Key responsibilities also include participation in a Consultant of the Week rota for inpatient care, involvement in clinical audits, and provision of cover during colleagues' leave. The role supports various hospital initiatives and emphasises collaboration with other medical specialties, including anaesthesia and radiology. The position may require occasional out-of-hours attendance and active participation in educational activities and research within the department.
Great Western Hospital is a growing Trust providing an increasing range of surgical procedures to its local community. The hospital is therefore appointing a sixth Consultant Urological Surgeon.
The successful applicants will join a team of five established Consultant Urological Surgeons and one Associate Specialist.
There is one urology specialty registrar from the Southwest rotation and two clinical fellows. There are three urology oncology specialist nurses, a urodynamic nurse and an active research team. Oncology cover is provided by the Oxford oncology department who are now able to provide radiotherapy onsite in Swindon as the new radiotherapy unit has just opened.
The postholder will be expected to provide an across the board core adult urological service and develop a specialist interest to complement with the rest of the department.
The Post holder will be expected to provide elective services such as outpatient clinics both at Great Western and at some peripheral community hospitals, and elective inpatient and day-case operations. The successful candidate will also support the hospital's new care pathways and will take part in the Consultant of the Week rota that provides care for all urology inpatients and offer telephone advice to the on call surgical team out of hours. Occasional out of hours attendance may be required.
The post will proactively support, participate and contribute to the delivery of safe inpatient care and support the relevant teaching and training of both undergraduates from Oxford and Bristol Universities and junior medical staff.
The urologists are supported by an excellent anaesthetic and radiology department, the latter including interventional radiology and weekly uro-radiology x ray meetings. There is a weekly MDT.
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The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service.
Clinical Duties:
Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues
- Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
- Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
- Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
- Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
- Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
- Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
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