Junior Clinical Fellow - Urology

This post is for a Junior Clinical Fellow in Urology. This is a 6 Months Fixed Term post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Medic to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Clinical Fellow will undertake elective work in Urology. The successful candidate will have ample opportunity in elective activity, operative and diagnostic.The clinical Fellow will work with more than one consultant.

Due to the short term nature of the role, the successful candidate must hold full registration with the GMC and have existing right to work in the UK, at the time of application. Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through the shortlisting stage., The Clinical Fellow in Urology will be expected to:

Contribute to the care of both out-patients and in-patients.

Participate in the urology middle grade on call rota.

Help to supervise the work of the FY2 and FY1.

Help with emergency work.

Assist in the compilation and organization audit sessions at Whiston Hospital

Deputize during the day time for absent colleagues.

Assist with duties outside those normally roistered but which are judged to be essential for patient care, under exceptional circumstances.

Study leave will be granted for attendance at conferences and courses subject to the needs of the service.

The post holder will be expected to undertake administrative work as directed by the consultant urological surgeon.

This job description seeks only to illustrate the major areas of work for this post; it is not an exhaustive list. . The description may be amended by the Trust, after consultation with the post holder, when operational requirements demand.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

The Trust's vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care.

Every single member of staff plays a huge part in this, no matter what your role, you will make a difference and support the delivery of this vision.

It is vital to our ongoing success that we all share the same aspiration, the same focus, and provide the same high standards right across the organisation and we can do this by focussing on 5 key areas.

CARE that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.

SAFETY that is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm.

PATHWAYS that reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients.

SYSTEMS that are efficient, user-friendly, and reliable. Drawing upon best practice to ensure our processes support the needs of our patients.

COMMUNICATION that is open and inclusive. Always showing patients, their families and our colleagues, the dignity and respect we would wish for ourselves.