to excellent

educational facilities

, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all

- the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Job description

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For detailed job description and person specification please refer to document attached to this advert.

Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential

Full GMC registration with license to practice


Entry on Specialist Register in Urology


MBBS or equivalent; FRCS (Urol)

Experience

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Essential

Experience in UK cancer referral pathways


Commitment to clinical audit, governance, and teaching




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Desirable

Subspecialist interests in urology


Experience in GIRFT implementation and service transformation

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

Johannah Taswell


johannah.taswell@somersetFT.nhs.uk

Pay scheme

Hospital Medical and Dental

Band

Consultant

Salary

109725.00 to 145478.00 Yearly

Contract

Fixed Term

Duration

12 Month(s)

Working pattern

Part-Time

Reference number

184-OL-MED-SURG-3038

Job locations

Yeovil District Hospital

Higher Kingston

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 4AT