Urologist

This is a 10 PA post for a substantive Consultant Urologist with Special Interest in Andrology and Fertility at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospital.

The post will be based at our new BHRUT Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital and Queens Hospital cross-site working.

The successful applicant will be expected to complement the current workforce working closely with colleagues and managers with the aim of decreasing the waiting list for core urology.

They will support the current delivery of general urology, andrology and fertility services.

Surgery for children under 5 years is usually provided separately and would only be covered by the appointee under exceptional circumstances.

There is an interventional radiology service almost 7/7 for management vascular emergencies and drainage of collections / abscesses. At present we have a dedicated Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU). The service is supported by an award-winning Hot Clinic which helps ambulatory care for surgical patients. The urology service is dynamic and undergoing significant change and improvement with scope for further input and contribution.

The post-holder will also be expected to continue developing the newly established andrology service, collaborate with regional andrology centres, and develop links with BHRUT Women's health team, providing support to partners.

This Trust covers a large population serving the Northeast London and Essex catchment area, with a need for an emergency and elective andrology service, working closely with the local tertiary centre, and supporting the specialist nurses.

The new appointee will be joining a group of 11 consultants as well as 1 Associate Specialist, 2 Specialty Doctor, 5 senior clinical fellows, 3 Registrars, and 10 Junior clinical fellows.

There are 7 Nurse Specialists based at King George Hospital.
We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs.

Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.

We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A& Es in 2023.

We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.

The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings forurgent and emergency careat Queen's and King George hospitals anddata released by NHS Englandshowed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre Radiotherapy Centre Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital.

There is a regular commitment to audit and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The scale of the hospital permits an excellent degree of effective working relationships between hospital departments and Primary care.
There are regular MDT meetings on site at King George Hospital.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez, Recruitment Advisor, on ext.

If you would like to discuss this post further then please contact Mr Shailesh Kulkarni, Consultant Urologist and Clinical Lead for Urology and Cancer via e-mail or Mrs Patricia Murphy General Manager Trauma & Orthopaedics and Urology via e-mail or telephone Ext 6411
Appropriate higher qualification specialist in the training of andrology and fertility
Previous UK surgical experience
Experience in managing emergency surgical skills

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