Locum Consultant Functional Urologist | North Bristol NHS Trust

To discuss the post further, candidates are strongly advised to contact Miss Kate Warren, Clinical Lead in Urology via switchboard.

• The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the postholder is absent.
• The work of the BUI is now delivered across 2 sites (Southmead Hospital & Weston General Hospital). The postholder is expected to deliver care on both/either site according to their agreed job plan and the need of the service.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a Functional Urology service that manages patients with urinary incontinence and urinary tract complications of urological disease. If there was interest or experience of complex reconstruction and incontinence cases (including neurological, male incontinence and recurrent incontinence after previous surgery), this could be considered within the role
• The postholder will be expected to develop specialist services and work with other partners in the network to provide world class service.
• The post holder with contribute to the on call consultant and consultant of the week rota including out of hours cover. On call commitments may vary depending on the site where these services are being delivered (Southmead Hospital/Weston General Hospital). A hybrid rota between the 2 sites is being implemented.
• The post-holder will be expected, when required, to deliver regular clinical sessions in neighbouring trusts as part of outreach specialist clinics or in collaboration with other partners in Urology Area Network., The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the postholder is absent.
• The work of the BUI is now delivered across 2 sites (Southmead Hospital & Weston General Hospital). The postholder is expected to deliver care on both/either site according to their agreed job plan and the need of the service.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a Functional Urology service that manages patients with urinary incontinence and urinary tract complications of urological disease. If there was interest or experience of complex reconstruction and incontinence cases (including neurological, male incontinence and recurrent incontinence after previous surgery), this could be considered within the role
• The postholder will be expected to develop specialist services and work with other partners in the network to provide world class service.
• As part of the division's target to expand theatre usage and improve theatre utilisation, the postholder, with other consultants, will provide flexible theatre cover as part of their weekly programmed activities in addition to a rotational Saturday list aimed at providing extra capacity to meet cancer and RTT targets.
• The post holder with contribute to the on call consultant and consultant of the week rota including out of hours cover. On call commitments may vary depending on the site where these services are being delivered (Southmead Hospital/Weston General Hospital). A hybrid rota between the 2 sites is being implemented.
• The post-holder will be expected, when required, to deliver regular clinical sessions in neighbouring trusts as part of outreach specialist clinics or in collaboration with other partners in Urology Area Network.
  
  Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register for Urology, have CCT in Urology or be within six months of obtaining it by the interview date. Full Registration with the GMC is essential.
Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential.

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is a progressive and ambitious provider of health services, delivering for a large local population and with specialist regional services for urology, major trauma, neurosciences, vascular centre, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services. With a turnover of £550m and 9,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare. NBT is the largest trust in the Southwest region, and one of the largest trusts in the country, providing medical, surgical and maternity care for its local population of almost 900,000 people in the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Somerset area. Last year NBT treated more than 100,000 inpatients, 300,000 outpatients 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies across its hospital and community health services. NBT also provides nationally renowned regional services in the fields of urology, pathology, burns, renal medicine and transplant. NBT's acute services moved into a brand new, state of the art, hospital building in May 2014. This new 850 bed facility at the Southmead site offers patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and reducing the spread of infections. NBT is a University Teaching hospital and works in partnership with both the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England and is a major research institution.