Senior Training Fellow - Urology

This post has been created to provide dedicated support to the Urology Surgical service at UHNM.You will join an enthusiastic and dedicated team, working alongside the Consultants, SpecialistRegistrars, other Speciality doctors and a very experienced team of Advanced Nurse Practitionersand Clinical Nurse Specialists, The post holder will gain a wide range of experience in all aspects ofurological work.You will be working with Consultant-led teams and will be responsible for the management of acuteurology admissions, you will also be responsible for being part of a general outpatient's team.The post incorporates on call commitments, surgical training, research and audit work. The post willbe comparable to current ST posts with respect to responsibilities, audit and opportunities fortraining. The post holder would have designated supervised theatre sessions. The UrologyDepartment at the University Hospital of North Midlands provides a broad range of specialisturological training in areas
such as specialist Oncological, Laparoscopic, Robotic Surgery andLithotripsy services. The training provided in this post is very flexible according to the needs of thepost holder, but in particular, it would suit trainees wishing to pursue a career in Urology and in theprocess of applying for Higher urological Training

Main duties of the job

This post has been created to provide dedicated support to the Urology Surgical service at UHNM.

Recent incumbents in this post have been successful in securing NTN posts, whilst 2 others have been supported and have had a successful CESR application.

You will join an enthusiastic and dedicated team, working alongside the Consultants, SpecialistRegistrars, other Speciality doctors and a very experienced team of Advanced Nurse Practitionersand Clinical Nurse Specialists, The post holder will gain a wide range of experience in all aspects ofurological work.You will be working with Consultant-led teams and will be responsible for the management of acuteurology admissions, you will also be responsible for being part of a general outpatient's team.The post incorporates on call commitments, surgical training, research and audit work. The post willbe comparable to current ST posts with respect to responsibilities, audit and opportunities fortraining. The post holder would have designated supervised theatre sessions. The UrologyDepartment at the University Hospital of North Midlands provides a broad range of specialisturological training in areas such as specialist Oncological, Laparoscopic, Robotic Surgery andLithotripsy services.
The training provided in this post is very flexible according to the needs of thepost holder, but in particular, it would suit trainees wishing to pursue a career in Urology and in theprocess of applying for Higher urological Training

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.