Locum Consultant in Urology

The main duties of the post will depend on subspecialist interest and tailored to the successful applicants requirements.

Urgent and Emergency Care duties including out-of-hours on-call for adults and children; schedules will take account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working

Out of hours on-call duties are currently shared with 11 other colleagues on a 1:12 basis {Monday to Thursday and the following Friday to Sunday}. 2 PAs are given for acute activity which includes an allocation for overnight on calls shared between 12 people.

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Urologist in Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and Urology area network with Barnsley Foundation Trust. This is from the expansion of services provided across both Trusts.

The post represent an exciting opportunity to join a group of Consultant Urologists in providing state of the art urological services to a population approaching 1 million. In a year the Urology department will see 27,500 outpatients and undertake 7,700 elective and 4000 non-elective procedures. The philosophy of the department is based on the active promotion of sub-specialisation whilst supporting the needs of general urology in the context of a large district general hospital and urology area network (Barnsley Hospital NHS foundation trust). The present post holders have a strong track record in terms of research, teaching and remain committed to maintaining the high standards that underpin the excellent reputation of the urology department. The department has a track record in innovation and change in practice recognised by GIRFT as in the top tier of urological centres nationally. We have an established robotic service with plans to expand this further, across our sites. There
are urology investigation units on all four sites, which are the beating heart of our service.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have an interest that compliments the current needs of the department, We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.