Consultant Urological Surgeon (with Special Interests)

The Urology department is delighted to offer an appointment for a urological surgeon with a subspecialist interest in renal and upper tract robotic surgery. We have developed a regional centre of cancer care, serving a large population. Our robotic service is well established since 2011 and provides pelvic and upper tract cancer and benign complex surgery using the Da Vinci platform. Currently we provide a high volume robotic partial nephrectomy service and therefore wish to expand the department. We are extremely fortunate to have both vascular and renal dialysis units on-site at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, where the Da Vinci X robot is based., The prospective candidate will provide additional kidney cancer and upper tract surgical support in the robotic theatre and outpatient diagnostics. It is essential that cancer surgeons are core members of the cancer MDT. Although we are happy to support flexible working - cancer surgery outcomes are dependent on flexibility in availability to manage major cancer treatments.

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.