Consultant Urologist, Special Interest in Robotic Upper Tract Surgery in LEICESTER inLEICESTER PUBLISHED FRI 14 MAR 2025 Jump to job information section

Applications are invited for a Consultant Urological Surgeon with a Specialist Interest in Robotic Upper Tract Surgery. This a full time post comprising of 10 programmed activities (PAs).

The Urology Service Urology provides all urological activity - including all sub-specialties - for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and is a tertiary referral centre for cancer, andrology, stones and female urology.

We are the tertiary referral centre for upper tract malignancy for the south of the East Midlands, and receive referrals for nephron-sparing surgery from Northampton, Kettering, Lincoln and Boston hospitals. Highly complex partial nephrectomy cases and renal tumours involving the IVC are referred from elsewhere in the East Midlands and beyond.

We have a fully developed robotic programme for partial nephrectomy (retro- and transperitoneal), radical nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and pyeloplasty. Robotic prostatectomy and robotic cystectomy with intracorporeal diversion (including orthotopic reconstruction) are also routinely performed.

The Trust presently has 2 Da Vinci Xi robotic platforms, with one being located at Leicester General Hospital and predominantly used by urology. There are advanced plans to expand the number of robotic systems within the Trust. We have the facility for intraoperative USS via a drop-in probe.

You will be joining an already established and sub-specialised team of 15 Consultant Urologists.

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
• To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff
• To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
• Teaching, research and administration.
• To proactively develop the service.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

About us

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

• Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
• To provide Consultant Urology services at the University Hospitals of Leicester, with a focus on Robotic Upper Tract Surgery.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
• Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.;
• In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers this might include investigations of incidents or complaints.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.
• The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.
• The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.